My college wants me to give my testimony ...at Snow camp..about dedication of life to Christ..so im going to write it down..i mean why not share it w/ ya'll ;)
I did not grow up in a Christian home of anykind...the only reason we went to church(it was a catholic church) was because my parents wanted to get there parents off their backs...(good reason) -_-..so we started going to this church for a little while, they enjoyed us(I think) until one day..(remember i was 3 or 4) the preist asked something of the congregation and i answered..bad choice..they didn't like that very much and we were asked not to come back...(oops) fast foward to age 11...I was going to counseling because of things that had happened to me..and i was bitter towards a lot of people. especially God. I couldn't believe there was a Guy up there allowing me to go through all i went through if he "loved me so much" What was worse about the counseling is sometimes i was stuck there AFTER for 1/2 hours at a time..so the lady who counseled me began talking to me about this Jesus...(great) we talked and talked and the more we talked i began to understand what he had done for us and how i had no right to be bitter..he had gone through much more then I, and still died for US...When I was 12 I believed that the Jesus in fact was Lord of my life! That he could forgive i would forgive and I wanted to follow him.
When I first got saved i was the poster child for "christianity" (if we had one)I had bible studies, brought my bible to school, read it in class..everything! until about 7th grade when people started making fun of me...it wasn't so cool then. So in 8th grade i decided to go to a christian school. it would be easier then.. But the thing is..when i got there I fell into the "wrong" crowd really fast..I got into drinking, drugs, partying...pretty much anything you can think of..God was like an academic practice for me.. This went on until about my 12th grade year when i couldnt take it anymore. I was done with drinking but i couldnt stop...i was done partying but it was so "fun" ....So i quit christian school and a friend of mine home schooled me...
Best decision of my life. It was that year that really turned my eyes back to Jesus and off of myself. I am not going to tell you that everything was fixed right then, because guys its a struggle and a continual process but God's grace....is so great and he truly helped me.
The next step for me was coming here..I came here fighting...but finally got here. I decided id get kicked out in the first 2 weeks (so did my friends) WOW...I cannot express to you the change in my life..in my heart..God has made me so different and its a really...amazing thing to see just what hes done and continues to do! This is my 2nd year of first year at wolbi. I made some dumb choices, and didnt take some things seriously...(a process see...) but God is even more showing me his grace towards the humble, and just the joy he can give when doing his will.
I urge you guys..beg you if any of you have questions about God, or think your to bad to be saved..please come talk to your counselors, me, anyone up here would Love to share Gods love with you and the joy that can be found in him...
Id like to share a verse with you guys ...2 corinthians 5:17 "If anyone is in christ he is a new creation the old has gone the new has come"
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