Just when I think I've summed up myself perfectly -- I have it all wrong. I'll tell you all that's on my mind, and I'll leave it be:
The most important thing to know about me is that I'm a follower of The Truth, and God is all that I'm living for. The Lord says, "If you love me, then you love my people," so I hope I'm given the chance to let love save yet another. I want to share the game of life.
I was saved in the summer of 2010. I'd just graduated high school in an unfamiliar city, and soon after my family moved back home. Thankfully, I was re-united with friends. While I was away, they were introduced to the Gospel, and shared with me all that they learned. I visited frequently, and was told The Truth as well. After graduating, I returned back to my beloved city to stay. In June, on a Friday night, I accepted Jesus Christ as the redeemer of my life, and I was adopted into his Holy family. It's been nearly two years since, and I'm still grasping God's proposal. Sometimes I think I don't have anything to offer to anyone, but God disagrees, and encourages me to use what I know for Him. It feels good to do just that. He is sufficient. And honestly, God is too big for a description, but I'd love to talk about my walk with Him with you in person.
And maybe you were wondering about my name? Perhaps, "What does Ya'Shalan mean? Is that African? Is it Arabic?" Well, I'll tell you. It's origin is my mother, so I guess it's an African American name. And after numerous discussions with people about its previous meaninglessness, I settled on a meaning with a friend, and now it means, "Peaceful yet powerful". Who says you can't make up a meaning for your own name? That's a rhetorical question, you know. Also, it's pronounced "YAAH-SHUH-LAWN".
All there is left to say is that I'm cinema connoisseur. It only takes so much to captivate me and have me watching excessive amounts of media. Some of my favorite films include: Girlfight (2000), Once Were Warriors (1994), Fear (1996), and the unforgettable Let Me In (2010). Whatever films you favor, I encourage you to share the titles with me. If we can, I will definitely sit and watch them with you. One last thing, something beautiful that the Spirit delivered through my friend, Kevin: "Our lives are movies directed by God. Everything that will happen to us, is supposed to happen. We're watching them with God." It's been done.
See you around,
Ya'Shalan :-)