The title is kind of a spoiler but it’s true, Saturday night I got baptized to close out training camp! I was baptized as a baby but have always wanted to get re-baptized as an adult to signify my own personal commitment to Jesus. I have considered it many times over the past 5 years but just never went through with it. But last week when they announced we would be doing baptisms I knew that this was the time. It was such a sweet, special moment with both the Lord and my team.
I wanted to share a little bit of my heart behind this decision with you all. First, baptism represents how in Christ we are new creations. “The old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Cor. 5:17) In full transparency, this past year has been a tough one. It has been a season of waiting, confusion, and wrestling with the Lord. Looking back I can seen His faithfulness every step of the way, but it has still been undeniably difficult. For me getting baptized represents stepping into a new season with the Lord. Leaving behind the pain and frustration of the past and pressing into greater trust and surrender to Him. This past week we learned that doing life with Jesus isn’t about commitment but rather surrender. You can break a commitment or de-commit from something, but you can’t un-surrender. Surrender is an all or nothing kinda thing, and I want to be all in. Getting baptized was a physical representation of fully surrendering to Jesus: my future, my plans, my control, my health, my loved ones, He can have it all. I wanted to re-dedicate my life to seeking more of who God is and who He has created and called me to be each and every day! It is such a beautiful reminder that the Lord has new grace, new mercy, and new understanding for us daily. I am so eager and humbled to step into this truth. Here’s to a sense of newness and rediscovering the JOY of the Lord in deeper ways. He is so so good.
B🤍
I love you. I love this. I loved being a part of this sweet moment. To a life of surrender!!! 🖤