Believe with all of your heart that you will do what you were made to do. Orison Swett Marden As you walk through life, it is important to have faith. Trust that good things will come your way, and that bad things will work out in the end. The theme at my church this year is, 'Trust in God.' As I began this year, I've focused on applying this theme to my life. With graduation day approaching, I'm in the process of applying to colleges. While setting up for this new level in my life, I've already faced challenges. As I finished an online application, a restart notification prompt appeared on my screen. I cautiously postponed it, but accidentally deleted my 250 word essay. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and thought back to Proverbs 3:5, ¨Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” I retyped my essay instead of letting the situation destroy me. While waiting for my mother to proofread the essay, the session timed out losing all of my work on the writing portion. I had to type the essay a fifth time on a different device after the computer restarted and froze. With my sanity and my hair still attached to my scalp, I was able to turn my application in on time. It's important to have trust. I could have easily given up, and not finished the application. Instead, I kept faith and trusted in God. You can't give up. You have to hold onto faith. Trust in yourself. Trust in your ability. Trust in your future. Trust in God! My application process was clearly a struggle, but I made it through. My Pastor taught me the that the process may hurt, but the promise is great. He used an example of grapes. Grapes are squeezed, pressed, and crushed, however; the end result is a sweet product. Like grapes, we are squeezed in life, only to become better than we were before. Sending out positive vibes, I challenge you to have faith. Trust in God and yourself, and watch blessings unfold. Do not worry about the process, focus on the promise. Kaci Hollingsworth
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