Faith

When General Lane asked Supergirl, "How do you know that General Non and his army won't betray you?" Supergirl answered with, "I don't, but I have faith." What an example!

After being back-stabbed and ignored by so many growing up, I found faith to be hard to find. Honestly, I don't have faith in a lot people but a select few. Even those who I had had faith in before have broken my trust and ruined what good we had. It takes a strong person to put that behind them and open up their hearts again. People who knew my past, where I came from and what I had been through were the ones who had hurt me the most. However, the struggle remains as I find faith again. I lose it, I gain it and I lose it again. Constant battle. I'm still timid when I meet others, especially ones who make an effort to get to know me, the real me. I'm cautious and wary of others. It's not until I feel 80% comfortable that I come out of my shell, just a little. Looking back, I've improved on how I handle meeting new people though, I still hold back everything I can until it feels right.

Faith is hard to hold onto never mind find, but one must embrace it and use it daily. Without faith, you end up a hermit trapped. That is not what God intended for us. We are created with emotions that crave others. I love the friends that I have and hope to continue building relationships as well as building myself. It's when you are happy with who you are is when faith starts to grow and you are able to build others up. :D