5 Things I Stand By

1. I stand by God. I will never deny Him or His Gospel. I know what the truth is, and I will never let Him down.


2. I stand by my friends. Through life, you will find those that will always stand by you, and I will stand by them. This includes certain friends from high school, college, brothers and sisters, etc...


3. I stand by what's good and right. Integrity, patience, honor, courage, and all the other good traits that are found in earthly heroes, and especially in our Savior Jesus Christ.


4. I stand by growth. Another way of saying this is change for the better. Change is constant, but not always good. We must be consistently striving to change for the better. With that, I also believe that anybody can change and that everyone deserves another chance.


5. I stand by myself. That might sound selfish, but I know who I am, and I also know that nobody has the right to trample me down, no matter who they are. We are all different, and that's okay. We all make mistakes (big and small), and that's okay. We get back up, we brush ourselves off, and we try again. We're not always going to be perfect, great or even totally good sometimes; and that's okay. We stand by each other, we stand by ourselves, and we stand for Jesus Christ and His ability to make us better.




Tara J. Howard


Copyright October 2014