Hey everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
So on this beginning of this year, I hope to encourage you through Jesus's truth and spread awareness as I share this part of my story…
At the beginning of the 2022, I chose a word that would represent the coming year. @morganharpernichols (on Instagram) had this video post where you screenshot randomly and that’s the word for your year. She posted it again this year too!
The word I got just so happened to be the perfect way to describe what the year was going to bring. I honestly didn’t see it coming into the new year. But God had other plans!
The word I had for 2022 was…
UNCOVER. It is a verb and it means “to make known: bring to light”.
I’m not good at uncovering myself. And that process will continue to take time. I used to hide everything inside of myself and pretended that all was okay. That’s what they call masking.
I perceive the world differently and have always felt out of place. I wanted to seem normal so I masked myself and all my emotions, wants, and desires. Nothing seemed to ever fit with what I was dealing with on the inside. Until now, when I recently found out the reason why, and that is because I have Autism. It was a long hard process. Eventually a neuropsychologist tested me and officially diagnosed me with Autism on the 13th of December.
Throughout the year God helped me to slowly uncover all the layers that had been stacked on. And it was terrifying. But He was beginning to open up my heart and shine His light within. If you’ve been masking too, let yourself uncover what is hiding within. God has healing for you. It’s okay to let go.
Realizing that I was autistic was breathtaking. I finally felt understood. It explains a lot of my life and filled in a lot of gaps. This is something I’ve had my whole life, so it was hard being diagnosed so late. But I’m really grateful for God leading me to this answer. He taught me through this waiting season. I’m autistic and that’s one way God created me so I will embrace that. ❤️
And I hope you can embrace the new things God will bring to your life too ❤️ You are loved
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