So many times in my life I have given up. As a girl in our 21st century society, I have struggled (like the rest of us) to hold myself to the highest standards possible. I've made mistakes, and all of which I'm definitely not proud of. I feel like I don't dress up enough or wear enough makeup sometimes. I feel like I don't study enough. I feel like I'm the worst daughter and sister on the planet most times. And relationships? Forget about it. As girls, we set our sights on perfection. We feel like we have to be put together 100% of the time, when in reality, we don't. We're allowed to mess up. We're allowed to make mistakes. The thing is, God will handle the rest.

Psalms 46:5 says, "God is within her, she will not fail." I mean, God is a pretty spiffy dude to handle the brunt of all our mistakes. In the midst of every hardship, He will be there cheering you on. And if that's not cool, I don't know what is. In His eyes, you are perfect. You are worthy. You are everything. He doesn't care what grade you made on your last test; He knows you can do this. He doesn't care what fight you had with your boyfriend at midnight last night; He knows you can do this. You can be okay by just being you. Don't feel unworthy. You can make it through whatever you are dealing with. Don't give up; there could be something better coming just around the bend. Things will turn out for the better. And if they don't, keep striving anyway. Don't ever feel like it's not okay to let go and let God, because that's one of the best choices you can make. You can do this.