"To live in the Stretch Zone is right where God wants us. It's the place of growth, fruitfulness, faith, and purpose. It's the place where we can feel out our depth, which causes us to become more dependent on the Holy Spirit. But being stretched increases our capacity for what God wants in our lives which effects how we believe, think and live our lives daily"
I know it's been a LOOONG while since I have written on this blog/posted YouTube videos. I'll be honest, I've been in a little bit of a funk for a while. I've been going through the motions, and have been debating about closing down this blog for some time now. When I originally created this blog, my intent was to chronicle my natural hair journey. However, as time passed, this blog became an outlet for other topics of discussion (music,vlogs, weight loss, etc.).
As I contemplated closing down this blog, the Lord started to reveal some things to me in his infinite wisdom. God has been placing messages within my spirit to share with the world for a while now, however, my timidness caused me to withdraw and keep some of those words that were intended for others, to myself. Not only did this selfishness/disobedience lead to a weakened relationship between myself and Christ, it also hurt those who God created and crafted those words for. After all, how can you minister to others, if you're too afraid to speak for Christ?
The Lord has been doing a LOT of molding and shaping of me over the last 10 months. I've been stretched in ways that I never thought possible, and have grown so much in my relationship with Him. Now I feel the Lord calling me to use this platform that I have to share his messages with others. The time for me to be silent is coming to an end, and He is now breaking that yoke of timidness and fear in me. The Lord has given me words to share with everyone who reads this blog, and I plan to oblige and take this task seriously (no matter how scary it may seem to me).
To be honest, I did not realize the significance of the words that are written on my blog/Facebook/twitter/etc. until someone that I know made a comment about how something that I had posted on my Facebook wall really gave them something to think about. When I posted the picture in question, it didn't occur to me that people could be so influenced by a picture that I just randomly clicked the 'share' button for. What felt random and ordinary to me, triggered deep thought in another. It was at that moment that I realized the power of the social media platform. What is even more prominent and exciting to me is that God is choosing to use this platform to minister to people as well... a lil 'ole blog created in 2009, that was on the verge of being deleted about a week ago. As I sit back and think about it, I realized that I was lead to create the blog in 2009, so that a platform for His words was already in existence and available to be used to minister to people in 2013. Look at how the Lord works! Praise Him!
Lastly, I just want to clarify that this blog will not only be used for ministerial purposes. I am a fun-loving and very silly girl, so the old posts will continue as well. However, I'm looking forward to growing in Christ and developing my voice, and I hope that you all are ready to learn and grow with me!
I love y'all for free,
nNb ♥
