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To The People Who Always Put Me Second: Thank You

Marissa Merrill
Oct 06, 2015
Texas Christian University
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To The People Who Always Put Me Second: Thank You

You have put me second my whole life. You have often left me alone to spend your time with someone “better,” “more beautiful,” and “more amazing." I never understood it. I was selfish, and I wanted your attention and time above everything else. At times, I was jealous. At times, I got upset over being put second. I was a fool for even allowing these thoughts to cross my mind. I was a fool for not constantly wanting to live my life more like you; more like Jesus.

To the people that put me second and God first, you're doing life right. You all have taught me so much more than you even know. Because of you, I questioned this thing called faith, this thing I thought I had. (Oh, baby, was I in for a wake-up call.) You made me wonder why a God that loved me so much would want you to put me on the back burner for Him. You made me question what it means to love God and have a relationship with Him.

For that, I’m so grateful. You made me curious. You made me wonder what it would actually be like to know God. Without this curiosity, I would have never gotten the answers that I so desperately needed. I would have never had the chance to immerse myself in Him.

You made me realize my flaws, and made me want to fix them. You made me realize that I spent my whole life asking all the wrong questions to all the wrong people, and you taught me about the right person to give all my questions to. You taught me how to have a relationship with God. You inspired me to know Jesus. You started a fire in me that fills my heart with joy more and more each day. God knew what he was doing when he put you in my life. He used YOU to save me.

Every morning, when I wake up, I pray that one day, I can make half the impact on someone's life that you have made on mine. I pray that I can support my friends and family in their faith. I pray that I inspire other people to ask the questions that might save their lives in the same way those questions saved mine. I pray that my life points to Him in the same way that yours does. I thank God every day for blessing me with you.

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