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Howdy All, I love discovering how people came to Jesus. I've heard it said that Jesus is the only way to the Father, but we all have a different path to Jesus. Here's how I came follow Jesus: My parents divorced when I was three. My Mom moved down to Chico, California to be near her family. We started going to church in Chico. Someone there at the church showed me Psalms 68:5, which says that God, up in heaven, is a Father to the fatherless. One morning in Sunday school (I was 6 or so), I realized that I wanted a Dad in my life. I walked up to the Sunday school teacher and said "I need to accept Jesus." She handed off the flannel board presentation to her assistant and took me aside. We prayed the whole sinners prayer thing. Well, that's my story. Please add yours. |
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Cathy |
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August 01, 2007 at 1:26pm |
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| My friend ( who is now my husband ) told me about him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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I am one of the few who was blessed to be born into a Christian family. I was in church for the first time before I was 2 weeks old, according to my mother. As a result, talking to Jesus, knowing He is God's son, accepting that my meanness to my sisters was, in fact, sin, etc, etc, were all truths taught to me just like brushing my teeth, using a fork and taking turns.
I made my relationship with Jesus official when I was four, but he's always been at the center of my life. I know, lucky me! I have had times of questioning and doubt, especially in my early 20s, but He has always proved Himself to be faithful. When I used to hear the testimonies of people who came to Christ in adulthood, I would be jealous. It was like a lightning bold went off in their lives! They were dramatically changed. Now I realize my change was just as dramatic and I have nothing to envy. He has been alongside me my whole life, guiding me in such a way that I have made very few really stupid choices. That's pretty cool to be able to say! |
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ali |
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August 07, 2007 at 4:52pm |
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same thing with me Soozanne! he's been my Holy Companion all my life. I was baptized when I was about 1 year old and even though my family was not practicing somehow He was always around :)
so it has been a matter of getting to know HIm better and better each day, of me falling and Him picking me up over and over :) |
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Ken |
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August 07, 2007 at 9:11pm |
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You know; I told someone this story once and she said she wasn't impressed, that she didn't see a work or call from the Holy Spirit.
But, I'll tell it here anyway.
I was raised in what you'd probably call a lukewarm Christian home, goin to church just a few Sundays a year, etc. I was a shy person in class and so one person asked one day how come I didn't have a gf. I didn't get to answer; my teacher did it for me. He said I'm a Christian. I seconded my excuse for my singleness; but it was then that I realized: I really wasn't a Christian. I hadn't made a real choice or decision to follow God.
Funny enough, I don't remember making the choice then. I was just about 12 probably. At around 15, I was Confirmed, but I still didn't feel... like I entered into a relationship with God. So, I eventually went on a little journey, started reading the Bible, talking to friends who were Christians. One night in my room, I made the decision.
I prayed for my Father to lead me, guide me, forgive my sins. I felt relieved. But.... deep down, I felt unsettled. I was not sure that God existed. The God I was hearing about sounded too arbitrary; that God didn't seem real.
One day, my friend invited me to church with her. She said, "I would expect by now you would know that you're welcome." So.... I went.
There, I learned what had known all along, but didn't know in which form it took: God is not arbitrary. That opened up so much to my mind; I felt wonderful, like I could talk to Him like never before because He was real.
I rejoiced; my relationship with Him was revitalized (or just vitalized). I was baptized later that year (October 1, 2006, the day before the Day of Atonement).
My journey felt long (I'm stubborn, unfortunately; we're working on that, He and I), but finally, I felt I was home.
~Ken |
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Thanks to everyone who has responded so far. I love seeing how God works. BTW, Ken, I think the fact you kept seeking after the truth is a pretty good indication the Holy Spirit was involved. If anyone isn't impressed with that, they don't understand God very well. How many people keep seeking God for years? |
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marie |
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August 08, 2007 at 1:05pm |
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i have been in church for as long as i could remeber but the day i said the prayer of salvation was also in sunday school. but my first personal experience with God around the age of ten and i have been serious about my jesus ever since |
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jam137 |
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August 08, 2007 at 1:37pm |
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| I "walked the aisle" in Baptist churches a couple of times (ages 6 and 13) before being baptized. I am grateful to my maternal grandparents, parents, pastors and others for their work (God working through them) in bringing me into the Kingdom of God. |
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As I mentioned in my profile, I was born as a missionary kid.
For me, it was privilage and what I was proud of as a child, fortunately. |
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I was raised in church. At 12 I asked Jesus in my heart for real. While praying, a saw a vision of Jesus hovering over my bed. It scared me, since I never saw anything like that before. I went to school the next day, feeling very odd. I felt CHANGED. It was such a dramtic change, that I didn't really know who I was. The feeling lingered for 3 days after. I was so confused about what was happening to me, that I shunned it. I told God I did not want it. ( I know, dumb! )
I did my own thing until 25 yrs old. Then, it happens again. I felt God drawing me. I asked Him in to help me. I had a self exorcism take place & felt 7 spirits leave me. I heard a voice say, " Take a deep breath". As I obeyed, I saw the Holy Spirit in the form od a cloud hovering over my body. As I breathed in, I breathed the Holy Ghost into me. Once again, 3 days went by with that same feeling I had at 12. I knew this time, I had to get help to understand what was happening to me. I knew it was God, but didnt understand the Holy Spirit. I started going to Assembly of God, where I hung out with the youth group for a year.
I have been saved & serving God for 10 yrs now. My new birthdate was July 4th,1997.
I am so onfire for the Lord. He has delivered me from much, therefore I have much to be thankful for!
( I compressed this alot! I think this is the shortest testimony I have ever given! ) |
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Ken |
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August 14, 2007 at 6:59pm |
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| Thanks Jess. :) |
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Thanks again, everyone, for your responses. It looks like most of us accepted Jesus as kids. |
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Like many others here, I was raised in church. I became aware of God and learned how great He is at an early age. However, I also learned about something else: sin and judgment. I learned that I was a sinner that deserved punishment for the things I had done. I read about how God punished evil doers in the Bible and would throw them in the Lake of Fire one day. As a young child, I developed a significant fear of hell. It was my biggest motivation for wanting to be saved at the time. I thought about it more than I thought about God. And when I did think about Him, I usually saw Him as a judgmental and condemning figure. I feared Him, and not in a good way. One day I visited a church in my area. I had no real intention to come to Jesus that day, but when the altar call was given, I felt a love and security in that church I had never felt before. I felt like it was ok to let go and open my heart to Jesus. I saw Him as I had never seen Him before: a kind and caring Father who didn't want to punish me, but wanted to have a relationship with me. I got saved not because I wanted to escape hell, but because I wanted to be with the Lord.
Over the years I've learned more and more about God and how He cares about us. I am no longer afraid of hell. I still struggle with accepting forgiveness when I do wrong, but for the most part I have hope. I believe that God will work out every issue in my life for my good and for His glory. |
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Thanks Dennis. My initial view of God was pretty warped too. I thought he had a lightning bolt up there with my name on it, and was just waiting for me to make a bad mistake to let it fly. I'm so glad God has convinced me that He just isn't that type of God. Wow, ca_flickerfly. I'm not sure what to say. God's with you, and for you, and loves you, and likes you, and much more I can't think to type. You are His little girl, and He is always on your side. |
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| I walked into my Father's arms when I was 18 years old and life has never been the same! (Thank God!) |
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