On Sunday, I got baptized. One of the most amazing moments in my life. A public proclamation that I LOVE AND FOLLOW JESUS. As usual, I was asked to share my testimony in front of the congregation. So I did. Here it is.
Recently in the past year, death and heaven became
a reality in my life. My grandpa passed
away last December, which resulted in a roller coaster of emotions. One of those emotions was anger towards God. I was angry at God for taking away my grandpa
and not leaving me enough time with him.
I entered a very deep, dark place.
As a result of my guilt and anger, I stopped communicating with
God. Gradually, I stopped praying and
reading my Bible. I fell away from the one thing that could save me. Soon life became very chaotic for me and the
people around me. Along with hormonal
changes, the next couple months were an extremely difficult experience. Finally, I realized what I had been doing was
wrong. Speaking from experience, living
a life without Jesus is impossible.
Testimony
I was born and raised in a Christian family, and
have been going to church for as long as I can remember. When I was three years old, I accepted Christ
into my heart with the help of my mom.
This was significant because the day after, I was diagnosed with a minor
heart condition. Knowing I was a part of
God's family brought comfort to my parents.
Soon, I went through surgery, and all was well. After I accepted Christ, nothing really
changed. Although I was young, I still
continued my sinful ways. I knew what I was doing was wrong, but that knowledge
was always in the back of my head. All
of the knowledge I learned at church stayed in my head and I almost never
applied anything I learned. For the
following years, I followed the same routine.
In
December 2006, our family moved to Edmonton to be closer to my
grandparents. I didn't understand why we
had to leave all of our friends. I
wasn't really close to anybody on my dad's side of the family, and I didn't
want to leave my comfort zone.
Unfortunately, I had no say in the decision. My dad explained to me that we were following
God's plan by relocating. However,
moving to Edmonton would later prove to have been a good choice.
In 2011, I attended my first year of SYC. As expected, it was life changing in more
ways than one. I realized the way I was
living my life wasn't the way Jesus wanted me to. The way I treated other people didn't align
with what Jesus had taught in the Bible.
With the help of Esther, I re-dedicated my life to Christ. This time, I was determined to make a change
in my lifestyle. I decided I needed to
apply everything I had learned since I was little. I started reading my Bible again and praying
whole-heartedly.
Recently in the past year, death and heaven became
a reality in my life. My grandpa passed
away last December, which resulted in a roller coaster of emotions. One of those emotions was anger towards God. I was angry at God for taking away my grandpa
and not leaving me enough time with him.
I entered a very deep, dark place.
As a result of my guilt and anger, I stopped communicating with
God. Gradually, I stopped praying and
reading my Bible. I fell away from the one thing that could save me. Soon life became very chaotic for me and the
people around me. Along with hormonal
changes, the next couple months were an extremely difficult experience. Finally, I realized what I had been doing was
wrong. Speaking from experience, living
a life without Jesus is impossible.
This was my pivotal moment. This realization made me stop my ignorance of God. This is the reason why I am standing here right now.
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