To The Ones Becoming: I Am Truly Becoming

I am grateful that I am becoming. Trust me, I’m not halfway to who and where I want to be, but I am grateful for the effort and intentionality my life lies on.

I’m sure most people are still confused about this whole becoming ish, but I know what I want and what I am trying to achieve through this journey.

One of it is to bet on myself. To not give up easily. To build mental strength to weather any storm. The Word of God even says that if I falter in the day of trouble, that means I never really built anything to even have a solid foundation in the first place.

The truth is, life is not always going to be easy. Life is not easy for anyone, but how we handle it is what makes the difference.

For me, I realized that I don’t always handle life’s uncertainties well, and I know this trait won’t help me live the kind of life God wants me to live. So I have always wanted to be that person who stands strong regardless of what life throws, because that is the right response.

The Word of God says trials and tribulations will surely come, but I should rejoice because God has conquered the earth.

So I have been making efforts to live this way. Someone watching me from afar these past three months might easily think the last 88 days have been easy and hassle-free, but that’s not true.

Reflecting made me realize that I have really and truly been facing life head-on. When it strikes, I find solace in the Word of God.

I look back on how far I have come, and I rejoice at the promise of my tomorrow. And I am up again the next minute, next hour, next day — going hard, moving forward, repeating my routines, both the boring and the interesting.

Today I was like, “Wow! We are truly becoming. This is it, Juliana. This is it.”

Another is to not let the availability or unavailability of money determine my mood and actions. I have been doing the things I ought to do, feeling better about myself whether I have money or not. I don’t feel left out.

All my life, I. Have. Wanted. This.
And I realized I have been living this way since this year started.

I want these and more to continue. Yes, there is more. There are more things I want to work on, shed off, learn, unlearn, and relearn.

“My becoming” is a project, and I don’t intend to stop till I am “there.” Fortunately, I don’t know where there is or when I am going to get there.

In all, I am sincerely grateful to God for His Word and for a spiritual family that rightly divides the Word of God, bearing roots downward and fruits upward in my life.

I want to become who Christ has created me to be, and I will.

Until I become.

This is my becoming to you, the ones becoming. Have a great week ahead. 

With love,
Olayide Juliana

A steward who believes that light shed, knowledge shared, and beliefs reviewed can make both me and the world better.



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