ID ME: WHY I DIDN'T THINK I'D MAKE IT TO CHRISTMAS

Hey, y'all! Welcome to ID Me! Back in my welcome post, I said that I'd be doing lots on this blog, including testimonials. Well, ID Me is going to be the testimonial series on this blog, and it will consist of my personal experiences that I think I should share with all of you lovely viewers! Now, of course, this series won't be as regular as the Prayer Rewind series, but enough of my flapping my gums (or my keyboard??). Let's get started:

Let's start at the beginning of the school year. I had just finished a show (I do theater 😄), and I began a new show the Thursday of the first week of school. That ended up being pretty hard in some ways, because by the time the week of dress rehearsals rolled around, I was exhausted from exerting so much  energy from school and rehearsals. Normally, that's not a problem for me, as I have done shows during the school year in the past. Really, I was exhausted from barely having a break to catch my breath when I immediately jumped from one show to the next in a matter of days. Looking back, I regret doing that, because the exhaustion never wore off. By the time the second quarter came around, I was completely off my normal "game," because I never had gotten completely organized (mentally and physically). My exhaustion during the second quarter got so bad that I had to talk to my doctor. And what's worse, I had also been sick for about two weeks prior to my doctor's visit. To sum everything up, life seemed very hard to me. I couldn't tell if I was really depressed and sick or just complaining too much. I became so negative about EVERYTHING. In retrospect, I realize that I was missing God. I was so worried about myself and how I felt like my life was crumbling before my very eyes that I forgot that God was even there. See, I feel like this is a universal issue among us Christians. Sometimes, we separate ourselves from God, although He never separates Himself from us. He's always with us-even until the end of time. I completely forgot about that. I was just so wrapped up in myself. If only I'd stopped for even a second to think about the fact that I could've gone to the Lord for help, I probably wouldn't have been feeling so down for so long. From my experience, I want both myself and you all to remember that God is ALWAYS THERE. He won't leave us, so we definitely shouldn't leave Him. 

I hope you guys process my story and learn from it, just as I have. It's a very special thing to walk through this life with fellow Christians and learn from them. ♡

Have a wonderful day! See y'all tomorrow!

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