Hi! My name is Anysia Derora. It’s a unique name, you’re right. It’s the name God gave to me in early 2000 and it means Complete Freedom or Completely Free. I’ll write a post to share that story with you later, but it always comes up, so why not start with that?
I passionately love God and have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I adore the Holy Spirit and depend on Him daily to help me see what the Father is doing and hear what the Father is saying. It is my determined and delightful purpose to know Him and fulfill all that He dreamed in His heart for me when He knit me together in my mother’s womb; to live in the beauty of the song He sings over me that is uniquely ours.
My determination to follow Him and put His dreams and will first was renewed recently when He saved me from death…literally. He’s done this many times over the years, saved me from dying – whether at my own hands or “natural” circumstances. There is something about knowing for certain that without His intervention I would be dead rather than writing this, that changes everything. There is a weight and joyful intentionality in my every moment, in everything I get to do that I would not be doing had things gone differently.
He reminds me that He is with me and that all along He has been weaving a tapestry together with the people I meet, the circumstances I encounter, the things I do, see, read, feel, and act upon.
I wanted my site perfect before I published it. I wanted it full of posts for you to read and engage with. I wanted you to come and have the feeling that this has been a long time in the making, waiting for your arrival. The truth is – it has been, but I’m done chasing perfection. YOU are more important than me being perfect, and I believe with all my heart that your life will be changed by what I have to share.
I love people. I want, more than anything besides pleasing God, to help individuals live their lives in the freedom that only comes through relationship with Christ and the confidence to live authentic lives, celebrating their differences, discovering their strengths, gifts, and calling and learning to live in the fullness of who God created them to be without the need for comparison, guilt or shame.
Here I will share stories of my life, things God shows me in scripture. I’ll tell you about my dog and my time in the hospital with COVID. I’ll share testimonies of the goodness, grace, and power of God to lift your spirits. I will encourage, exhort, teach, share, and essentially unveil my multifaceted heart in order to empower you to live your life in power, strength, and grace.
There will be poems, perhaps some artwork, and other projects I’m working on. I’ll do my best to use tags judiciously so you can find what you’re looking for. Some will be long, and some will be short. Some will be pondering and asking questions, provoking curiosity and others will be more certain and authoritative.
As I grow, I promise, my position and opinion will change, and I hope you see that in the days and years to come as I write. This is what growth looks like. Digging deeper, discovering new truths, trying on new lenses through which to view life, the Bible, God, the world, others, and ourselves. I want you to see growth without fear, to help you embrace it for yourself, and to begin giving yourself a wider margin for discovery and “error” in your own life.
A margin for error is important. We’re human. We’ll make mistakes. It’s called learning and development. Sometimes we fall flat on our faces and as adults, we don’t like that – but it’s how we learn to walk and run, to gain our balance, and develop new skills. This is where we learn to give ourselves the grace, we give a child learning to walk – celebrating the times we fall on our butts as moments of discovery, growth, and becoming stronger, rather than failure. Laughing on the floor rather than getting angry, feeling ashamed, and hiding our red faces.
Together, we’ll explore what the Kingdom is, Who God says He is, how He’s shown up in my life, the power of the blood and name of Jesus, religion versus relationship, identity, destiny, calling, free-will, Kingdom versus church versus local fellowship, strengths, healing, the Bible and so much more.
I hope you find strength here. A respite from the world. A renewed hope and faith. Mostly, I hope you encounter the unconditional, super-abundant, immeasurable, unfailing Love of God in tangible ways that leave you forever changed as His presence permeates your life and He embraces you with His open arms.
Welcome! I am very glad you’re here.
Anysia
