Now that I’ve been blogging for FOUR years (sometime this August was the beginning…you can read my first post here haha), I thought I would round up some of my posts where I share the life and faith lessons I’ve learned. Chances are that some people have not been following me since clear back then or maybe would appreciate going back and rereading some posts if you missed them before. We all need encouragement, so hopefully by me rounding up the posts where I share my faith can help you.
To Inspire: one of my first posts that talks about my beliefs and mission
2014 Basketball: although this recaps my time playing basketball, it also shares a lot of my thoughts I struggled with and what God taught me
An Honest Post: Me at School: all of my thoughts over my struggles in school and what God taught me
Writers Observe: my thoughts on being real about life and having authentic hope and how that ties into my writing
Rejected: a personal story about a time I got rejected and what I learned through it about our society and the hope
How Racing is Like Life: even if you’re not into racing, this post includes the life lessons that racing has taught me that can also apply to you
It’s a Beautiful Life: my thoughts on the sin and pain in this world but how God leaves us with hope and how we can enjoy that
A Prayer About 7th Grade: I wrote this out upon entering seventh grade just as a way for me to organize my thoughts and share my own personal prayer to God in hopes that it could inspire you to be real with Him and serve as a guide for getting real with Him, so even if you’re not going into seventh grade, you might still find some of the drama or just needing to share your thoughts with God relatable
Show It: a post all about the importance of sharing your faith and how to do that
The Problem with the Media: my thoughts on our media-saturated society and the bad messages it sends us, plus what to do about those
How to Use Social Media for God’s Glory: a short guide I came up with on using social media in a healthy, God honoring way, after I saw even Christians’ social media where it was something to be desired (I’m being sarcastic…so many people need to actually truly ask themselves if their posts would glorify God)
The 5 Biggest Reasons Why I Believe in God: a short introduction to my thoughts on why I believe in God—hopefully I will eventually go more in depth on this topic
Why Being a Light?: a post on why being authentic and being a light for Jesus is so important to me and why I think it matters
3 Ways to Fulfill Your Dreams: a post on what God taught me about working towards my dreams
Living Your Faith: I Will Not Chill Out: the importance of living boldly for Jesus, some of the reasons why people don’t want to, and how to respond to critics
The Dream List: A Guide to Help You Fulfill Your Dreams: more tips on how God wants us to fulfill our dreams for His glory
5 Tips for Telling Others About Jesus: my tips on how to share your faith from my personal experience
The Power of Jesus: a post where I just share my thoughts on living for Jesus and how thankful I am for Him
Jealousy: I Want to Be the Only One: a post I often need to go back to as I consistently struggle with jealousy; includes the only advice that I’ve learned can really set you free from it
A Prayer About 8th Grade: a more in depth prayer I wrote about all of my fears upon starting eighth grade and how I wanted to glorify God no matter what—I’d really like to do another post like this with tenth grade coming up, so stay tuned
Jesus Died for You: part one of a four part series, an urgent message about the verses God laid on my heart that all tell you about what Jesus did for YOU and how you can find forgiveness in Him
God’s Amazing Love for You: part two of the series, this post follows the same format and highlights the powerful truths about God’s love for YOU
A Unique, Hopeful Plan Just for You: part three of the series that talks all about God’s plan for your life, no matter where you’re at
The Ultimate Hope: the last part of the series, all about the hope we have in Jesus
When Running the Race Sucks: a post all about how to persevere and God’s faithfulness based on my wonderful cross country experience haha
Is Life Beautiful?: a comprehensive post on all my thoughts over if life is beautiful and how to find true joy in life
Just Do . . . {What God Is Calling You to Do}: my thoughts on being a light for God and just going by what He lays on your heart and not getting hung up on the expectations of society
Why Do We Need to Read the Bible?: the importance of studying God’s Word and some tips if you don’t like to or are unsure of where to start or what to do
I Can’t Sleep: when thoughts of the world steal your peace and how to give them to God, plus a hilarious story of my grandma murdering a lamp hahaha
Darkest Hour, Brightest Hope: finding hope in the dark times of life and what I’ve learned
Finding Yourself | My Middle School Journey: a huge post covering all of the lessons God taught me through each year of middle school and what I learned above all
Unplugging: my thoughts on how social media is hurting us and why it’s more than okay to take a break from it (or not even be on it)
In the Midst of Complex Problems: the overwhelming darkness in this world and how most of the answers aren’t easy and how we need to humble ourselves instead of thinking we have them all
Serious Observations You Can Make at the Mall: how people in this society fill their voids with worldly things and my thoughts on that
Thank you all for following along no matter how long you’ve been here, it means so much to me. I pray that some of these posts can inspire you, and if you have any requests for topics you’d like to see me post over, feel free to do so right here. I feel bad that I haven’t been blogging as often; the days just keep flying by, and it still seems surreal to think that already it’s going to be my sophomore year of high school. I didn’t write a prayer over freshman year because that was when I took a long blogging break, but hey, maybe if I would’ve done that I wouldn’t have felt like I was losing my mind the whole year! All I know is that it’s a new year, so I really want to take the time to make sure my mind is in the right place going into it so that I don’t get sucked into worldly worries and shallow attention games. I know better than that, but I still struggle with typical feelings like anxiety, jealousy, etc. So if you need some help with that, too, definitely stay tuned for a new prayer I will write out.
There just seems to be so much I want to do between writing on this blog and writing more stories, but I do hope to keep updating here at least once a week. Also with the new school year, I’m hoping it will make me more motivated to write new stories. I definitely want to begin working on a diverse array of short stories as well as keep making progress on my novel. And for whatever reason, I seem to be more motivated during the school year than the summer. I always think it’d be the opposite since school wears me out mentally, but I think it wears me out so much that all summer long I have to lay around and do nothing to make up for it, haha.
Anyway, thank you again for reading, everyone! Feel free to leave me post ideas that you’d like to see! Keep enjoying every season in life and keep looking to Jesus above all.
