Nothing Is Too Big

I went to the pond yesterday and went on the swings. I go there often to talk with God and calm down if I'm anxious.

As I was swinging, I thought about how far I've come these past few years. I thought about the fact that I've been hospitalized 9 times in the past 4 years, and yet I'm still graduating with my Masters in December. I was hospitalized 4 times in college and 5 times last year, in my first year of graduate school.

Mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar and PTSD) isn't stopping me from achieving my dreams.

I refuse to let something stop me from the dreams God has given me.

I thought about how "unstoppable" we really can be when we rely on God and the strength He gives us. The one word that most of the people who hear my story say about me is "resilient," but my resilience truly comes from God.

If you want to know my secret, I don't have one, other than continually talking to God and relying on Him to get through each day. 

And I don't give up. No matter how hard the fight is.

God can get you through anything. Nothing is too big for our God.