surviving High School

Surviving High school

        There are many different struggles that come with high school; first of all we are all just trying to discover who we are. Puberty and hormones play a huge role in High school as you are starting to like the opposite sex. I think one of the biggest parts of high school is who you make friends with; pier pressure is very real in this stage of life. I am so grateful that I go to a Christian school where I can express myself freely without being judged. No matter where you go there will always be that pier pressure, but it is more common among bigger schools. To be honest, I am one to easily give in to pier pressure, and that is why I am so grateful to be at a small Christian school.

      I huge portion of my life I spent trying to find my identity and this was hard because it took countless times of failure before I finally understood who I was.Before I knew who I was, I would find reassurance and comfort in boys. That was my fall back plan every time I felt down or needed a complement I would find peace when my guy friends or boyfriend would compliment me. This had become a part of me, and my reality to make myself feel better was to receive compliments. This was terrible because when I lost a boyfriend I no longer had that comforter.  I would then make fun of others to make me feel better about myself. This had now consumed me and become a part of my everyday life. I could not change it, or at least I did not think that I could. 

     When I came to Faith Bible High school I realized that I had become the person I was in middle school because of the people I hung out with. I was surrounding myself with bitter and negative people and I started to rot inside. I had become just like them. I did not know I would make a change, but I knew I had to do something before this turned into my permanent identity. As I started reading my Bible and surrounding myself with Christian friends, my attitude towards life started changing. I became less and less focused on myself and I started to develop a new joy, a pure joy. As I learned more about Christ I found that my new identity was in Him and that I was made new because of Him. 

     Throughout my life, the biggest lesson I have learned is to love one another. That is one of God's greatest gifts and commands to man kind. When you love you keep no record of wrongs. When you love, you take the focus off of yourself. When you love, you see a greater picture. Love overcomes everything.