Blessed.

Warning: this might sound cheesy, but it is truly genuine. Today I was thinking about this time last year and I remember something I told someone which was "I was raised right and I love God". Often I get asked what is different about me than others and that is all God. But second to that is definitely my parents. I honestly was raised right. My dad is one of the wisest people I know. And I would not be where I am today if it weren't for my mom's love and support.There is no way around it, my parents are awesome and I am so blessed to have them. I believe the reason I enjoy church is because I was raise to like it. I wasn't raised to have negative feelings about church. I wasn't raised to find happiness in the things of this world. I wasn't raised to search for love from boys. I wasn't raised to disrespect leadership. I was raised to listen to God, and follow the path he has set before me. I was raised to work for what I have and to spend money wisely. I was raised to turn to God instead of any earthly objects. And yes, it is because of my parents that I was brought up with those morals but it is because of God that I have stuck to them. Thinking back on that time last year, I was a different person. I still have issues but God has done so much in my life since then. It is such a good feeling to know I don have to struggle with the same things I struggled with last year. I have been forgiven and renewed and that is the old me. And pretty soon the person I am now will be the old me and I'll be further in my walk with Christ then I am now. How refreshing is that! I know I am able to say no to things I don't agree with because I wasn't raised to bend my standards. And living a Godly life instead of a life of sin is somethig my parents raised me to do, but because of the grace of God, it is something I choose to do and am fully capable of. Huge thanks to God for choosing me to be their daughter and huge thanks to my parents for listening to God in everything they do and for "training up a child in the way it should go"