There can't be a testimony without a test...

Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a religious person. But I am not one to deny the higher power that exists within this universe. I know it is real, because I've felt it run through me. several times in my life. This past year has been one of extreme trials, like I've never had to face before. And what I've learned is that I am still standing. I am still here, I have been blessed despite the hardships in my life. I have climbed the roadblocks that have been placed in my path. no matter how I have dealt with them, I have continued moving forward.
Next week is my 26th birthday, it marks the beginning of the second quarter of my life. I enter is bearing more responsibility than most people my age. But I feel good about it. For the first time in a long time, I've got things figured out. It is often says that with age comes wisdom. What is true is that with age comes experience and opportunity... The chance to learn from one's mistakes, to look back and understand how it is you need to move forward... That is, if you choose to learn. If you choose to declare that life will not beat you down. That the forces in this world that want to keep you down can't and won't if you can find the strength with yourself to keep going. You can't look to others for the light that shines within you because when you do, you're just standing in your own shadow...
I am blessed and I will never forget that again. Thank you God for restoring my faith.