My name is Alycia, it means truth.  When I was young I didn't like my name, I wanted it to be my mom's name, Kathleen, so that's what I told people when I was five years old.  I was raised in the church... I truly desired a relationship with God, but I gave up because I never felt good enough; I always felt condemned and that I did not have a place to belong, at church or at home, I believed a lie.  In my teenage years into adulthood I dealt with cutting, suicide attempts, anorexia/bulemia, cigarettes, alcohol, drug experimenting, immorality, divorce, educational acheivements, miscarriages, social climbing, living in the future, living in the past... going to church, I most always went to church.  I had finally had enough of myself, nothing was getting me out of the pain I was running from.   Feeling broken, crushed, and hard hearted - I

 

As I was looking at me, allowing him to take away the bad, replace it with his goodness, I was being made in his image.  By going back through the hard places in life with him, I was taking up my cross, drinking the cup, and gaining the prize.    I began exploring my personality, character traits, gifts he had placed in me.  I began seeing myself how he sees me, fully accepted and loved in Jesus.  In a race, all the runners run, but only one gets the prize... In ancient times the olympian would be given a laurel leaf placed upon their head to signify they had won their race.  

 

"FAITH... AN EXTREME SPORT" run your race, allow your name to glorify his name  FAES...It.  

THE NAME THING:  Learn who he has named you,

EXPLORE: The wonderful gifts and characteristics he has placed into you,

NOW WHAT:  Enjoy His presence in you and listen to him speaking over you, 

WORK IT OUT:  Run the race by loving the process of becoming who he has created you to be,

JUMP:  Into all he has predestined for you

GOD MOMENTS:  Along the way you will have amazing, intimate moments which will shape and mold you into the amazing person you are