Hi everyone, my name
is Nidia and I am Delilah's guest blogger today.
She asked me to share
something inspirational and I don't know about
you, but I hate writing about myself so I'm going to share about someone whom I love
dearly, my sister.
We all have sisters
right?
Soul Sisters,
childhood Sisters, do or die Sisters, hold your hair back Sisters, BFFs that
turned into sisters; your Squad.
I'm assuming it's
safe to say we all have some or at least one. I have a group of them and each
one of them is a type of sister of which I mentioned.
I consider them
family.
(if you get a chance
look up #sisterhood)
I love them more than
I can ever tell them or express, each one of them has touched my life in a
unique way. But the person I'm gonna share with you is my blood sister. Boy, do
I love that girl as if she was my own daughter. We have a special bond that
even makes my husband nauseous ha! She is my every type of sister-label. God
only knows how much she makes a difference in my life and I hope after you read
this, she makes a difference in your life too.
She is the first
generation here in America. (Our parents are immigrants).
She is the youngest
of four.
She is spoiled.
She is LOVED.
She is admired.
She was the first in
our family to attend a four-year university after graduating high school. Not
only was she the first to graduate from college, but she doubled majored in
Criminal Justice and Ethnic Studies (I know, she's kinda awesome).
She is a woman of
Faith, a daughter of a King.
She was baptized
before I was and her "yes" became mine (I told you, awesome).
At twenty-four years
old, she shared her vision with me and the moment I heard it, it became my
purpose to see her take her first leap of faith. I encouraged, talked, argued,
yelled, and even cried to her. I kept asking her why she continued to work at a
job that she was unhappy at and not pursuing her God-given vision. Weeks became
months and then she finally did it - she bought a round trip ticket to New York
City. Originally, she was going to spend her 25th birthday there. She had
bought her ticket in March and her birthday is in October. By June she had made
up her mind and told me that she was moving there. If you're wondering, yes, I
had a slight heart attack and I couldn't breathe. She said to me one day,
"Sister, this is where God is calling me." When I heard those words,
I just knew I couldn't talk her out of it. I wish she could have told me that
it was an adventure or something obnoxious so I could have came up with an idea
to keep her from moving. Truthfully, I was scared for her and I always kept her
in my prayers. By that time, I was preparing myself for baby number two and I
was sad at the fact that our little newborn wouldn't be as close to her auntie.
But no matter what, I didn't talk her out of it, I just couldn't.
So, come October, she
moved to NY with $1 in her pocket but a heart full of Faith. She moved across
the country all by herself, no friends or family in the East Coast. She left
everything that had been easy and comfortable to her in exchange for something
cold and big. I wish I could tell you that God made NY a walk in the park for
her, but He didn't. That year, New York experienced one of the worse winters in
decades. Prior to that, my sister had only been to Lake Tahoe once while it
snowed and that was to walk me down the aisle (I told you she's my every type
of sister). She had trouble adjusting to the brutal New York City temperatures
but she survived.
On a cold winter day,
she randomly stumbled upon a church. Little did she know this church
was Hillsong NYC. The moment she walked into that place, she immediately felt
God's presence. It was right at that very instance that she knew why God had
led her there; she had found her purpose.
Her life in NYC has been no where
near easy but it's getting better. She will be the first to tell you that God
has been her Provider, her Fortress and her Rock.
She works for a U.S.
Bankruptcy Trustee and now has a 2 bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. She knows what
her future looks like and is in no hurry to get there but she keeps taking a
step of faith every day. She provides for her entire family. If they need
anything, she helps in any way she can (yeah, amazing). My sister DREAMS BIG
and I know that the dreams God has gifted her will come to light because she's
already living one of our dreams.
She is Faithful
She is Smart
She is Bold
She is Strong
She is a Leader
She is Brave
She is Fierce
She is Beautiful
She is a Boss
She is Tenderhearted
She is a Believer
She is Witty
She is Love
She is OUR Sister
She is US
She is clothed with
strength and dignity, and she smiles at the future.
That's my sister!
~Nidia
Wow! Thank you Nidia!
I love that. Thank
you for sharing!
We need to be more
like that! Fearless!
I too am so grateful
to be surrounded by some AMAZING sisters! You being one of them!
I hope the readers
are inspired to be a sister! I know I am!
