27 Things I've Learned in 27 Years

Here are 27 things I've learned over the course of my 27 years of life...

1. Never go grocery shopping hungry.
2. No one person can fill your every need. Only God can.
3. I am nobody's keeper. People must take responsibility for their own actions.
4. I am nobody's savior. There is one Savior, and His name is Jesus Christ.
5. Live within your means; budget your money. As a result, you can bless and give to others.
6. Not much comes close to the deliciousness of freshmade guacamole and Chipotle.
7. Love and serve others with all that you have. Put others before yourself.
8. Life is a journey. Always strive to better yourself, but don't expect yourself to be perfect.
9. Travel and see the world. Acknowledge and appreciate people of different cultures and ways.
10. Tell people you love them often; you never know when you won't have that chance.
11. Your body is your temple. Treat it well; it will pay off in the long run.
12. Acknowledge your weaknesses and flaws. Work on them. It will make you a better person.
13. Use your strengths, talents, and gifts to bring God glory in all that you do.
14. Our human understanding of right/wrong, just, and fairness might not be the same as God's view.
15. Surround yourself with people of like minds and interests who will encourage you to pursue your hopes, goals, and dreams, and encourage you in your faith.
16. What you believe affects what you think. What you think affects what you say and do. Know what you believe.
17. You can never DO anything to make God love you more. He loves you just as you are.
18. Change can be good. Learn to embrace it.
19. Hold onto the innocence of a child. I still have 10 stuffed animal penguins.
20. Never settle for less than God's best in relationships.
21. Plaza Azteca is the best. Enough said.
22. Be friends with people who will challenge you and keep you accountable.
23. You don't have to like or be friends with everyone. But honor and respect them, and see them as a child of God.
24. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
25. There is a purpose to all trials, obstacles, hurts, and sadness. God can bring goodness out of it all.
26. Acknowledge that we only see a portion of the timeline and picture. God sees and knows it all. His timing is often not our timing.
27. God will never leave you or forsake you. He will see you through it all.