It was so easy to see what her friends were good at, and how pretty, funny, and smart they were. But this high school student had a much harder time finding anything good about herself. Read on to find out how a more spiritual perspective brought her a new view.
One idea I kept coming back to was that God made everybody free. To me, “free” meant that I had the right to use my body and have every part of it function normally.
When this contributor wanted to stop smoking, she kept waiting for God to do something—like take away the craving. But what she discovered about what she had to do first can help anyone struggling with a bad habit.
Mr. Bumblebee had all the intelligence he needed, coming straight from God!
She should have been looking forward to the state soccer tournament, but instead this high school senior felt disappointed: She’d hurt her ankle, and her coach had given his own daughter a coveted spot on the roster. What propelled her forward in spite of these setbacks? Read on to find out.
She wanted her life to feel interesting and satisfying, but so far, it just hadn’t. But looking at her life from a more spiritual basis started this author on an adventure to discover more about what her life could—and actually did—look like.
In that moment in the air, I realized this was an opportunity to have another healing experience by praying.
One of the reasons they were giving gifts was that the Bible says, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). So, instead of Christmas being just about getting gifts, it was important to give them, too.
For several years during high school, this author struggled with a heavy feeling of pointlessness, which seemed to overshadow everything. Then she had an insight that brought her into a different, light-filled view of existence.
Even though things around me felt uncertain, God was still right there. God’s guidance wouldn’t leave me.