Posted By Stephanie Breznau on Sep 13, 2019

Dear Younger Me,

Life is hard but one day things are going to be okay…

You will realize that grace wins and legalism loses; that nothing you can do will make Jesus love you more or less than He did when you came to Him for salvation at 7-years-old. You will wish you had known this much sooner in life, but grateful it happened at all!

You will forgive. You will thank Jesus for those who hurt you. Even though not every relationship is restored, you have peace and joy.

You will finally accept yourself the way God made you; that all those years of frustration, hurt, and angst because you had so many hidden insecurities and fears, are over and you’ve moved into a healthier mentality.

You will have many people tell you that you are “too loud”, “too opinionated”, “too independent”, “too much everything”. Don’t listen to them. You will be exactly who He created you to be someday and you will love your life. God will surround you with people who love and accept you in spite of, or perhaps because of all those things. 😉

You will meet a man who changes your whole world. He will accept you for who you are; all the quirks, the silliness, the opposite way of doing things, and your extreme love of beauty and life. He will show you what grace really means.

You will have a strong and smart son who struggles, but who will also see the world in an incredible and unique way. You will teach him what you can, but more than anything else, you will learn so much from him.

You will have a daughter, who is a spitfire with root beer brown eyes and feet that run like the wind. You will teach her that she is strong, can do anything, and that it’s okay to be effervescent and bold as long as we are kind, loving, and truthful.

You will have a little blonde-haired blue-eyed boy whose winsome smile lights up your world. He will be a continual light and gift to your family.

You will have six babies in heaven. Even though you’d rather have them in your home, you’ve changed so much through the losses (and you will never understand why they happened). But you will accept and grow.

You will have fought against false accusations, character assassinations, the end of friendships, and relational struggles. But the people who care will stay, and the people who don’t will go. You will mourn, but you will move onward.

You will come to strongly fight against the injustices of those around you and far away, pray to be a messenger, light, and world-changer in any way you can.

You will have gone through many physical fires, but you will have cried out to God for strength so many times. You will not be fully healed. But lovely girl, you will be a fighter!

You will be a pastor’s wife just like you always wanted! It won’t always be easy, but it will be worth every single moment. You will grow to love so many people who will become like family.

You will love people fiercely and not always receive love in return. You will love anyway.

Keep smiling because God is going to blow you away and He will be with you through every part of your journey. ❤️

Darling girl, you are going to be more than just okay.

“The LORD your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.”

~ Zephaniah 3:17

Blessings in Christ,

      Stephanie Anna