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Desiree Stevens
Mrs. Davis
Composition II: TR @ 10:30 a.m.
27 January 2015
I Have Faith in God
I believe that I shall always keep my faith strong in God throughout my whole lifespan.
With God I know that I can achieve anything I set my mind to. When I experience hardships, my
faith in God sometimes grows weak. I know that it shouldnt be that way; in fact, it should be the
exact opposite. My faith in God should be at its strongest when I have doubt in myself, or the
situations that I am surrounded by. Without God I would be nothing; therefore, I will forever
cherish him, and never forsake him. Everything in my life is based upon my faith in God,
throughout the superior, difficult, and questionable times.
Everyone experiences difficult times in their lives. I know that if I make it through the
bad times, there are superior times to shortly follow. God has blessed me with the pleasure of
being alive, and wellness within my family. I am extremely thankful to be alive today, because
there are others that do not have that privilege anymore. God has also kept my parents alive
throughout all the health issues they have experienced over time. My parents are my world, and I
have absolute no idea what I would do without them. God guided me through my first semester
of college, and gave me the ability to obtain a 4.0 GPA throughout the whole semester. I
struggled with my grades through high school, but that was from my own mistakes. There have
been predicaments that I shouldnt have made out of alive. Every morning that I wake up to my
parents alive and well it gives me a reason to smile. Without the family I have been blessed with,
it wouldnt be near as easy to smile as it is now. God serves as my protector daily, and he never

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leaves me astray in darkness or light. The superior times are the times that I am extremely
thankful for. I know that God almighty has provided me with those times, and he will continue to
do so forever.
There are countless of times that I have most definitely questioned myself about
numerous decisions Ive made. Those questions usually come about in the difficult times in my
life. There are times I question the good too, but it seems to appear more in the bad. My
Grandma Shirley meant the world to me, and she passed away the last day of my 9th grade year. I
was really upset with God for taking her at the time; however, I was still nave to the true
meaning of having faith in Gods plan no matter what. A few years later, my dad had a really bad
semi-truck accident, and I was really scared he wasnt going to make it. By this time, my faith in
God had become much stronger, and instead of becoming mad at God, I prayed that he wouldnt
take my dad away just yet. God most definitely came through with my prayer request, because
my dad is still alive with me today. When I was a little girl my mom was diagnosed with a brain
tumor, and she got really sick. My dad was a truck driver so he was never home, and that left me
to deal with issues I didnt really understand just yet. I had an extremely sick mom, and there
were times I honestly had no idea what to do but to call the ambulance. I look back at that
situation now, and I have no doubt in my mind that it was God who led me through that journey.
There are situations that I struggle with daily, and I have to pray to God to help me obtain a kind
heart with certain issues. God has given me the strength to persevere through anything that the
devil tries to rip apart in my life. I believe that my hard times have taught me how to be closer
with God, and to not turn away from him when life gets tough. There are times that I have
questioned his power and greatness; however, that is the biggest mistake I could ever make. God

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has pulled both me and my family through the darkest days of our lives. For that, I am forever in
debt, and forever thankful to him.
There are many reasons that have led me to believe that I should always keep my faith
strong in God throughout thick and thin. Sometimes I question whether I am taking the right
actions or making the right decisions. I have always known that I wanted to become a nurse of
some type, but Ive always struggled with what specific field I want to venture into past that. I
pray about this issue daily, because I know that God has a purpose and a plan for me. Everyday
there is some sort of decision that has to be made. Starting with if I am going to get up early
enough to look presentable or not. With all these decisions life throws my way, I cant help but
question whether Im making the right ones or not. I have to trust in God that he will help guide
me to make the right decisions. What I want the most out of my life is to be the best Christian
that I can possibly be. I will be the first to admit that I am a sinner and I make mistakes daily. I
am lucky enough to have the privilege of being forgiven for all my sins by God himself. I wish
that I could be half as amazing as the man upstairs. If I was, I would be so much more forgiving
and loving than I am today. I want to follow Gods path for me and never disappoint him. I want
to follow his guidance, but also follow his commandments. God leads me in the right direction
daily, as well as when I am in question with myself; however, its up to me to do the rest.
I do not believe in pressing my religion upon others, but I do believe I should share the
greatness he has brought into my life. Without God I would not be here, and no one that I love so
deeply would be here. There is no one greater in God in my life, and I wouldnt change that for
the world. I believe that everything and anything is possible with God in my life. I believe that I
should always have faith in him through the superior, difficult, and questionable times. I still
have a long ways to grow as a Christian, but I will continue to strive until I reach the point where

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God wants me to be. I believe that I am nowhere near perfect, but I am certain that our God is. I
believe in keeping my faith strong no matter how unfair it may seem.