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Tre: A Spiritual Analysis

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I am not me, for I am only found in Christ "It is not I who live, but Christ lives in me.” (Galatians 2:20) . Up until these last five months, I lived my life according to a boy. My sophomore year of high school, I fell into what an ignorant teenage girl would call love. It took all but a year for him to completely consume me. I was no longer a reflection of myself, but an inhumanly crafted clone of who he was; a clone who believed in her maker. I became so entwined with him emotionally, and physically I could no longer break the bondage alone. However, God delivered to me his marvelous truths. “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1) “Love never fails…(1 Corinthians 13:8).” Being tangled up in Tre’s lies and manipulation my heart was not open to this simple truth. Looking back now, I can see that my relationship with Tre had failed numerous times. It was …show more content…

Tre was a disease, an addiction if you will. He drained me dry, and then left me to die, so I thought. In losing Tre, I found myself, a person I like to call a child of God. Who I am is a reflection of Christ, though an imperfect picture I'm still able to see my reflection. I was lost, in Tre and even myself. However, though I couldn't find me, God knew exactly who I was. I know live for Christ, as Christ lives in me. The personal reflection and description of myself is nothing more than: Black becoming white, old becoming new, and dead becoming alive. I am a poster child of what the gospel can do. I am found in the truths that God speaks. “I am complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power, (Colossians 2:10). “I am holy and without blame before Him in love(Ephesians 1:4). “I am greatly loved ( Romans 1:7). Who I am can only be found through Christ. I am Jade Kennedy, “I am the light of the world (Matthew

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