If you're a Southern girl like me, growing up in the Bible belt, you probably woke up every Sunday morning, put on your Sunday best and headed to church. Church was something in my life that wasn't necessarily forced but highly encouraged. It wasn't until recently that I became immensely thankful for my upbringing through church and found myself reconnecting with Christ.

Yes. Of course, I was like many teenagers in the way of having more of an interest in boys than in God as I got older. My parents tried to keep me relationally close to God without making me feel forced or pushed to do as they wanted. I'm positive at some times I did the exact opposite of what they wanted from me, and I'm sure I continue to do some things in which they don't necessarily agree with.

As I continued to make my way up in school and fill my schedule with things such as homework, cheerleading and yes...of course boys, I found myself putting God as a lower and lower priority on my list. It wasn't until I started to realize that I couldn't do life, and all that comes with it on my own or without someone to pick me up when I fell. Of course that person I knew had to be God. He was the only one who I could pray, cry, and vent to who would still listen and say "It's going to be okay."

I received a bible for my birthday this past year and it was something I knew I wanted to crack open as soon as I got it. I began to read and read and read page by page just soaking in all that God wanted me to see. Since then, I have learned to put Him first, and put my troubles in Him and trust that he knows the best for me. Although I may not be the most Christian person you have ever seen, I am slowly but surely trying to change myself for the better and live how I think God would want me to live.

I am incredibly grateful for all that He has done for me, and even more thankful for my parents who introduced me to the church and of course God. I don't know where I would be without Him today, and I can not wait to spend eternity with Him.

Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take."