passion 2025, it’s hard to put into words what i have experienced over the past 3 days because i don’t feel like anything i can say will do it justice. a few years ago i gave my life to Jesus but between now and then there have been many highs and many lows. i feel like a lot of people have a misconception that when we accept Jesus as our savior that life will be so much easier. but it’s actually the opposite. we have to die to ourselves daily. we have to choose to follow Jesus even if those around us aren’t. we have to make choices that reflect who we put our faith in. i would say that has been one of my biggest struggles as a Christian. there were times within the past year that i have struggled feeling God’s presence and because of that, i made myself believe that He had left me. i struggled with more anxiety and depression than i have in a long time. i turned away from God somehow blaming Him for “not being there” when He was the whole time. of course, like He always does, He met me where i was. i rededicated my life to Him a little bit ago, and something happened at Passion that i have never really experienced. i have struggled a lot no matter where I am to focus. as a kid and adult i have been told that i don’t know how to pay attention. it has affected relationships with people, work, school, and even time with God. it made me feel so incapable of doing anything right. at Passion, for the first time EVER, the noise stopped. i was able to focus more than ever on worshipping Jesus and not on myself. @christinecaine talked about putting on our “spiritual airpods” and that truly is how it felt. truthfully, i saw a lot of my flaws for what they were which made me recognize even more what a Savior Jesus is. i had to be honest with myself and move out of the way so that He could come in. What a Savior, what a Savior, what a Savior!