I was Christian all my life. I believe in God all my life. But I didn’t get serious about having a relationship with God until around 2009ish 2010ish.
So, I was Christian all my life. Specifically a Catholic because my mom was Catholic. I just considered myself the Catholic denominational because my mom was.
I’ve done a lot of things that people have done before they went to Christ. I cursed, I lied, I steal. Those were the huge things in my life. I wasn’t a huge curser, but it was still cussing. I didn’t lie a lot, but it was still lying. I very rarely stole things, but it was still stealing. Most of the stealing part was from when I was only about six or seven years old, so I didn’t know better then. I started to cuss in middle school. Lying is natural. I used to say ‘Oh My G—’ all the time.
But I needed to change that. I learned to stop stealing, my cussing decreased, I stopped using God’s name in vain, but I wasn’t feeling better of course.
In my junior year of high school, 2010 - 2011 year, I was going through a storm. One time, one of my friends that was in my physics class talked to me about a church she went to on Wednesdays and wanted me to go. I decided to go and my goodness I met so many nice people. Those people I met are my friends today. It was amazing and it really opened my eyes. I didn’t have very many Christian friends when I lived in Ohio, so this was a huge turn around for me. A few of those friends are now my closest friends because they helped me through my storm.
Earlier that year, I repented, because I knew that I needed to. My now friends I met in church helped me realize that. They prayed for me, with me, helped me, encouraged me. I knew I needed Jesus. I needed to change my life style. I realized that I couldn’t overcome my storm alone and on my own. It took the whole year, but I finally got over that storm, thanks to Jesus Christ.
I’m still not perfect. I will never be perfect. I still lie on rare occasions, and very rarely, but accidentally, curse. Especially cursing. Those words are no longer a part of who I am and no longer a part of my vocabulary. But accidents happen. I ask Jesus for forgiveness for every sin and pray about every problem and every good thing.
I don’t consider myself Catholic anymore. I now consider myself Baptist. But every once in a while I think about if I want to be considered a Baptist or Non-denominational. It’s still something I need to decide and pray about.
My life changed a whole lot when I actually accepted Christ. I pray every day now. I read the Bible every day now. I created Christian related art and writings. I praise and point to The King through my passions, whether it be writing, music/band, art, etc. I have a passion to share the Gospel with others. I have a passion to study the Bible. These were things I NEVER had desire of before, even though I believed in God all my life. Can you see how drastically Jesus can change your life? It’s truly amazing!
I am making a goal to be more confident on sharing the Gospel with others, believers and nonbelievers alike. I really want people to know about Jesus and how amazing He is. I will do anything to point others to Christ, whether it’s through the talents God has given me or through talking to someone about Him.
Again, I’m not perfect. I still go through storms. I still sin. I still make mistakes. But to know God loves me enough to give His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die for me to forgive me of my sins and because He loves me is just beyond amazing. I’m blessed to have God’s unconditional love. Nothing is more amazing than this. Just to know He will never leave me nor forsake me is too great beyond my words.
PRAISE THE LORD FOR CHANGING MY LIFE AND HELPING ME THROUGH MY LIFE!
I get to experience happiness and joy I never experienced before. I get to experience peace and comfort. I never experienced such true joy and love and peace before until I got serious with my relationship with Christ. And I want to continue to grow this wonderful relationship deeper and deeper.
Being a Christian doesn’t mean you’re going to become perfect and that you will never feel pain ever again. There will be trials to make your faith and trust in God stronger. Some of them will take a few hours to get through, some will take a really long time to get through. But I know that God will get you through everything and anything. Just trust Him. He has a plan for me. He has a plan for you!
PRAISE GOD FOR ALL THE GOOD HE HAS DONE! HALLELUJAH!
Getting to know Jesus and having a relationship for Him is the best decision I have made and will ever make in my life. I will continue my journey with Jesus for the rest of my life and eternity, through good and bad.
THANK YOU, GOD, FOR REVEALING YOURSELF TO ME!
GOD, YOU ARE SO GOOD! YOU ARE AMAZING! YOUR LOVE NEVER FAILS TO AMAZE ME!
AMEN!
