Many of you have suggested that I share my personal testimony... so here I go.=)
I’ve always grown up in a Christian home with wonderful parents that love me. I was always a very happy child without a care in the world. Mom always called me her
‘little sunbeam’.Then at the early age of nine or ten I started to realize (thanks to my wonderful Dad’s daily devotions) that I was a sinner, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t be good enough. I needed someone’s help. Pretty soon I wasn’t the carefree little girl anymore. I knew all the answers though, I had lots of Bible verses memorized, and I knew what I should do. I knew Jesus died for my sins, and all that. But it was just head knowledge, and not heart knowledge
In the middle of all this, the Twin Towers fell. That had a huge impact on my young life. I began to think for the first time
“If I died to night where would I go?” I didn’t know. This uncertainty went on for a miserable year or so. Then finally I came to the place where I couldn’t take it anymore. I decided that I would talk to Dad about the way I felt. So on April 23 2002 I did tell Dad the way I was feeling. Dad got his Bible out and read verse after verse about Jesus and His great love for me, and my great need of a Him.
I broke down into tears, repented of my sins, and put my full trust in Jesus Christ to save me! And He did! A mountain had been lifted off my shoulders, I went to bed that night with a song in my heart, praising the Lord for saving me! I would do anything for Him, who did so much for me! I didn't come to Jesus because I was afraid of hell,(although I was very much so!) I came to Him because he was so kind as to save me!!!
That isn’t to say that now I don’t have my struggles or am perfect
(because I’m not!), but I do have some one will see me though everything, will always stand by my side, and will always be ready to pick me up when I fall!
About two years later I was baptized.
(Roman 6:3&4)And since my Dad is the pastor of the Church we attend, Dad was the one that baptized me.
(Needless to say, I was very glad of!;-))The Lord has given me
1 Peter 3:15 “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you...” as my life verse. I pray that I may always be ready to give an answer for my Lord.
My heart’s prayer and desire is that God will take my life, and continue to shape an mold me into the image of His dear son Jesus!
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