2.52 PM So I went to Fall Getaway this weekend and it was super fun. But I'll talk about that later. First, I want to put something else in my journal. Why, you ask? Because it's MY journal, that's why. As previously stated, I am working this semester to write a "mission statement" for my life right now. I finished week one, which was writing my Biblical purpose. First, I looked at these verses and rewrote them as they applied to me: Matthew 28:19-20 Matthew 16:24-27 Matthew 22:37-40 Matthew 6:30-34 John 13:34-35 Acts 1:8 Ephesians 2:8-10 Philippians 3:8-14 Colossians 2:6-7 2 Timothy 2:1-4 1 Timothy 4:12 2 Peter 1:3-8 So here's my Biblical purpose that I wrote from these verses. I am here on Earth to love God with my entire being. To love God, I must deny myself and my selfish nature, and take up my cross and, with it, the burden of being a Christian. My soul is my greatest (and only true) possession and by giving it to God, I am showing my love for him. He, in turn, loves me and gives me what I need so I don't have to worry about anything. I'd rather be found in Christ Jesus, my Savior, than in material things. I am not perfect but I seek to know Jesus. I forget what is behind me and reach toward my future in heaven that God has called me to. God has also called me not only to love Him but also love my fellow man. And if I truly love others, I will want to share Christ with them. I am to teach others in the way of the Lord so that they might also have the true happiness that comes only from Him. And just because I am young means nothing. I can set an example of a believer in Christ through my life, the way I love others and God, in my faith, and by being pure. By doing all this, God will fulfill his promise that through him I can be part of the divine and escape this world, its corruptions and evil desires. I am so proud of this because it truly states the way I feel right now. "my soul, my soul must sing . . . . beautiful one" you know you love me ;)