Happy Sabbath friends! I hope you had a wonderful and productive week! Even if this week was bad in any way…it’s finally the Sabbath day! You can finally take this time to rest, spend time delving into God’s Word, and of course read this blog post!

I titled this post “brand new” because I want to share a time with you all where I was at my lowest and because of Jesus I was saved and made brand new. I want to share this with you all because I pray it gives you hope and/or comfort for whatever season you may currently be in.

In 2017 that was a year that always comes to mind when I think of my lowest. I was going through a lot during that time emotionally, spiritually, and physically. I was so lost at that time that I honestly believed my life had absolutely no purpose. I was so angry and depressed that the devil was able to convince me that no one, not even God could save me. I know…dark right? That’s the devil right there.

Now keep in mind, I was raised a Seventh-Day Adventist my whole life. I knew who Jesus was ever since I was a little girl. When my Nonna (Grandma) was alive, she was one of my biggest role models. She loved Jesus with her whole entire heart and everything she did was in honor of Him. I strived to be just like her when I was younger so in 2017 when I was the furthest away from God…that crushed me even more knowing I was not only letting God down, but my Nonna as well. I’ll be honest, during that time in my life I did not see any hope for myself. I did not see any possible way that I could be saved. That was until I stumbled across a YouTube video from a Christian youtuber I have always looked up to regarding faith. Sadie Robertson posted a YouTube video around that low point of my life and it was titled after the literal situation I was going through. I remember that as soon as I saw that video and the title, I felt this sudden urge to watch it. While I was watching this video, I felt this freeing feeling overwhelm me. Every word that God was saying to me through Sadie’s video spoke to me. It helped me find my purpose again. I literally felt on fire for God. I remember that day like it was yesterday and how immediately after I started telling everyone I could that God saved me. I didn’t feel empty anymore. I didn’t feel alone anymore. I felt brand new.

I wanted to share this low point in my life to prove that it doesn’t matter how far gone you may feel, what bad things you have done in your past, or the number of people you’ve hurt. God is able to make you brand new. All you have to do is choose Him. Open your heart to Him. Seek Him. The moment you choose Him and repent, your sins are wiped clean. That is when you start your life with Jesus brand new.

“Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand” (Colossians 3:1 NLT).

“For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender shoots will not cease” (Job 14:7 NKJV).

I love Job 14:7 because we are the tree in that verse. There is hope for us even if we’ve been “cut down”. We will grow again and when we are brand new with Christ, we will not cease.

Amen.