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My Future Journey

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Mystery, something that is difficult or impossible to understand defines our life’s journey. For I have never faced a major problem that has completely changed my life. I do have a lot of problems; these are the problems that have gradually shaped me into who I am today. Problems like arguments, rejections, disagreements, or grief gave me wisdom and more experience for my future journey. My parents taught me how to pray, read the Bible and understand God in my early ages. They bought me storybooks about the Bible, they taught me how to behave in church. Out of all things, they chose to teach me about God first because they knew that God Himself is the most important thing. I believe every little thing we do, or the people we encounter are part of God’s plan for us. As I walk through this journey, I can feel more of God’s presence and love for me. God gave me so much grace. As a human being, I tend to forget God whenever I receive so much happiness from Him. I can sometimes feel like I do not need Him when I am not facing any problem. When I feel like God unimportant, I start to lose the urge of praying, and don’t bother to communicate with Him. God will then remind me of His importance by usually giving me some problems that will lead to me being

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