My name is Dominic and I'm almost 11
years old.
Dominic lives with his mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa. He enjoys all kinds of
hobbies, but one is his favorite. I like
to build things. I also like karate a lot.
I love karate because I got to really
express myself and I get to have fun
and I also get to build character and
build physical strength. Learning karate
is hard work.
Dominic practices up to three times a
week. Plus, he practices at home with his
dad. The hardest thing about karate is
definitely a lot of push-ups, leg lifts,
sit-ups. Dominic knows that he needs to
trust Jesus when things get hard.
There was this board-breaking thing and
I saw all the other kids break it with
their palm. Right here, right here.
Boom. It just didn't work out for me. Dominic
failed to break the board with his hand
but he didn't give up.
He continued to train and he asked Jesus
to help him. And I said I'm gonna break
this board it's an obstacle in my way and
let me push through it and I broke it.
Another part of karate is taking tests
to earn new belts. Each belt color
represents a new level. Earning a new
belt is hard. I was very discouraged on
the first day because I was afraid it
was I'm gonna pass and that's what
brought me down. The second day I was
feeling very, very discouraged. Very, very,
very sad and I thought I don't think I'm
gonna pass this and I didn't. I failed
and I failed and I failed. Finally, got to
the last day that I could possibly test
and I said this isn't gonna be like
those last times. I am going to pass it. I
said you know what Jesus can help
me get through this. I'm just gonna pray
to him today. I am gonna pass the test
tomorrow. And I did. In the Bible, in the
book of Philippians, chapter 4 verse 13,
it says, "For I can do everything through
Christ who gives me strength."
My three-day test, it was really hard and
Jesus helped me through that. I was
nervous for it.
If you're going through hard things I
suggest that all you need to do is just
trust in God and he'll help you. Pray to
God and he can get you through anything.
Jesus power helps us do hard things
