Love Always
There is a
scripture that is closest to my heart and it is: “Let all that you do be done
in love.” I Corinthians 16:14. It is
near to my heart because God, the master of love, first loved us, and he wants
us to love one another. “See what great love the Father has lavished on us…” I
John 3.1. So, I thought this is THE scripture of my heart and it will be how I
try to live every day and for the rest of my life. And, I want to encourage
others to do everything they can to love.
The
dictionary says that love as a noun (which is used to identify a person, place
or thing) means to have a strong affection for one another, a warm attachment
or enthusiasm and a benevolent concern for the good of another. As a verb, love means to hold dear or
cherish, to be passionate about, to adore or hold deep affection. A verb is
used to describe an action or state.
A platform
is something that a person chooses to be passionate about, spends time
volunteering for or helps make better. There are many, many places in the world
to give your time and energy to and bring about awareness. By promoting an idea
or cause, positive things can happen! The North Dakota International Pageant
System promotes volunteerism. Being Miss Pre Teen ND Intl 2019 lets me live out
my platform in a bigger way and it makes me want to do more and more.
My platform is LOVE Always and it is my action plan.
Love stands for:
Let all that you do be done in love. I Corinthians 16:14.
This special verse of mine means having a mindset with love behind every
action.
Offer gifts and talents through service to
make others happy. This is how I want to make an impact.
Volunteer whenever you can! This can be as
simple as holding a door open for someone or big such as a food drive. See the
opportunity to assist.
Empower others by enriching their lives to
create a better world. And, encourage others to join in.
Love Always means that I want to spread more
kindness, joy, and happiness to everyone through love. When we love others, we
become a better person and we contribute to the world. Love calls us to do
more.
I chose my
platform, LOVE Always, because we should: “Be devoted to one another in love.
Honor one another above yourselves.” Romans 12:9-10. I love doing things for
others!
One of my
biggest passions to “Love Always” is the Backpack Program. This program helps
students get nutritious food that they need to eat on the weekends. This is
sometimes the only meals that students get until they return to school. Without
proper nutrition, students have a harder time learning and I want my classmates
and other students to have the best opportunity to learn. We can show love to
these students by giving them food for a weekend. In my community, they
distribute over 1600 bags each week! Each bag contains enough basic food for
the weekend. My film crew at school volunteered to pack meals and filmed the
process. My goal is to show the film to my entire school. This will educate
students who do not know about the program and will encourage more volunteering
by young students. Hopefully more people will help with the backpack program or
seek their own volunteer passions. I am aiming to volunteer each month during
the school year.
My platform
of “Love Always” has opened up my eyes for so many more ways to spread love. I
have volunteered with or supported many other organizations such as: Feed My
Starving Children, Cookies for Cops, The Joy Project, the Ronald McDonald
House, Kiwanis Pancake Karnival, Child Evangelism Fellowship, Down Home and
many others. I am still developing the areas where I want to volunteer and how
I want to make a difference. Each volunteer opportunity inspires me to do yet
another thing.
But, one
doesn’t have to spend a huge amount of time volunteering or take on some big
project. We can love others when we listen, smile, hold a door for someone,
call a friend, send flowers or many, many other things. I want to encourage you
to do more volunteering and take even just a tiny bit of time out of your day
to help someone out.
Whatever
your passion, I encourage you to “Let all that you do be done in love” because
you will make a difference in the world if you do!
Love Always,
Lilia Rexin
Miss Pre
Teen North Dakota North Dakota International 2019
