I want you to continue to always know how loved you are. No matter if you screw up, mess up, think that the mistake is unfixable, you are loved. God loves you more than you ever know and so do I!! There is no limit to His love.
Secondly, God created you just the way you are. He knows every hair on your head. He created you beautifully and wonderfully made in the image of him. He knew you even before you were born. Stay confident in who you are and dwell that you were made in the image of God. You are beautiful inside and out. Through all my experiences in school, I 100% recommend you be friends with everyone. I know that kind of sounds weird, but it will allow you to make relationships with people you never knew you could. I am definitely not saying be best friends with everyone and you definitely need that group of best friends to support you through everything, but keep your heart and eyes open to people. God is a people person and loves having a relationship with people. It will bring you so much joy knowing you can make someone's day but just saying " Hi ______". God will use you to do incredible things. Step out of your comfort zone. Take that scary step and just go for it. Meet new people, go crazy for Jesus, go on that mission trip, lead by example and your life will be forever changed. When you give that fear to Jesus, he will use you to connect with people and transform lives. Middle and High school is hard as heck. You will go through trial and error, mess up, be so confused in the problems of this world but I encourage you to take heart. Jesus told us when he was here he was like don't worry about the temptations of this world, take heart and He has overcome this world. You will get curious on different things you feel like "everyone" is doing, but please look back to God and trust Him. Following Jesus has been the best decision of all time. He will completely transform your life. Take advantage of the opportunity to connect with your small group and small group leaders. Be honest and vulnerable with them. God placed these people in your life for a reason. No matter what happens they will be there for you no matter what. And guess what?! Your small group leaders love you more than you will ever know. I can't even begin to explain the love I have you all you girls. Trust your small group leaders with everything. They will keep you accountable through every step. We want to be here for you!!! Pour your heart into them and they will pour it right back into you. God has given us an incredible gift of small group. Boys, oh boys. This is such a fun topic :) Middle and High school are so extremely tough that it's hard to date. Boys are immature at this age and sometimes don't have the mental capacity to care about someone in a relationship. But if you do, i challenge you to make sure of a few things first. What is the purpose of your relationship? If the purpose of the relationship isn't to Glorify God together, then he isn't the one for you. Jesus has specifically placed a man on this earth for you. He asks us to be patient and trust him. Secondly, are you confident? Many girls get into a relationship to find self worth. A guy can't do that for you. Only Jesus can. Fill that hole with Jesus and everything else will fall into place. Finally do your friends and family approve? Not just any friend you ask but ask someone you are close to or your awesome mama. These people want only the best for you and can sometimes see something you can't when you are in a relationship. And TRUST these people. When some girls get into a relationship, they put blinders up and can only see the good part. Be honest with those people so they can keep you accountable. Enjoy high school. Everyone says this but it is so true, it flies by. Freshman year you are like I just want to be a senior and be done with high school, but by senior year you don't want it to go by fast anymore. Take life slow and enjoy every moment. Laugh, be filled joy, have fun with your family and friends. Stay true to who you are though. It will be tough not to transform to the patterns of this world but when you stand up to the devil and show him who's boss (Jesus) everything changes. Also, AP classes are not everything. You will get into college no matter what, so don't take too many to overload yourself. You won't enjoy high school. Think of school as a place to make a difference. It is one of the darkest places someone could ever walk into. Not to scare you, but be that light. Shine that light that Jesus put inside of you!! And have fun! Love each of you more than you will ever know! I am and will always be here for you! I am only one call away!
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