I remember taking the bus for the very first time. (By the way, I keep in contact with an awesome bus driver I had when I was little and she was the one who gave me the idea for this blog. Thank you Kim!) I remember being so shy around people, and never wanting to talk to anyone. I remember saying goodbye to friends and meeting new ones when I moved with my family. Even though elementary school was fun, I have to say this.... My most memorable school years are my four years of high school.
High school is the place where I met God. It's the place where I changed. And it's the place where I broke out of some major boxes in my life. In grade nine, I wasn't a Christian. In fact, I didn't want anything to do with God. I thought God was this lame little thing that people just waste their time to worship (my goodness! Was I ever wrong!). In grade nine, I had a boyfriend (who I broke up with in the same year, because nothing good was coming out of it...but anyway...). I remember always wanting to do drugs or alcohol, to get rid of the pain in my life. I hated the way I looked, I thought that no one was ever going to love me. when I broke up with my boyfriend, I thought no man was ever going to love me.... which brought the feelings that I was useless and just a plain old piece of junk.
Grade ten... well first semester was the same. Second semester of grade ten, my mom told me about this youth group that she really wanted me to go to. I thought, "Oh great.... she is getting religious on me." But, just to make her happy, I went. I can honestly say.... I LOVED IT! I haven't stopped going since. I am now on the music team there and I looooove every second of it! But that's not the end..... the month of May came around, and my mom wanted me to go to the church that the youth group is associated with. I wasn't ready for it... But I eventually went. Again.... but just to make her stop asking me! We walked in to the building of Third Day Worship Center, and I thought "What kind of mad house is this?!" But I soon came to realize... that this was not your typical church. It was CHURCH! What church was meant to be like. I could FEEL God in that service. The people were so nice and I could tell that they were there to worship. They weren't there to see their friends, they were there to seek their Jesus. It changed my life.
Grade 11..... I was a baby Christian. when I told my friends everything about what had happened to me, they thought I lost my head. That's when I realized that they don't know who Jesus was the way I do, and I can't talk about getting filled with the spirit around them. But me seeking God was enough for them to know that something really has changed in my life. I became more confident in myself, I carried myself differently, and for once in my life, I felt loved.
Grade twelve.....This was the year where my friends and I had an actual prayer group. These friends also go to my church... in case you were wondering :). We (the prayer group) would meet twice a week at lunch, except on those random times when we would meet every day at lunch, and pray for our school, and for revival to come to our school. I just want to say this. Vanessa, Emily, Luke, and Josh... I am very proud of you all. Keep the prayer group going, and keep strong with God. Even though I will not be there to pray with you guys, I will be praying for, not only the school, but for you guys. :)
So graduation literally came in a blink of an eye. When I walked up onto that stage, I felt as if I was taking one more step closer into my destiny. At my graduation, everyone had cards to give to the reader. What dd mine say? Well....... What will you be doing in the fall? Going Frontline Bible Training Center. What was your favorite memory here at LaSalle? Igknight Christian Fellowship, and coming to know God through out high school. What is your favorite saying? John 3:16 "For God so LOVED the world that He gave His one and only son, that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life".
God changed my life in high school, and I was not ashamed to admit it on that stage on Wednesday June 29, 2011. I took the opportunity to tell an auditorium filled with about 1000+ people about what God had done in my life. No I didn't get an award that night. But graduating with God in my life is the biggest award I will ever get. And I will remember it for the rest of my life.
Be blessed my friends. And to all of my fellow graduates at LaSalle, congrats and God bless.
Love,
Carley <3
Ps. Just because I feel like happy dancing! Do your happy dance too! :P
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