"A year ago I was tired. Constantly drained. Never satisfied. Restless when it came to people and God. I couldn't sit still in the valley. I was anxiously trying to fill holes and place people in the spaces where God needed to be. That perfect storm of anxiety and worry led me to a rock bottom depression this past winter. It was a crossroad in my faith of realizing : God must either bring me out of this darkness or I am not making it out. The thing is, he didn't have to pull me out of the dark. He could have kept me there. But he didn't have plans to just take me out, he had plans to give me a new start; a fresh beginning packed with community and church and actual joy. Your love is either rooted in joy or fear. My perception of love was always clouded by fear until now. Until this. To be known and no longer afraid is the sweetest gift. Come out of hiding. Just come out of hiding." #BeKnown #bigchurchmadeSMALL