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Hello readers!!!! My name is Diamond Melvin. I am 29 years old and I was born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA, I currently reside in Suffolk, VA. I am a happily married woman! My husband and I both serve in ministry at our church Great Joy Mission of Deliverance in Chesapeake, VA under the leadership of Pastor Jeffery Johnson and First Lady Lucinda Johnson. I am the youngest child between my sister and I. I’m extremely outgoing, I love to laugh, spend time amongst family and friends, and most importantly I love serving Christ!

So why the “Dear God,” Blog?? Well, I’ve grown up in church my entire life, but it wasn’t until I started working on my relationship with Christ that I realized I had little to no communication with God. I was that Christian that only really picked up my bible on Sunday and only prayed to God when I needed something. Back in 2014, after I went through a season where God started ending seasonal relationships that I had with people, is when I began embracing my single season and navigating how to get whole in Christ and started to understand what that even meant. I no longer wanted to give God pieces of me on certain days of the week, when I felt I had time in my schedule or when it was convenient, but I wanted Him to have all of me. So, the very first thing I asked God was to give me a way to communicate with Him regularly that I wouldn’t forget to do and where I could acknowledge Him for who He is in my life and ultimately get the glory out of my life. He gave me my “Dear God,” letters, and this is where the birth of my blog began. I started writing letters to God every night and not only did this get me closer to Him, it also healed me in the process. I remembered looking up one day and seeing that I had written over 500 letters to God on any topic you could imagine. To this day I still write, save, and keep them. It’s amazing to reflect over the years and see my growth in Christ, to reflect on trials and tribulations He has delivered me from, and to trust Him with my future.

This blog is for people that are not sure how to start communicating with Christ. It’s for those who think praying is supposed to be super formal, for those who are not sure what to pray for and don’t feel like God is listening. In this blog, there will be tips on certain topics like singleness, marriage, courting, and finances among other things I have learned so far on my journey with Christ. Hopefully, through my testimony, you will be able to see that the journey starts with just two words,
“Dear God,“.