Hello lovelies! I’m so happy to introduce this new series with all of y’all! Myself and several other (completely amazing) bloggers are sharing posts with the goal to help all of us transition from awkward to awesome new adults.
Ready?
Here we go…
1. Talk about it. {Rachel Rambles}
I haven’t talked about it much because it gets such a bad rep in the Christian department- but all of this made me severely depressed. Wishing-death-on-myself depressed.
On the outside I was a strong shoulder for my family and friends and anybody who needed me; on the inside I was a desolate wilderness of heartache and desperation to feel anything other than this gnawing pit of hatred and sadness.
I remember having a very frank conversation with a friend in which I off-handedly told her during a rare soul-purge: “If I didn’t think it’d land me in hell, I’d definitely have killed myself by now.”
2. It’s Like Facebook but with just the Face {Joy Because Grace}
I think we sometimes get caught up in numbers. Facebook may say I have over 300 friends… but how many of those people do I actually know? I see the cute pictures my friends post on Facebook and can celebrate their life’s highs from afar, but rarely do people post about the hard things in life. Especially on Instagram where filters and proper angles are key.
I’m not hating on social media. Please don’t take this the wrong way. I love seeing what people are up to and how they frame each shot. It’s a great way to know basic information about people. And it can be used to stay in contact with people… I myself just don’t tend to use it that way.
But when social media replaces real, personal friendships?
That I’m not okay with.
3. Making Your Faith Your Own {Life as Me}
I am sure that some of you have similar backgrounds to me, in the sense that you grew up in a Christian home. If that is the case, then there is an important choice and step you need to make. You need to make your faith your own.
You can no longer go along doing the same things you did growing up just because that is what your parents did. You need to make a decision if you are going to live your life for God or not. If you decide that you do want to live your life for God then there are even more decisions you need to make.
4. Everybody Needs Somebody {The Journey}
During my teenage years I thought I had it all figured out, that was until my world came crashing down at my feet. It got to the point where I could only depend on my family & my mentors. I was angry & confused, I couldn’t understand why everyone had left me to deal with my brokenness.
That was until Jesus reminded me of the treasures he had placed in my life. My support system picked me up when I had nothing left to give & for that I will forever grateful.
