Sheree Braswell

Photo Cred: Youth Connect     This post is for the singles because The Lord put on my heart on how this is a special season of your life. A time where you can fully focus on Him without distractions. However, the distractions still come. For the past year, since I received a detailed prophecy about my husband, it has truly been a time of testing relationship wise, especially since prophetically I know about my future husband as far as how he looks and personality. Lately, my mind has been consumed with thoughts, "when and where will I meet him?" "Will he understand my health background of having a mental illness?" and so much more. Amidst my thoughts, The Lord reminded of me of the book by Dr. Lindsay Marsh Warren called,  The Best Sex of My Life Confessions of a Sexual Purity Revolution,  founder of the Worth the Wait Revolution. In the book ,  she talked about resting in  God and that real relationships doesn't require stalking social media networks a

    The Lord laid on my heart to share why I shared my story and why I am choosing to live stigma free. Here are some reasons why: 1. There is nothing to be ashamed of! It took me a while to realize this and to accept the fact that an illness is an illness; whether it's mental or physical, it should be viewed as the same, however, with a mental illness you cannot see it. You realize it by a person's behavior in which people are judged so harshly by others. You would never make fun of a person who is battling cancer, why would you do that to a person whose battling a mental illness? Much like a person struck with a visible physical illness, the person did not ask for their mental illness. If someone would have told me that I would be diagnosed with a mental illness at the age of 16, have episodes and relapses and be on medication, I would think they were trying to curse me. But this is my reality and I've learn to take my "curse" and turn it into a blessing