Standing Strong

I've been reading and learning a lot about prayer lately.  Part of the reason is that I'm writing a novel, and the main theme's prayer is powerful, so I've been looking up verses.  Writing it has really helped me in praying. I have a book called, Please Give Me Another Chance, Lord by Lorraine Peterson.  I suggest you look it up.  It's for teenagers, or anyone, who is learning how to pray. One of the chapters in the book is called "What If You Asked God 1,487 Times, and There's No Answer?"  That's the hardest part of praying- waiting for an answer. A cartoon in the chapter shows two girls walking by a church sign that reads, "pray every day."  One of the girls tells the other, "I'm not talking to God again until He gives me the TV I asked for nine months ago!"  This is exactly what a lot of people go through.  They ask for something, but when they don't receive it right away, they make a "deal" with ...

Just recently I was searching for a summer job.  I already had a cleaning job with my mom, but she said it would be good if I had a job where I was actually interacting with the public. So, I went to work trying to find a job, with the help of my parents. Unfortunately, I didn't have much luck.  I looked around, but couldn't find very many places that I was actually interested in, and the places I was weren't hiring.  Then I found a well-known amusement park that I really liked. Luckily, they were hiring. I filled out an application and set up an interview. When I went in the administrative building, there was a lady who started talking to my family and I about how she made the costumes for the place. When my interviewer called me in, and I was getting up from my chair, the lady said to me, "Use your gifts and talents for God, sweetheart." She then turned to my interviewer and pointed at me, saying, "She's the one for the job."  I was really exc...