Monday, April 21, 2014

His Mercy Endureth Forever....

When I was born I was adopted by a two parent family who loved me very much
His Mercy Endureth Forever.
Before I was a year old my parents were saved
His Mercy Endureth Forever
When I was 2, I started to pray for a baby brother
His Mercy Endureth Forever
When I was 3, God gave me a baby brother
His Mercy Endureth Forever
When I was 4, God gave me a Sunday School Teacher who helped me to understand salvation
His mercy endureth forever

After my first two years in elementary school all but one of my friends moved away
His mercy endureth forever
When I was in 3rd grade my best friend moved away to Guam
His mercy endureth forever
The next school year I started getting bullied by older boys in my school
His mercy endureth forever
When I was in 5th grade my family left the church we were attending and began searching for a new church.
His mercy endureth forever
My family began attending a church that had kids my age
His mercy endureth forever
When I was in 6th grade we left that church
His mercy endureth forever
I turned my back on my family and stopped believing in God, after all if there was a God why would He let bad things happen to good people
His mercy endureth forever.
I struggled spiritually and academically through the next year of my life
His mercy endureth forever
When I was in eight grade my family began attending a new church and I switched schools.
His mercy endureth forever.
I was able to have a new beginning
His mercy endureth forever

I began to realize that there really was a God and that He did love me
His mercy endureth forever.
I met my high school best friend at my new school.
His mercy endureth forever
I almost failed eighth grade
His mercy endureth forever
The Lord brought new teachers to my school
His mercy endureth forever
I determined to succeed in high school
His mercy endureth forever
When I was in 10th grade I was involved in a relationship that I should not have been
His mercy endureth forever
God protected me and allowed the boy I was in a relationship with to never touch me.
His mercy endureth forever
In the middle of that year my best friend began to physically abuse me
His mercy endureth forever
At the end of that school year both of my best friends were kicked out of school
His mercy endureth forever
God brought me to the lowest I had ever been
His mercy endureth forever
I let anger and bitterness dwell in my heart
His mercy endureth forever

That summer my parents forced me to go to horse camp
His mercy endureth forever
The Lord brought a great man to preach simple sermons during my first week there
His mercy endureth forever
God worked in my heart during that whole first week
His mercy endureth forever
I got saved on July 31, 2009 at Camp Ironwood in California
His mercy endureth forever
God changed my life
His mercy endureth forever

God allowed my best friend to ask for forgiveness
His mercy endureth forever
God carried up both through our junior and senior year of high school
His mercy endureth forever
The day after her graduation she fell into sin and our friendship ended
His mercy endureth forever
I struggled with an eating disorder and depression during my senior year of high school
His mercy endureth forever
I finished my last year of high school with a 4.0 and prepared to go to college
His mercy endureth forever
God allowed me to live with my sister for the summer
His mercy endureth forever
I left for college in the fall to pursue my dreams
His mercy endureth forever
God gave me more friends than I could imagine, including a new best friend
His mercy endureth forever


God carried me though three years of college
His mercy endureth forever
During those three years I faced many trials
His mercy endureth forever
My health failed and I became very sick
His mercy endureth forever
Headaches would leave me paralyzed in bed all day
His mercy endureth forever
Hurtful emails from old best friends filled my inbox
His mercy endureth forever
Terrifying nightmares began to plague my sleep
His mercy endureth forever
After two years of searching for answers God brought me two doctors who were able to find out why I was sick
His mercy endureth forever
For the first time in two and a half years, I felt well again
His mercy endureth forever
My family went through many trials as well
His mercy endureth forever
He brought much heartache and pain
His mercy endureth forever
I met my biological mom and her family
His mercy endureth forever
I am now three weeks away from finishing my junior year
God's mercy still endures forever.