Faith

Have you ever been so wishy washy on something, that you just quit? I have had so many times in my life that I have thought about just giving up because I coudn't decide what I wanted or believed. I think the biggest thing for teen girls like myself is to make the decision in their faith in God. It's a big deal and I've struggled a lot in with. Do I read the bible and formulate my own beliefs? Do I do what the bible says to do verbatim? Maybe I'd have more fun if I just gave up and made my own decisions. But when it comes down to it, I always feel better when I take what the bible says, or what God is telling me, and apply it to my very modern life. For instance, last night I was reading Matthew 7:1-8 which says this:

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks, recieves, and the one who seeks, finds, and to the one who knocked, the door will be opened."

It says it right there; Just ask God for what you want and he will provide. It totally made sense to me because when I hurt my back, I just asked God to help it heal or even just take away the pain. No less than two months later, I started receiving treatment that would temporarily put my back, back in place.

I don't think there is a reason to let go of your faith in Jesus Christ. Most of the time, people have negative experiences in life and that is the time when they decide to let go of him. They give up because, wasn't he supposed to protect them? Keep them out of harms way? To me, God doesn't do those things. But the reason he doesn't stop them from happening is because he know what a stronger person you will  be when you come out of it.

I know you've heard me say this before but here's the lesson:
Don't get down when something bad happens to you. Look at it and ask yourself "What is God saying? What positive lesson am I gaining out of this?"

Be optimistic in all that you do so that you don't lose your faith in God but rather, strengthen the beautiful connection you were born to have.

But maybe you haven't lost your faith, you've never had a reason to. Or maybe you don't believe at all.

It doesn't just happen, not believing in Jesus Christ anymore. Typically there's a reason. But that's not always true. Sometimes people think they are better off making their own decisions. This comes from not wanting to hand over every aspect of their life to God. I personally have a problem with this. I have never let Him control every aspect of my life since the time that I've been able to make decisions for myself. Give him everything you have, even if it hurts at first. No ones perfect and no one is expecting you to be. But the least you can do is assure your way to happiness by giving all of your pain and problems to God, and letting him take care of it. But it's not free; you have to let him control the good things in life.

I did a big thing a couple months ago; I handed over a part of my life that I had never let God even see; or so I thought. That part of my life was what I did. Everything. Just whatever I did at school, at home, outside of school, everything. It hurt for a bit. I stopped hanging out with bad influences. I stopped doing whatever I wanted to do. I let God lead me into things. Out of that process I relized that journalism is what I love the most. This blog came out of it, and I have had so many positive responses from both things.

He has a big plan and it's hard to get there but you can do it, even if you have to do it piece by piece.

"How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the assembly of scoffers. Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord's commands; he meditates in his commands day and night. He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields it's fruit and the proper time and it's leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts" Psalm 1:1-3

He made you beautiful! Just Remember that!