The Crucible Beliefs

Over the past few weeks my English class has been reading the play, The Crucible. This is an amazing story that involves the Salem Witch trials and what actually happened during them. One of the main characters, John Proctor, faces a life or death situation when he is convicted of working with the devil and he can either confess and be set free or stay strong in his beliefs and be hanged. John Proctor makes the hard decision and decides to stay true to his beliefs and be hanged. I agree with the statement "it is better to die for what you believe in rather than save your life." The reason I agree with this statement is because of my belief in God. My Faith in God is very strong and if I was to be in a situation where I had to deny God or die for God, I would make the decision to die for my beliefs. The statement "it is better to die for what you believe in rather than save your life." applies to my life in many ways but the main reason I believe in it is because of my belief in God.

We are Flawless to Him

Anne Bradstreet, a famous poet, uses many different literary technique’s to describe her love of God in “Upon the Burning of Our House.” Bradstreet’s poem was very well written and made me want me to think about something that inspires me as God inspires her.  A song that motivates me everytime I listen to it is "Flawless" by Mercyme.

No matter the bumps

No matter the bruises

No matter the scars

Still the truth is

The cross has made

The cross has made you flawless

No matter the hurt

Or how deep the wound is

No matter the pain

Still the truth is

The cross has made

The cross has made you flawless

My favorite line in this song is “The cross has made you flawless” because it doesn’t directly say it but this song is basically saying that we are flawless to our God. These lyrics are very heart warming and very inspiring for many reasons. This song gives me the reminder of the fact that Jesus did die on the cross for me and He did make me whole again. Every time I hear this song I remember that I have no reason to doubt God or doubt the things that happen in my life because He has a plan for me and I know whatever happens has a reason. The plan that God has for me might not be evident to me now but I can always listen to this song and I remember that He is working on my life and what's in store for me. 

My Amazing Grace

In English class, we have been watching a movie called Amazing Grace. This movie is about a man named William Wilberforce who fights for his whole life to abolish the slave trade and in the end, he accomplishes his goal. This story inspires me because their are many goals I would love to accomplish in life. One of the goals specifically would be to have children. Having children might be a very common goal but I have always wanted to have a family. Getting married and having children has always been one of my major goals and I hope to work for it and accomplish it one day just like William Wilberforce accomplished his goal.

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Three Main Goals for my Junior Year

High school has flown by and I cannot believe I am already A Junior! I am so excited for this school year and I cant wait to see what God has in store for me. This past week has already been very good because of a mix of things including cheer leading, friends, and just school in general. I have a few goals for this year and one of them is that I want to become closer to the people around me. I have a lot of classes with some people that I never even speak to so I want to be able to have conversations with those people and become good friends with them because you can never have too many friends. Another one of my goals is to raise my GPA, I know that this can be challenging but I am ready for a challenge and I am prepared to do well in all of my classes. Finally, my last goal for Junior year is to become closer to God, over the summer I become very close to Him and i'm so excited to see my relationship grow with Him all year long! I'm not even a week into junior year yet and I can already tell that it is going to be one amazing year!

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