Overcoming Obstacles In My Life

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6. I was born into a Christian faith based family and it is through my faith that I have overcome the various obstacles thrown at me. I am currently going through one of the greatest obstacles in my life; living on the edge of the seat-being poor. The stress of my parents and our living condition and being a victim of bullying at a young age have all molded me in a way that's conquered this obstacle. It's a constant hardship that I encounter on a daily basis and I triumph over it every day through my education.

I was in fourth grade when my dad had lost his job. He was the only one who

Once my dad lost his job, money quickly became scarce causing me to wear clothes from years past and ratty old shoes from 3rd grade. I could never fit in with the girls at my school as they looked down at me in pity and disgust. I was always the weird girl who sat alone at lunch, the one that kids would talk about on the way to art class. When middle school began, I noticed everyone had phones except me, but that wasn't what bothered me, it was the fact that as the years began, my parents couldn't afford yearbooks, shoes, or book bags. I isolated myself during my middle school years, fearing someone would discover that I was poor and depended on the government to live. I will always remember this one moment in middle school, in which one of the most popular girl's was going to hold a pool party and almost half the school was invited. I can still see and hear the smirk from the girl as she walked away from me and said "Oh honey, I don't even think you would have the money for the gas to even come to the party". Though it took time, I turned to God and sought help. It made me realize that peoples words belong to them and that you decide whether or not their words hurt