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I Am Thankful For My Faith

When life gets to hard too stand, kneel

Monika Kay

Nov 21, 2017

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Monika Kay

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his love endures forever. Psalm 106:1

I know, I could have written literally about anything that I am thankful for - every cliche thing: how I am thankful for my family, my friends, for college or for my sorority. YES! I am thankful for them each and every day. I am beyond thankful that I wake up each morning and I know that I am right where I am supposed to be. But here's the thing...I would literally not be where I am today without the Big Guy upstairs.

My faith has saved me more than once. It has kept me out of trouble, helped me keep true to myself, kept me safe from danger, and it has helped me discover something I never knew before…

...peace.

I know that no matter how hard school gets or how much pain both emotionally or physically, and no matter the trial, He will be there to help me through it. Every struggle, speedbump, sleepless night, or mental breakdown, He was there. I was never alone and I will never be alone. My God will ALWAYS be there for me. My faith has given me my family who love and support me.

I am thankful for my God because He doesn't make it easy for me. He challenges me every day to be smart and strong and bold. He blessed me with a strong sense of right and wrong and has high expectations for me. He made me perfectly imperfect. I am a little bold and a little timid at times. I am not a perfect Christian, He never asked me to be. He has never asked more of me than what I could offer. Every day he doesn’t ask me to go and be the very best, he just asks me to be the best me I can be each day.

I am thankful that I can walk less than two blocks from my dorm to go and sit, listen, and be heard by my Savior. I am thankful for when I stumble off my path that He will be there waiting for me to come back with arms stretched wide open. My faith has taught me that I am stronger than I think. He has also taught me that I don't need to be strong all the time because when I am weak, He will be strong for me. My faith is the reason that I am here today. Without it, I doubt that I would be in college, or even writing this. My faith has given me everything. My faith has given me a voice and for that I am thankful.

My God will fully supply whatever you need, in accord with his glorious riches in Jesus Christ. Philippians 4:19

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