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When asked what the young woman would say if she wished she could have an Ephesians 3:20 year, she replied,
"I want to have a drive for Him and for the Word. I want our family to be mended. I want to be able to bless my friends with His love. To be able to minister around the world. I don't want this aching feeling of waking up everyday and not wanting to get out of bed, or feeling sick. Like I have no purpose in my life. I want to want to wake up in the morning. I want to face the day with a smile, knowing none can go wrong with Him. I want people that have never heard the Word to be blessed with it. I want everyone in the world to have a chance to hear the Word, to have the chance to know Him and His immeasurable love and power. I want to live fully for God. I want to help others. I want my children to know and love God. And their children, and theirs, and theirs. I want a guy who loves me for my heart. Who isn't afraid to show his emotions or openly love me. I long to live up to God's expectations for me."
The class sat silent, stunned at the power of her words. A few wiped tears, others swallowed theirs. The young woman wiped her cheeks, her heart opening to God for the first time in a while. She felt emotionally drained, yet, a weight lifted off her shoulders. She had finally been able to pen her words, nail them, identify her worries. And she felt good about it.
The young woman, of course, was me.
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