I decided to go to Blog Sugar for one main reason.
To be inspired.
You see, Blog Sugar is a faith-centered conference.
And that’s something I don’t talk about a lot on here–my faith.
Which has been bothering me. Because it’s a big part of who I am,
and of who I want to continue becoming.
I didn’t create this blog to be preachy,
and I don’t have plans of becoming a religious blogger.
But I do blog “my story”, and I feel it’s important that I’m always honest.
And the honest truth is, I’m a girl who:
prays before she makes a decision.
strives to make Christ the center of her home.
teaches Sunday school.
tries to read her scriptures daily.
knows that Heavenly Father has a plan for her.
and believes that she is a daughter of God.
These are my sacred truths.
And perhaps because they are so sacred to me,
I have not had the courage to write about them in this forum.
For fear.
Fear that there will be disagreement, or contention, or disrespect about what I hold so close to my heart. Fear that nothing I write will ever do justice to the testimony I have inside.
So I went to Blog Sugar in hopes of finding the courage to overcome my fear.
I hoped that when I met gals like the beautiful Casey and the inspiring Meg…
gals that don’t hesitate for a second to share their truths with the world…
I hoped that when I met them, I wouldn’t hesitate any longer.
But you know what I learned just minutes after arriving?
These girls, no matter how ridiculously fabulous they are {and trust me, they are},
they couldn’t overcome my fear for me.
But I knew who could.
Christ.
And I hadn’t yet given him the chance.
Enter my second A-ha moment of the month.
Sitting there, in the middle of a session on “juggling our busy schedules”, it hit me.
Like a ton of bricks.
Something I have known all along:
Fear is the opposite of faith.
Fear debilitates progress.
Fear crushes dreams.
And if I want to overcome my fear, I must do so in faith.
Because the reality for me is,
I haven’t always had faith.
In fact, I was an atheist.
And that’s a story I want to tell.
But not today…
Today, I’m just here to say:
I am no longer afraid to tell you about my journey to faith.
So stay tuned…
{more photos and the scoop on Blog Sugar to come soon}
