Brand New

Have you ever gone through something so hard in your life that after coming out on the other side, you felt like you were experiencing life like it was brand new? Like you were brand new? I went through a season like that about a year ago. I was in deep depression and anxiety and found myself having to shed so many ideas and religious formulas I thought were keeping me saved. In the middle of it all, I discovered the real meaning of Grace. Nothing I could buy, nothing I could gain. A free gift that was there for me no matter what I could perfect or attain. Love is a free gift, and after going through some super hard things, yet still being loved through it all, I received true grace. The gift is undeserving, and from it I’ve felt like living life is brand new…