True gratitude is faith in God’s love, trusting that His promises run deeper than anything this world can offer us. It surpasses circumstances and frees us to live in abundance, full of the fruit of the Spirit — and to one day enjoy the eternal rewards that surpass our greatest desires.
Slowly, I started to take joy in the small things that brightened my day. Every day I was reminded that I am never alone—and neither are you.
I want you to know that being vulnerable and letting someone help does not equal complaining. You can let people in—even if you’re struggling, even if you don’t have one positive thing going on in your life, and even if your struggles are “not as bad” as someone else’s. You are worth being vulnerable. Yes, you are worth helping -- and your pain is worth voicing.
Yet you have never let any of this dull your sparkle. And you have faced far more loneliness and uncertainty than anyone should have to face, let alone a seventeen-year-old. Yet you carry it all with grace. I’ve never known how you do it.
