Student Blog Written By: Rebecca Graham, Fellows
As I reflect on my year at Impact 360 as a Fellow, it is difficult to recognize who I was before it.
I used to know myself as one who was highly introverted, broken, and intimidating. I was unable to trust others and lived in hiding, completely unaware of how shattered my self-image and image of God were and it’s effect on me.
Because of this year, I have recognized patterns in myself that have allowed radical change in how I think, act, and live.
One thing I have learned, specifically through Discipleship training, is the desire to have the “mind of Christ”. Recognizing where thoughts do not align with His and setting my mind on things above instead has changed my life.
I can trust and pour into others and allow others to pour into and help me.
Because I have grown more in my prayer life and authentic relationship with the Father, I have experienced immense growth in sharing my life, the good, bad, and the ugly, with friends and family. I do not have to live in hiding, rebellion, or shame, but instead can encounter grace and understanding both vertically and horizontally.
Questions of insecurity I have dealt with are “who am I?” and “am I even worth being here?” Through this program, the community has been a real-life answer to prayer and has shown me my value and love of God in their encouragement and grace.
I may not know my narrow vocation or have complete clarity on the ways that God created me, but this I do know and likewise live from: I am created in the Image of God, I am chosen, valuable, fiercely and jealously loved, and redeemed.
I can answer the question of “who am I?” with assurance and gratitude that I am a daughter of the King, and my calling is to faithfully worship and follow Him in this life and the next.
We believe that when a student is rooted in truth, they become a catalyst for the Kingdom wherever they go. Help us continue to forge disciples who possess the resolve to stay faithful and the tools to make disciples. Your investment in the Multiply Fund makes this transformation possible.