Dream Big, Praise Him, and SHINE!!!!

Today, I started thinking about a girl I knew in 7^th grade. She was always really mean to me, and I never understood why. Anyway, her insults and put downs made me feel so low, and worthless… I didn’t know what to do. I was really insecure, and my confidence dropped more and more everyday. I was just tired of putting up with her.

Eventually, things started getting better, but I was still upset. But today, I watched a video of Taylor Swift, and one of the lines in her song, was:

“Don’t you worry your pretty little mind, people throw rocks at things that SHINE!!!”

I started thinking, maybe I’ll never know WHY she said the things she did, but I realized that I was looking at it the wrong way. Yes, bullying is wrong, and very serious, and NO, nothing will ever excuse the things she said, but I’ve spent almost 3 years being too mad at her to move on... that’s just wrong!!! God says to forgive, and until now, I haven’t been WILLING to forgive her.

Since I started homeschooling, my perspective has changed a lot. It wasn’t just that one girl who made me insecure. There were a lot of things that broke me down. But now, I’ve changed my way of thinking. God has revealed himself to me in MANY ways in the last few years. I’ve made new friends, I’ve tried new things, I’ve gotten out of my comfort zone, and I’ve learned how to dream again. During the time where I felt lost, and alone… I forgot how to dream. All I ever thought about was how sad I was. But once things started getting better, I remembered how much I liked being a teenager, and how much I loved life. Now, I dream BIG!!

Overall, I’ve learned that it’s true… People DO throw rocks at things that shine. Yes, I’m different from most girls my age. But I have Jesus on my side… and I live for him. Not for the approval from people of this life. This is all just temporary. I’m choosing to shine for someone that really cares about me… because although there are people who don’t like me, this man, thinks I’m to DIE FOR!!! I’m choosing to SHINE for JESUS!!!

So yeah, people will try to get into my mind, and they’ll try to mess with me, and they’ll try to break me down… but they WON’T succeed. So join me! Together, we’ll dream big! Together, we’ll praise Jesus, the man who died for us. Together… we’ll SHINE!!!