Nothing's gonna hold me back.

As I draw closer and closer in my relationship with God, I find more speed bumps arising along the way. It's not uncommon (it's expected, actually) for the enemy to try and break you down whenever you are following the path that God has laid ahead for your life.

September is drawing close, which means that I will (still, hopefully) be going to XMin, the program in Hamtramck. Since last September, there has been an amazing amount of healing going on in my life. I've made a complete transformation, thanks to the grace and mercy of my Father. Things that, only mere months ago used to bring me down in an instant, I no longer have to dwell on. I actually know I have a purpose now, and part of that is to attend XMin and gain tools and knowledge that will help me work with Jr. High-aged girls one day.

The thing about my life, though, is that things are actually falling into place, and I'm finally following God's plan for my life. That sounds like a good thing, right? Well, it is. For me, at least. But for Satan, it's definitely not.

Satan doesn't want us to follow God's calling on our life. He wants us to be miserable, and to fall easily into temptation. And when we do begin to step further into God's plan for us, Satan tries to pull out all the stops. I know firsthand how he will try bringing up old wounds to break us down. He will try to shatter our confidence and make us doubt our faith in God. This is why it is so extremely important to draw ever closer to God. We need to have a strong prayer life. We need to spend time delving into His Word, learning more about His character. Because if we don't, it's far too easy for the enemy to break us down.

I know that for me, the enemy has been trying to punk me by attempting to reopen old wounds made by my past mistakes. If I didn't have such a strong support system, and if I didn't know that I have so much value in my Father's eyes, despite my background, I would have easily given in to what Satan was trying to feed me. It's so easy for us to fall into our old ways, even if we have changed. But it's so much more worth it in the end when we stay strong in our faith, and choose to follow God's plan, regardless of any temptations that punk tries to send our way. We just need to look to Christ to find our strength and our worth. Because He is ever faithful, and will never fail us.