Rachel
In the Bible, Rachel was the mother of Joseph, who you may remember as the brother who was sold into slavery by his older half-brothers. Rachel was only able to marry Jacob after her worked for her father for 14 years. That’s some dedication! She must have been a pretty special lady.
Today, I’d like to introduce you to another Rachel. As part of this year’s celebration of Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day, I’ve invited a high school student from my community to write today’s post. I gave her free reign to right about whatever she wanted…and here’s what she has to say:
The Lord in My Life
By Rachel Fisher, a student from Line Mountain High School
I am a junior in high school who has been a Christian since the age of six and a regular church-goer. I was even raised in a nice Christian home where my parents would read bible stories to us at night when I was younger. This being said, I was very unaware and naive of what middle school, even high school, would be like for me. I could truthfully say that I thought that other people who I would come in contact with would not use profane language and they would be Christians.
I was wrong about that. Things changed as I became more mature and had to deal with tough times in life, such as when my younger sister, who has health problems, is admitted to the hospital. This is where I turned to God in my life and just leave things to Him because He is all-powerful.
My youngest sister was born when I was seven years old, but she was born months early. They had to do a C-section so that my sister would be born, and this was a scary point in my life because even though I did not know it until later, the doctors had lost both my mother’s and my sister’s vitals. Thanks to the Lord, both of them survived and I was given a little sister, even though she has many health problems and was hooked up to the monitors at a young age.
As I grew older, I started to pray to the Lord about my sister–to help her, because among her multiple health problems she has cerebral palsy and asthma. I just wanted her to be able to walk right. Her health problems did not stop her from loving the Lord as best as she could at a very young age. The stories of how delightful she was and how she told people about God made me think about my own life and how I should live my life for the Lord like there is no tomorrow because I do not have major health problems.
God has helped me through all the times my sister has been in the hospital by keeping her safe. This means that the Lord helps everyone through the rough times, but one has to know that sometimes what happens is not what you want to happen. The Lord knows what is right for that you and all you have to do is believe in him and trust him with your life.
April 26th, 2007 at 8:52 am
That is a wonderful post Rachel. Thank you for sharing it with us!
April 26th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Rachel,
May our Lord keep you strong as you go through your life. Lean on HIM -
thank you for writing.
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April 26th, 2007 at 10:50 am
Great post Rachel! Sometimes we all need a little reminding that we should give our worries to the Lord. Thanks for reminding me of that today.
April 26th, 2007 at 11:11 am
Thank you Rachel for sharing that with us. You seem like a smart, sweet young woman.
April 26th, 2007 at 11:27 am
Rachel,
Thanks for sharing your story with us!
April 28th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
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April 30th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Hey Rachel,
Thanks so much for this post. I really enjoyed it. You hang firm onto your faith as you finish school and head to the next chapter of your life. When you feel swayed, take a step back and remember what you know. Sounds like you’re set in your faith and that’s a wonderful thing!
May 2nd, 2007 at 3:40 pm
[...] Are homeschoolers less exposed to the world around them? May 2nd, 2007 by Summer Minor I often hear among the arguements against homeschooling that children who are homeschooled are not prepared for the “real world”, that they are kept in bubbles and unaware of how the rest of the world works. I think that this depends on the family itself. Some parents choose to expose their children to more things than other, meaning that some children reach puberty only knowing how their family works while others know more about the world around them. But this does not affect just homeschoolers. A quote in a post at Find Religion by a high school student named Rachel stuck out to me. I was very unaware and naive of what middle school, even high school, would be like for me. I could truthfully say that I thought that other people who I would come in contact with would not use profane language and they would be Christians. [...]