My Story
I was born and raised in a home where both my parents are christians.A christian is someone who has been forgiven of their sins and knows for sure that after they die, or when the Lord comes back, they will be in heaven. From a young age, I was taught that i was a sinner. Romans 3:23 says "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." I also knew that my sins were bringing me down to hell. Romans 6:23 says "For the wages of sin is death..." I was also taught that these sins could be forgiven. John 3:16 says "For God SO loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in hin should not perish but have everlasting life."
One day when I was about 7 years old, I was getting babysat and the person asked me if I was saved. I said yes. My parents were saved, so I believed that I was also saved. I don't think she believed me because she told me she would be praying for me. I went to many gospel mettings over the years and I got concerned about having my sins forgiven, but I never made it my top priority. What I didn't realise was that I couldn't do anything to save myself. Christ had done it all on the cross when he died for ME. My grandpa, who is a preacher, would aske me every so often if I was saved. I would have to admit that no, I wasn't saved.
March 21, 1999 is the day that I got saved. I had to a point where I gave up on trying to save myself. That is when I saw that Christ's work on the cross was all I needed to be saved. Stephen Vance and my uncle Ken spoke that night. During the meeting, I asked Christ to forgive my sins and I told him there was nothing I could to to go to heaven except put my trust that everything had been done when he died on the cross
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