Has there ever been a defining moment in your life? A moment that you knew would stay with you for the rest of your days? Maybe your wedding, birth of your child, losing a loved one, or accepting the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ came to mind. I have experienced all of these events, and I’m here to say they have defined me. I became a wife because of my wedding day. I became childless because of miscarrying my first child at 10 weeks. I became a mother because of the successful birth of my second and third child. I became saved because I asked Jesus Christ to forgive me of my sins. I became a teacher after receiving my degree from college. All of these moments, these major life events, have woven together to create the very fiber of my being as a woman today.
There have also been defining moments that I didn’t recognize as significant until time passed. One of these very moments was at the Southern Conservative Christian Ladies Retreat. I can’t remember the year, but I remember the speaker’s words. Sister Ruth Brimm was speaking at one of the sessions on the word tenacity. I honestly didn’t even know what this word meant. According to dictionary.com, it means to hold fast or persistance. When she spoke on tenacity, I knew I would need to have this vocabulary word working in my day to day life in order to make Heaven my home. Tenacity is not something that is easy to come by. Tenacity means that you are diligently pressing to achieve something. Tenacity means not giving up.
We are living in such an uncertain time, a defining time in our life. Who would have thought in March of 2020 that businesses would close with the exception of essentials, public schooling would turn into digital long distance learning through Google Classroom, and Facebook Live in our living rooms would become the new church services? I have found that connection with my friend and family through social media is essential for me during the quarantine. Whether it is joining in a Facebook Live church service, Google Hangouts Devotional, a text, or even a phone call, I have needed that connection to people. In this time, where our faith can be shaken, we need to know the truth and have tenacity while pursuing it. I hope that you will join me weekly in my pursuit of Godly truth and tenacity.
Until next time,
Jennie