Promises

I'm starting this school year off fresh, with a few promises I'm going to make with myself. Every girl should follow these few rules: (males could too, changing "guy" to girl)

Never let a guy disrespect you again.
This involves anything, especially speaking to me as if I were an item, making sexual suggestions, wanting just to "get some" (which believe me, happens more often then you'd think)

Never ever think you're ugly.

Never lower your standards; never think "this is the best i'm going to get"

Fight for what you believe in.

Remember your morals.

Make a difference in someone's life- put someone above yourself.

Give more than you take.

Love like you've never been hurt.

Give everyone the chance they deserve. Trust them, believe they are good people, until proven wrong. Then, when proven wrong (which will happen) still be their friend, and pray for them.

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Well. that's my rant.
I'm honestly tired of guys being all sweet and conniving, and then when it comes down to it, all they want to do is make out with me. Or something else. Little do they know I respect myself more than they think.
But I'm also tired of my own tendency to judge people on their past behaviours and actions. I had a great devo last night. I'll write it for you.
"He forgives your sins, every single one. - Psalm 103:3"
It's against God's nature to remember forgiven sins. He who is perfect love cannot hold grudges. If he does, then he isn't perfect love. And if he isn't perfect love, you might as well stop chasing a fairy tale. But I believe in His loving forgetfulness. And I believe He has a graciously terrible memory.
I love this devotional because it reminds me that when God forgives someone's sins, they cease to exist, He cannot remember them. If God has forgiven that person for the bad things they did in the past, then they shouldn't matter to you. They are unwritten. You cannot judge a person's heart by what sins they've committed in the past. Imagine if someone did that to you? What kind of person would you be in their eyes? Don't lie to yourself and say "i've done nothing bad"... God sees all sin equal. What if humans did?
I want to love like Jesus did. Like He still does. I've got to stop looking at the splinter in other people's eyes, when I can't get the plank out of my own.

I challenge you. Love. like there is no tomorrow. like Jesus is watching. like you want to someday be loved.