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Thank You!

 Wow, what a wonder. 

Thank you, God, for the people You have placed in my life. Thank You for the influence they have played on my life, and please help me to be a good influence on them. Please help me to be a shining light for You, as You have allowed them to be for me. 

Thank You, Lord, for my family who is always there for me. Thank you for loving parents who are able to firmly point out when I am living in sin, but still love me and forgive me once I admit that I was in the wrong. Thank You for allowing them to be by my side as I work, through Your strength alone, to make recompense for the mistakes that I have made. Thank You for providing for them so they could provide for me during my years living with them, and even now in college. Though I am far away from them, I know that you still care for them as much as You ever have. Thank you. 

Thank You, Lord, for my extended family. For Aunts and Uncles, cousins, and grandparents who love me and care for me as well. Thank You for allowing us to be able to gather in groups and make time work so we can all meet together at the same time. Thank You for creating technology so I can keep in touch with them long-distance. 

Thank You for close friends, and even not-so-close friends. Thank You for allowing me to develop relationships with peers and learn from them. Thank You for helping me be a useful tool in their lives when they are having a rough day or going through struggles. Thank You that they are there for the same reason. Thank You that my friends are forgiving, only through Your strength, and that You have helped us reconcile back to You with each other. 

Thank You that I can be a mentor to others. Thank You that I can be a light to shine for you. Thank You for giving me opportunities to show others who You are and what You have to give to them. Thank You for helping me reminder others about the truth of You and Your Word and everything about You. Thank You for helping me grow as others mentor me in the same way, when I have moments when I fall away. 

Thank You for the power of prayer. Thank You for others who are praying for me. Thank You for reminding them about me and my personal struggles. Thank You for helping them encourage me though we are miles and miles away. Thank you for the power of prayer so I can pray for others, and bring their requests to You as well. 

It's all You God. None of this would have been possible without You. Thank You for everything both physically and mentally You have given me. Thank You for life. Thank You!

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