But really, it’s my testimony
My name is Twana. I am a poet, screenwriter, playwright, author, and motivational speaker.
But before any of that, I was a pretender.
March 6, 2000.
I had just been released from surgery. Staples in my stomach. Lying in my bed. And for the first time, I couldn’t lie to myself anymore.
I had been playing church. Knew the songs. Knew the words. But my heart was far from Him. I cried out to Jesus with the truest thing I had ever said:
“I am a heathen. I am so sorry.”
Then Jesus whispered in my ear:
“Everything is going to be okay. Everything is going to be alright.”
The pain left. Instantly. I got out of bed, walked to my computer, and started writing poems.
I am still writing today.
That whisper changed everything. Not because my circumstances became perfect, but because I finally stopped pretending and started trusting.
I share this because you may be playing church too. But Jesus doesn’t want your performance. He wants your honesty. And when you give Him that, He leans close and whispers peace.
Trust Him. He is still whispering.
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