My personal testimony. I don’t really know what to say. I guess, I have to say that the faith I’ve found I’ve never really experienced before. I’m new to CBU and although I’ve only been here a little over a week, I’ve noticed that most students are Christian or come from a Christian background.
I wasn’t exactly brought up that way.
My Mother ( a catholic) taught me to believe that there was a God and to be a believer.
My Father ( a former Baptist) knows the bible from the very first page to the very last- taught me to believe whatever I found right in my heart.
Although, both my parents are believers, my household was never the kind to get ready for church on Sunday. And, to be honest I’m thankful for that. My parents both taught me the meaning of God and what it meant to them. I didn’t learn what someone wanted me to believe, I learned what my parents thought was right- which I thought was right.
I was never baptized as a child. I used to think that it was a bad thing, especially when all the kids my age would share their religious beliefs and talk about their meetings. But I remember going to church once and I didn’t understand any of it, and I didn’t go back for years. But now that I’m older, Church is something I enjoy, and look forward to. I know that I’m going to be O.K regardless because God has given me the opportunity to believe. So now I’m thankful that I wasn’t- baptized . I am now free to explore different aspects of Christianity.
Although, I have always been a believer, it is now that I’m in my early twenties and getting older that my faith keeps developing and getting stronger and stronger; that I have realized that I am, walking, talking, breathing not because I can do it on my own like many believe but because God is so graciously allowing me and everyone else to do so. God has always been part of my life- my parents made sure of it, but I don’t exactly know when I fully accepted Him into my life on my own. I never really had that moment or that epiphany where I realized that I was changed. But you know what? I don’t think that really matters, the only thing that matters is that I’m a believer.
First time blog, is this ok?
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for a first time blog, I think it's pretty alright =]
ReplyDeleteI empathize with you on the whole "not able to pin your faith on one particular moment" thing. In my opinion, a lifetime of christianity should not be pinned on one moment anyway. I think it's a process, and it should be. I am grateful that I was in a household where it was okay to question my faith, especially because every time God proved Himself to be very real, and that only made me grow stronger in my faith. You're parents seem pretty chill, they obviously did alright raising you.
i really like your story, and i think it is really cool that you didnt go to church every sunday like most people at the school. I was the same way, my parents just talked to me!
ReplyDeleteI think your right that Christianity isn't just something that happens at one point in your life. It's a decision that you make every day. Not bad for a first blog. :)
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