Hi friends! I thought it might be about time to actually fill in my about next section of my blog! So first of all, my name is Courtney Schwartz, I’m 21 years old, and I live in Sturgis, MI! I have a pretty small family composed of me, my mom, my dad, my older brother, and his wife of 5 years. We’re all super close and they know probably everything about me. I‘m a member of a small Mennonite church in Middlebury, IN called Roselawn Mennonite Church. I’ve grown up in that church and so many people there basically family to me!
So, I guess growing up in a Christian home, it definitely puts the generic sticker on my life of got saved, got baptized, go to church every Sunday, and forget God the rest of the week. That’s definitely how I lived my life. The last couple years have brought its difficulties though. I lived on my own for 15 months in South Carolina (doing mission work) and it brought about setbacks and struggles in my life that I didn’t even know were there. The constant identity crisis and trying to find my life and identity in Him (honestly, still working on that one), the depression relapse when everything I thought I knew and believed in came crumbling down, and the constant pressure of trying to be the best at everything and not letting people in to see how much I was hurting and struggling. Looking back now, I know the only reason I made it through was because of my relationship with Christ. It’s not a perfect relationship, but it’s enough for Him. He’s helped me overcome battles and has led me through my wilderness, and He’s finally starting to show me my promised land. He’s shown himself to me more in the last year than ever before, and He’s the only reason I know that I can get through whatever is thrown at me. He is JIRAH, YAHWEH, YESHUA, ABBA FATHER, and so much more. He’s my reason for living and why I want to minister to other and show them His love more than ever. He is forever enough, always enough, and more than enough, and if I can help at least one other person see Him for who He is through my service, than that will be enough for me.
