[drumfan95]

I just came back from Youth Camp a couple of days ago. Normally, it's a life change for me. But this time, it was a life change for somebody else. At least, I hope so.
After worship on the last night at youth camp, everyone talks and everyone cries and it's normally my fave part of camp. But this time I missed group time after worship.
I was talking to a friend.
My friend didn't tell me all that was going on except for having a really hard time with guilt. The friend said that they had done something (didn't tell me what) and that they had prayed and prayed and prayed about it, but they still felt guilty. The thing is, that same thing happened to me. The friend also struggles with the thought of guilt coming back.
Lately, I have been struggling with my thoughts. I just can't seem to get my mind out of the gutter. But talking to my parents and reading my Bible had really helped. I have had some days where I feel completely terrible. But I am starting to have even better days than before. Still, I kept wondering why God would allow me to go through such a terrible thing. I would pray and talk to my parents about it, too. My mom had been talking to people at church and asking them to pray. Four different people had said, "I think the reason this is happening is because God is going to use her for something great." My mom had told me this, but up until camp, I hadn't really accepted it.
Anyway, my friend said that they kept thinking thought of guilt and thoughts that made them feel terrible. All of a sudden, it clicked. All of the words of encouragement started flooding into my head. Everything that anyone had told me about keeping my mind clean was right in my mind;all I had to do was say it.
I talked with my friend a long time, and afterward, I asked if the talk had helped and if they felt any better at all, and the friend said yes!
Anyway, the point I am trying to make is that whatever is happening in your life, it's happening for a reason. God has a plan for you. I didn't understand why God was allowing me to go through that rough period, and allowing me to still be going through it. But after I talked to my friend, I realized that I was able to tell about when I was in the gutter. And now I have words of encouragement from when I was falling into the sin, when I was at my lowest point, and now, as I am typing this, I am leaving the sin behind and learning why all this has happened in my life. So if any of you are having a rough time, just remember that God is God, and he knows what he's doing. Well, I hope this has helped somebody! And if you read this, then thank you. And remember that God is with you!