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I live a life of constant realisation. 

I realise I am amazingly blessed to live a life where I know God, and have a personal relationship with Jesus. I believe in Him, and I believe He's made my life exceedingly and abundantly all I could have ever done for myself. 

I realise a lot of times we let many things that should never be cliches become cliches. Pastor Lian told us today - "never get familiar with the favour of God". My entire existence is based upon my Saviour's death on the cross. It's not a one time thing. 

I realise my IB testimony is not a U-A sort of testimony that many were sharing. It's a God brought me to a better place testimony. It is a God worked through me through the past two years, showing me His heart - His real heart, revealing my identity, showing me what a "Christ in me" was capable of. Yes, putting me in the right place at the right time and favour with the examiners, but it is a lot more than that. As always, the IB and the amazing results my A level friends achieved - it's a side effect of God's grace, and not the other way round. 

I think you take a while to come to this conclusion, but if I could choose again, I'd honestly not live another person's life. It is as if you start out as an empty vessel and grow, and learn, and form a relationship with yourself (if that's possible). You start to love yourself a bit more and appreciate yourself from where you've come, and you've built a completely unique relationship with Jesus that I would not change for the world. 

- also, hillsong united's zion is ah.ma.zing, so do check it out (!!!)