God is Good all the TIME!

I can't lie. I'm not going to sit here and say that I have the best relationship with God, or that I am a saint and perfect and have absolutely no flaws what so ever. I make a lot of mistakes, and I have done a lot of things that I know God and my parents do not always approve of. But I will sit here and say that everyday I at least attempt to become a better person in God's eyes, I try and listen to what he is speaking to me, as well as listen to my mother when she tells me what is the right thing to do. I am proud to say that I am getting better at making the right choices in life, and walking in the way that God wants me to. A lot of things my mother tells me I do not agree with, because I have my own values and ultimately chose what I want to do and not to do, but she is at least 95% right about everything she says to me. I may be mad at the time because she makes me do things I do not want to do, but after a while, I have to admit that she is right and listening to what God says is always the best choice. I have done better at listening and I think that is why God has continued to bless me as well as my family so much in these past few years. I have a testimony.

At a young age I have always known God, and at least been saved. I believe that he sent Jesus down to save all of us from our sins, and that day on the cross, he gave every person hope to one day make it to heaven. I did not really start going to church until I was 11, when my parents got divorced. Since the day that I joined my first church, St. Luke "Community" United Methodist Church of Dallas, Texas, God has blessed us each and everyday, starting with waking my family up each morning. But still, I was never the kind of person to show my emotion in front of people, even at church. When all the adults were jumping up and down praising God, I was sitting down thinking about what where we were going to eat after church, or sleep. lol. I have been through so much in my life. Heartache, headache, deaths, divorce, rumors, relationships, etc. And until now, I used to always think that I was just lucky to get out of a bad situation, or think everything good that happened to me was like a miracle or something. I can say now that it was all God. He has done everything for me and my family, and brought me through every tough situation in life. Even now, I can do nothing but thank him for all he has done. I know that I have gotten myself in many situations that I should not be in, and I probably deserved to get the worst punishment for it, but God has never put anything on me that he knew I was unable to handle. And whether anyone wants to believe it or not, God already has your life planned out for you, and puts you in these situations to test your faith. I know that I have failed many times at these tests, but God has always forgiven me. He has forgiven me and helped me to learn from my mistakes so I will at least try not to make the same choice the next time. I'm not the most religious person, and I'm nowhere near perfect, but I try. I try to do right, and do the best I can to become the person God wants me to be. And with him, I know I have no limits in life. I know I can do anything I put my mind to, if it is in God's will. I know that I will succeed with God beside me, because he has, and always will, have my back.

I fully rely on God and without him, I am nothing.