Believing God's Truth

I don’t know when this thinking started to infiltrate my mind. Probably part of the American Dream we’ve all had instilled in us growing up. But I always did well in school so I could go to a good college. I went to a good college and studied hard, so I could get a good job. I stayed pure, so I could find a good husband. I applied lessons I’ve been taught at church and youth group and read my Bible and prayed, so God would bless/honor me. Sure, I’m not perfect and I’ve sinned. But in the grand scheme of things, I’ve done everything right… yet life hasn’t really turned out how I thought it would. Here I am—30 years old, single, living with my parents, not doing the job I imagined. This is not the life I pictured as a kid/teen/college student.

You shall know the Truth...

I am quite active helping with the youth group at my church. A few weeks ago we did a High School Girls Retreat to talk about purity. I wrote a devotional book for the girls to use and taught two lessons. A few had to leave early, so I turned my Sunday morning talk into a devo to send them. Here it is; I pray it's an encouragement to you. (Oh and I may not have been the best at citing my sources, so if it sounds like I didn't say it, I probably didn't.) Let me know what you think.

What words describe you? 

When I did this I put words like teacher, daughter, and youth leader, but also words like smart, sarcastic, and reliable. Did you use words like "beautiful", "loved", "valuable"?

My guess is you know what the Bible says…You know that God loves you and you are valuable and all that. BUT I also think most of us don't really believe that—our actions don't show it.