Who Am I?

It's a question that's been circling around in my head lately.. Who am I? It's one of those questions that go deeper than mere surface-level answers.. Sometimes I find that I don't ask myself this question enough..
So who am I? When asked this question, I created a small list of the person I believed myself to be.
I am a student. Unorganized, a procrastinator, and very precise. I am a lover of music, and the spring. I love blue, and to spend time with my friends..

I could go on.. I could. But at the end of this list, I've realized I've given no inclination of the person I am.. Because I am not my own. Who am I? Does it truly matter? I am part of a bigger picture. I am a branch on a tree that grows more everyday. It might sound so cliche.. But this is who I am. I am a broken girl. A sinner, who falls short.. A lot. I am a daughter of God. A person who loves people.. Most of the time. I make a lot of mistakes. I've said things I wish I could take back.

Who am I to God? I am His child. I am a person who for some reason, He sees some amount of significance in. He sent His only Son to die for me.. for my mistakes, for my flaws; my sins. I am so grateful to Him. I pray that the Lord will open my eyes to see the world the way that He does. To love the way He does. Because in the end, it doesn't really matter who it is that I am. It only matters who He is, and that I accept the fact that He can do so many better things with my life than I can.

Thank you, Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:17

God Bless! :)

God is Near

A passing face.
And I can see Your grace.
A shout in the crowd,
I'm listening for it now.
A touch of the fire
Ignites my heart.
And I won't stand still.
You won't let me go.
It's now I recognize
Your passing face.
Your amazing grace.
I shout through the crowd.
Please Lord, hear me now.
You are everything I know.
You are the all-consuming fire
Taking place within my soul.

Matthew 6:34

Here it is.. My first post! This is weird, right? I mean, how many teenagers do you know who blog? Okay.. Maybe you know many! I am so very new at this, so you will have to forgive my extreme naiveness concerning this technological world. I guess I could start this off by telling about myself, so here goes nothing..

I was raised by a family of Christians. My mom, a devout Christian along with my father and grandparents. My childhood consisted of kool-aide and cookies on Sunday to Bible stories cross-words. I loved it from the beginning. I've grown up living in a place where some of the standard 'norms' can be extremely oppressive. *I must preface anything I might say in this blog by saying, I do not mean to speak poorly or put down anyone. These are merely my own perspectives/perceptions.* Growing up, I found that my religion.. (I don't like that word).. relationship with Christ.. has been tested tremendously. I must give so much credit of my steady faith to the support of my parents and of course, my amazing Savior.

I guess my main goal is to use this blog mainly as.. not a diary, but more of a place where I can discuss the things that weigh down upon me in certain points of my life. Maybe I'll get to the point where other Christian bloggers will find my blog and understand where I am coming from; they will relate. And maybe this blog will remain unexposed and just a place where I can simply.. write out the things I cannot comprehend fully, so that I can see things from a different perspective. The way God intends me to see them. I worry all the time about so many things. I try to take control of things I never had the intention of taking direction of. I fail everytime. I keep forgetting that God is with me always and that I cannot do any of this alone because I am not supposed to. This life wasn't meant for me to live alone. So I will not worry, because today has what it needs, and God is storing up everything I will need tomorrow. He has my heart, I will give him the burden I cannot carry on my own. Praise our God! The One who is, who was, and who is yet to come. <3

Thank you for visiting. :)
God Bless
John 8:32