I have
Gifted a Giving Key
With the word
EVERLASTING HOPE
My Story
The concept of the Giving Key has always inspired me. It sounds like such an easy task but to me, it means so much more. I had the "hope" key for four years before gifting it away. During many conversations with people who had complemented me on my key I would think, "this is it. It's time for me to give my key away" but, I was never sure.
So, I prayed about it each time and the Lord always said that the time would come but this is not it. During the last year, I didn't wear my necklace often. Until, this past Valentines Day I wore it for the first time in months. That day at work I was talking to a new friend of mine about her story. I had noticed scares on her arm from self-inflicted harm. She told me about how she suffers from depression, anxiety, and mood swings.
As she shared her story, I thought to myself about how strong this young woman is for voicing her issues. She shared the reasoning behind her actions as wanting to numb the sadness she was experiencing. I told her of how those thoughts are not from God and that His love for her is much more powerful than any thought that is against her.
Later, she complimented me on my necklace. I looked down at the key and knew that this was the time for me to give my key away. She was confused as to why I was handing her my necklace, so I told her the story of the Giving Key. As she cried, I explained how I wanted it to be a reminder for her to have hope for herself in the darkest times.
God is so good to nudge me into wearing my key for the first time in months, to end up giving it away to someone that needs that one simple word, hope. Thank you so much, Giving Key, for providing this opportunity for people to share love like this. This is so powerful. I look forward to getting a new key in hopes to gift it to someone in the near future.
-Haylee D.
