Teens Talkin' Faith by Michelle L. Trujillo

Teens Talkin' Faith by Michelle L. Trujillo

Author:Michelle L. Trujillo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.


AUTHOR’S NOTE: Remember, if you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, it is so important to reach out for help. Jillian’s cousin made a choice to take his own life. It was a choice he didn’t have to make. Parents, pastors, counselors, teachers or family friends would be the best people to talk to, or you could call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433).

. . . I didn’t understand why He had to take away my mother

When I was little I knew about God, and I thought that the only reason people prayed to Him was when they needed help. I never knew that you could just pray to Him if you were having a bad day and needed someone to listen. I would pray about things like making up with friends after a fight or finding a lost pet. I always made up with friends and I always found my lost pet, so I thought that God was the greatest. Then, when my mom died about four years ago, I was angry with God because I didn’t understand why He had to take away my mother. It wasn’t fair that all my friends had moms and I didn’t. I didn’t think that He was the greatest, and I never prayed anymore.

Four years later, I started to talk to someone about my mom’s death because I was having a hard time with it. She asked me about my faith, and I had no answer. I mean, I still believed in God and heaven, but it wasn’t the same as when I was little. I think I was still really mad at Him. She brought up faith a lot, though, and I always felt weird because I hadn’t thought about it in a long time. Then when she said she would pray for me, it made me think, Why couldn’t I pray for myself? I started to pray to God and asked Him to help me. After that, I felt a little bit more reassurance and comfort. So, I started to pray more often. It started to feel really good. I stopped praying to Him only for help, and started just to talk and tell Him what was going on in my life. Although I still miss my mom, I am not angry anymore, because now I know God is the greatest!

Marissa, 15



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