When I decided to leave the little college town I was a part of and transfer to a bigger university for my major, I whole heartedly believed it would be an easy transition. I guess I was so ready to pursue something new and exciting and leave the old comfortable life I was used to, back in North Georgia. However, in my first few weeks of school, I realized that my decision to transfer was quite the opposite of an easy transition. I began to realize it was actually an obstacle of constant hopelessness and ache for the life and school that I used to love so much.

I no longer had friends to binge eat cookie dough with, I didn't have someone I could be completely and totally honest with and still be loved immensely, I didn't have the day trips to Walmart (which was the only real entertainment we had). I didn't have my support system of sisters and sweet friends that I took for granted. This was a whole new level of loneliness that I had never experienced and it didn't help that I was in a completely new city at a school with over 30,000 students.

But after a few weeks of sulking in the negativity and the regret of my decision to transfer, the dark storm clouds began to part and make way for hope-filled sunshine. I realized that this test in my life was actually a divine opportunity. An opportunity to grow in my relationship with the Lord and my relationship with myself. This became the perfect time for me to find out who I truly was as a person without the surrounding pressures of fitting in and being good enough for the rest of the world. I always remember hearing that in moments of weakness and confusion Christ always finds a way to strengthen you. And this was my time of strength. Through the overwhelming love and acceptance of Jesus, I have completely turned a mindset of brokenness into a mindset of growth.

If any of you ever feel lost or confused or just simply stuck, always remember that in times of weakness and worry Jesus will always be there to help you back onto your feet. Strength will forever be the result of the testing tricks the devil loves to play on us and fields of uncertainty can only lead to growth.

"For as the waters fill the sea, the earth will be filled with an awareness of the glory of the Lord."

Habakkuk 2:14