Drastically Changed Life after Becoming a Christian
I was born in a mostly Christian home, meaning that my mom was and is a Christian. My dad, on the other hand, was not and that affected a lot of my life. During VBT in 2002, I was in Challenge Time and the question came up that if you want God in your life, go with a person in the back. So with this chance, I got up and went back with Mr. Cushman. During this time, he asked me if I knew who God was, and I said yes. So he sat me down and we prayed a prayer, and I thought He was in my life. There was only one problem. I only got up to do this because my friends did. God wasn’t in my heart at all. I didn’t totally understand what being a Christian was like, so I was without God for quite some time.
In the summer of 2005, I was with one of my best friends, Eli Tucker. We were at his uncle’s house visiting, and then I asked if I could talk to Eli in private. He agreed and I talked to him about being a Christian. He asked me if I wanted to become a Christian, and I said yes. This time I actually meant it. So we prayed a prayer, and I knew right then that God opened my heart and entered it.
The year after becoming a Christian my life started to drastically change. The December of that year my dad walked out on the family, leaving my mom to take care of us. He decided that his own way was better than God’s and totally gave up on God. The February after this, my grandma died, leaving me weeping and sad all the time. The next month, my mom was in a huge car crash that totally changed me and my love for her. I started to respect her more and started treating her like a mom. I started to think that God was not here and that He wanted us to suffer. I was constantly wrestling with God, asking Him why He was doing all of this. Then one Wednesday, I was in youth group and we were going through the book of Job. I started to realize that my life was similar to his by reading about how all of his stuff was taken away, but he still praised God. My family had lost a lot and still we praise Him for what He does.
Through all of these problems, I have grown closer to God. Through getting baptized, I am taking the next step in my Christian walk of faith.