What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, No pain- no gain... life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it! These are all great things to ponder!
I felt like I was living a double life! At school, I was perceived as this girl who was available for anything guys wished for. At home, I was guilty and ashamed, but at church- I WAS ALIVE! It was like it was raining all day every day and I got to see a beautiful rainbow every Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday night! The only thing that got me through those rainy days was to know how beautiful the rainbow was going to be!
I won't forget my boyfriend through High School. He was from South Africa and he told me over and over how much of an "All-American" girl I was. That when they were living in South Africa, there was a stereo-type that everyone had of an American Girl. He said I fit that image to a tee! I used to love hearing that. To me, that was a huge rainbow because it was just about the only thing I heard from someone my age that meant I was something more than what was expected.
People tell me I am so "mature for my age". Well, thanks for calling me young- that's starting to sound better and better each year! But I will say maturity doesn't come without hardship. You find me an 18 year old that respects their parents, chooses to prioritize their life, confides in God, and is humble- and I will show you someone who has dealt with a little rain.
On the flip side, you show me an arrogant teenager, expecting the world to hand them all their desires because they think they deserve them, disrespects their parents, has a temper, and flaunts every good thing about themselves- and I will show you a cloud that will never produce a rainbow! It will remain dull forever and light will not reflect.
You see, the reason a rainbow shows color is because it is a reflection of the sun's lightrays beaming off of the water. Without the sun, there is no rainbow because there is no light- only gloom. Its the same way with our lives. If there is no SON, Jesus, to reflect light off of our rainy days, we are living in gloom. The days will remain dark and gloomy...the rain clouds will hover over us like Eeyore, and we will live in a dark world of self- pity and shame. BUT, when we let the SON shine His love on us, it doesn't just shine on us, it shines through us and we become a beautiful rainbow of His own reflection- and people see Christ and His love through our rain!
So when we have bad days, those rainy days - the ones with alot of pain and hardship, search for the lightsource! Seek Jesus, the light, and before long, you will see a rainbow!
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