To me, being a Christian means always trusting in God, even when your life is not going as you have planned it. When things are not going right, like if I get in trouble at home or I don't do well on a test, I know that God will still love me for who I am.

 I know God is always there for me, watching and waiting. God can forgive anything that we do. You can tell yourself that there is no way God can forgive what I just did, but God can. God's love is eternal; God will never stop loving you. Trusting in God means knowing he will still love you no matter what goes wrong.

 To trust in God means praising God when things are going bad and when things are going good. God has been good to me in so many ways. I live in a nice house in a community without crime. I live in a free country where one day I will have a say in the government. I have a family that loves and cares for me. I have the privilege of getting an education and one day going to college.

Sometimes when things go wrong I complain about my life. I can say how horrible my life is and how everybody else has a perfect life. However, compared to other people, my life has been blessed by God. God is truly amazing, God makes all things possible.