Jesus Saves

"No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; He'll never let you be pushed past your limit; He'll always be there to help you come through it." - 1 Corinthians 10:13 (MSG)

It's June! My favorite month in the year for many reasons but the number one reason being that it is my birth month! I'm not going to lie it's been a rough past month. Transitioning back into being home and away from college is hard. This season has definitely taken me out of my comfort zone, stretched me beyond belief, and tested my faith over and over. Learning to doubt my doubts and press into Jesus even when I am uncomfortable and even when I can't feel Him is a process but I'm thankful that I'm going through it and that my faith is being tested so it can come forth as gold.  Jesus makes us different. It's a fact. You can't encounter Jesus and spend time with Him constantly and not be changed by it. People of God stand out, not because of themselves but because they've been touched by the living God. I like to look at Christians as humans in a world of zombies. We used to be just like the zombies, walking around with no life in us, But God. He breathed into our lungs and boom we became alive. But being surrounded by people that are dead can be challenging. In a world where temptation to go back to our once dead lives is constantly slamming us in the faces it can be hard to fight to stay alive. Being a woman of God in a world where everything else screams the opposite is challenging. Everyday I have to fight against the temptation to doubt what God has said about me and my life opposed to what the enemy and spirit of this world has to say. Standing up for holiness is not easy. Having a modest and gentle spirit is not easy. Standing up for the Word of God in a day and age where persecution is rising and going to church is considered old school is not easy. But Jesus makes it so worth it. If it wasn't for the passion of Jesus living in the hearts of believers we wouldn't be able to make it. Life is hard and living under the bondage of sin and fear makes it even harder. Fighting to not get caught up in the things of this world but to get caught up in the things of God is hard. But Jesus gives us life. Jesus breaks our chains of sin and fear. I'm learning more and more that Christianity is not cute. It's dirty, rough, painful, and full of tears. Why? Because it's all about Jesus taking the dirty people of this world, removing their rough, painful, broken parts, and putting them on His shoulders and saying to us "you are free." I used to live with this mindset that my life was perfect, Jesus humbled me quickly and showed me that wasn't true, now I realize that my life is so far from perfect. I experience hard and painful things, I mess up, I turn my eyes from Jesus, but yet He continues to pursue me and perfect me with His perfect love. That's the way this works. We mess up, Jesus fixes it and changes our lives all in the process. I'm thankful that Jesus' heart beats for me and I'm thankful that for some reason He saved me and wants to use me to show others that they to can be saved. But I'm also thankful for the testing of my faith. I'm thankful that life isn't easy and that I'm not always comfortable because if that weren't the case I wouldn't know how to rely on God. The hard times remind me that I am totally  dependent on Christ. The moment I start depending on myself is the moment that everything becomes unbearable. This life was not meant  to do alone. It was meant to be carried by the lover of our souls. I don't have it all figured out, and I don't know what God has in store for me next. But I know this simple truth. Jesus loves me. He loves you. And when we submit our hearts to that love, everything changes. So if you are a follower of Christ and struggling with doubt and temptation know that you are not alone and that God sees it all and is moving on your behalf. We all struggle but Jesus has promised that we will overcome.  Happy June! - Love Sofia. 

So my best friend got this dress for me and I'm obsessed. I love the slits and that it's sleeveless. I also love that it's cotton fabric so it's fitted and doesn't look like a bag on my body. I'm probably going to wear it all the time. It also works as a skirt if your wear a t-shirt over the top! 

The squad.