There was a girl sent by God to help push people to their destiny, purpose and divine calling. Its not always pretty and sometimes it was painful because of the struggle people go through to get out of self in to God's purpose. She felt like a trash can but she wasn't. She was tough enough to handle the hard stuff and still know who God is and who he called her to be. She is MARKED by God. She has authority to speak what He has given her and against any attacks of the enemy. She will win this battle because God has.

It was the You don't have to stay in "fight mode" forever for me. I have spent the last several years in fight mode that finally this year, I feel like I have been released from fight mode...I was tired of fighting honestly and thats what I kept telling God, I'm tired of fighting for my life. So while this release started immediately after baptism, reading the words was like I was given permission to be released from fight mode! I felt the chains snap and the freedom to trust. I'm ready to graduate!!

@Jessica Gagne thank you Jess!!

Born in ATL, Raised in Bermuda from a baby, and now settled in VA. As I was figuring what to write here, all I kept hearing as I AM HEALED, NOT HEALING BUT HEALED!! So thats my season! I spent the last several years in living life in trauma. Although what caused the trauma happened about 3 years ago, the after effects were I lived life daily in fear, no terror of being hurt again. I looked over my shoulder, eyes wide open staying regularly alert to signs of anything that might cause me emotional hurt and harm. This fear was so strong that it hindered my ability to forgive in a way that restoration was allowed to take place in my life and relationship. All I could say is I was healing and trying to move on. Well praise God for the day when He said rise up daughter, your healing season is done. Its been two years, now its time to be healed and set free! Not only am I trusting God again, but also the one that caused me the most pain. I can finally look at them both and say, you're not going to hurt me, you don't desire to harm me and I can trust you with my heart again. Yes both, God too. In that season, I couldn't understand why God would allow me to be hurt, but not anymore. It happened, I made it through, and now I am healed and strongher. So...what brought me here? I wanna stay this way, I wanna trust and depend on God more and I want to learn to love women again! I want to change my language from fighting through life to living victorious through life! Praise God, I am Victorious!

You mean all the times I avoided the altar because I didn't want people to see me crying every week. I tried to fade in the background but I didn't have to hide...well thank God!! I'm glad He saw every tear, pain and struggles, the ones I allowed in the open and even more the ones I attempted to hide.