Who am I?
For a girl who's made a ruckus across the internet you'd think I'd be somebody by now, right?
Wrong!
The self-affirmation gurus are probably clutching their pearls and shaking their heads at my audacity. "This isn't how it's done!" they'd say.
They might be right. But I've always been one to challenge the narrative.
For over 22 years, I've traveled the world - from the vibrant streets of Jamaica to countless cities across America - and I've noticed a universal truth; we all crave love.
My blog, once ironically titled "Carmen's Loved," reflects my own quest for love. Initially I believed that money and success equaled love, a misguided notion that stemmed from a childhood filled with emotional and physical abuse. I was determined to prove my worth. To show the world (and my mother) that I was lovable.
My early 20s and 30s were filled with financial success. Money, I thought, was the answer to my longing for love. But it was a mirage. The people who flocked to me when I had money vanished when illness and unforeseen circumstances stripped it all away. It was a painful but necessary lesson.
The turning point came when I hit rock bottom.
It was then that I realized the love I had been chasing was a counterfeit. The void in my heart could only be filled by a love that transcended human limitations.
That love found me in the most unexpected place – in the arms of Jesus Christ. When everyone else abandoned me; He remained. His love healed the wounds of my past, filling the emptiness within me with a love so profound it changed the course of my life.
Many may scoff at this, calling it a "fairy tale" or dismissing it as religious dogma. But I urge you to consider this. In a world where relationships crumble, betrayal is commonplace, and loneliness plagues so many, isn't it worth exploring the possibility of a love that truly satisfies?
Just as the value of the dollar has changed over time so has our understanding of love.
We've been sold a lie!
One that tells us love is something we earn or find in external sources. But true love, the kind that transforms us from the inside out, is a gift freely given, and it comes from within. And no, you can not generate this love on your own. You must seek - first - the Kingdom of God and the rest will be added unto you.
I invite you to challenge the narrative, to question the status quo, and to open your heart to the possibility of a love that transcends human understanding.
I love you, but Jesus loves you more. And that's a truth worth sharing.
I am a fisher of men! I am redeemed and purchased by the blood of Jesus Christ. Who are you?
I guess I forgot I wrote this.
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