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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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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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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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