Jesus is the center of my world....I love him more than anything else in the world. He is my soul purpose for living. I am sad to say that it hasen't always been this way. I grew up in a Christian family. My father claimed to be a Christian, but has never acted on it...my mom on the other hand has. You would think that a child growing up in a loving Christian home would except Christ early on...but that is not always the case. Oh I believe that when I was younger I said a prayer...but all through my life I never acted on that prayer...which leads me to believe I either said the prayer because everyone else was, or I was truely to young to understand what I was doing. Anyways...I grew up, half way believing I was a Christian, but denying it to my friends. When adults would ask me if I was, I would say "yes" when people of my own age would ask me if I was it was a ferm, "are you?" and that would determine my answer to my questions...that was until 6th grade, when if someone my age would ask I would say "no". In seventh grade we had spiritual Emphisis week at my school, and a man came to speak, who changed my life....I made me see, that I am a sinner, and that even though I am, Jesus still loves me, and that he died on the cross so that I would not have to. I saw clearly for the first time in my life how much I was hurting God, and myself...I excepted Christ to live in my heart, and guide my path. It hasn't been all smooth sailing since then, I think that life is almost harder now...but I have a greater strangth, who will cary me through the hard times, and walk beside me through the easy. There is a story that reminds me of my daily walk with God...It's called footprints in the sand
Footprints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each, I noticed footprinds in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints; other times there was only one.
During the lowest times of my like I could see only one set of footprints, so I said, "Lord, you promised me, that you would walk with me always. Why, when i have needed you most would you leave me?"
The Lord replied, "My precious child, I love you and would never leave you. The times when you have seen only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
That story really reminds me that the Lord is with me at all times...sure sometimes it doesn't feel that he is, but he is...sometimes you don't want him to be, but he is. He will never leave you nor forsake you. What I realized that day saved my life...I was heading down a bad path, and God picked me up off that path, and put me down on another one, far more better than that one could ever be.
If you have been tuched by my story, please feel free to contact me, at [email protected] you can ask me any questions you want about God, and if I do not know the answer, I will seek it out, through the word of God, and other people, who know more than I do.
If you would like to make the discision to follow Chirst right now...GREAT!!! All you have to do is pray for forgiveness....if you don't know what to say, then you could pray a prayer like this one.
Dear Lord,
I realize that I am a sinner, and that I need your light to guide my life. I want you Lord, and I need you. Please come into my life. Take me off the path that I am right now walking, and place me on the path that leads to Heaven. I love you Lord, and want you to carry me through the hard times, and walk beside me through the easy time. please take away all of my sins, and all unrightousness. I love you Lord.
In your name, Amen
If you just prayed that prayer, then please tell me. I would love to know, so that I may pray for you, and encourage you. We are now in the same family of Christ.
I have gone to a Christian school on and off my whole life...but I will never forget how one Bible teacher, a certian Pastor Buzz...now Dr. Buzz explained Christianity to us. He drew an illistration on the board that looked something like this....
He told us that we were driving on the street leading to wards hell, but Jesus, detoured us onto the toll bridge. When we reached the booth, we went to pay our fee, but we are told that it has already been paid for us, and they let us in free, if we except it, then we are on the road to heaven.
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