welcome to the testimonials

[Ashley]

As the description said, this is the spot to share the good works God has done for you, be it how you were saved or anything else you want to share. Realize too that this board is completely by choice; no one is obligated to post here by any means. Post as the Spirit leads, and have no fear about how ugly your past may be. Christ forgave one and all, and that includes anything you may have done. Your brothers and sisters here at CAA will never hold it over your head, so go ahead, share your stories!

[Gleph]

Ha! yeah... Good stuff eh?

[Zane]

I've read all the testimonies.... I want some more!!!!!
Come on people, spill your guts !!!!!
This is the seconed coolest section in CAA, after the Prayer Room. Nice move setting it up Ashley.

[Spades]

ya know I'ma nincunpoop....I did a testimony thinger somewhere else...can ya tell I'm new? he he Anyway find it a nd read it. Ha

[PolarHeat]

Well, I have a testimony. I haven't been here lately and I'm very sorry! I felt so guilty I tried to make a new account!

I have a friend, I'll call her Mia. She has been my friend since the beginning of school last year. She had told that she was a Christian and I was happy. Then, she said she was "bi." I actually said, "Oh! That's fine, I won't tell anyone." When I look back now, I can't believe I said that. Then, the immposible happened arounda few months ago. I decided that I would turn to God for this issue, even though I should have in the first place. He told me that I need to follow the Bible because that's what he said and it's there where I will find what to do. In Levitucus 18:22, I believe, it says that, "You shall not sleep with a man as a woman. It is an abomination." I found what I was looking for. I, then, needed to make a stand. I didn't go straight up to her and yell at her about how the bible said that. I gradually told her that. She, then, got all mad and me and writes to me in one of our many notes about this issue that she hates me and "freak the bible." If I wanted to I could put the curse word, but then, what would that solve. I truly felt horrible. I had just found another Christian friend, who likes anime. Then, she tells me she's "bi." I feel so much closer to God in this hardship than I did at anyother time. It's small but that is my testimony.

Hopefully that is all understandable. Right now, I feel perplexed. God wants us to love everyone no matter what. but how do I love her when she lied to me about her religion to me and then led me on? If you have anything to say, I beg of you. Please reply!

God bless and Thank you
PolarHeat

[stripe man]

[font=Comic Sans MS]The cool thing about God is that you can ask him for new friends who are interested in what you are and he will bring them to you, like the animals came to Noah's ark. Standing up for what God desires is what lead to the revivals in American in the early years. So, keep your eyes on Jesus, and don't worry how other people respond, at least now they know the truth if they didn't know it before. It's hard to realize, but sometimes people actually fight against the good that God wants for them. Life on earth won't be perfect, and definitely not anything like TV or movies portray it to be. Keep praying for your friend and believing the best for her, it may be years, but she may come around. Most of all don't forget to mention what happened to the Lord, and he will answer you.

Well, I have a testimony. I haven't been here lately and I'm very sorry! I felt so guilty I tried to make a new account!

I have a friend, I'll call her Mia. She has been my friend since the beginning of school last year. She had told that she was a Christian and I was happy. Then, she said she was "bi." I actually said, "Oh! That's fine, I won't tell anyone." When I look back now, I can't believe I said that. Then, the immposible happened arounda few months ago. I decided that I would turn to God for this issue, even though I should have in the first place. He told me that I need to follow the Bible because that's what he said and it's there where I will find what to do. In Levitucus 18:22, I believe, it says that, "You shall not sleep with a man as a woman. It is an abomination." I found what I was looking for. I, then, needed to make a stand. I didn't go straight up to her and yell at her about how the bible said that. I gradually told her that. She, then, got all mad and me and writes to me in one of our many notes about this issue that she hates me and "freak the bible." If I wanted to I could put the curse word, but then, what would that solve. I truly felt horrible. I had just found another Christian friend, who likes anime. Then, she tells me she's "bi." I feel so much closer to God in this hardship than I did at anyother time. It's small but that is my testimony.

Hopefully that is all understandable. Right now, I feel perplexed. God wants us to love everyone no matter what. but how do I love her when she lied to me about her religion to me and then led me on? If you have anything to say, I beg of you. Please reply!

God bless and Thank you
PolarHeat

[Sheenar]

I posted part of my testimony in the Prayer Room (on 10/13). Didn't know about this until now...
I love to hear what God has done/is doing in the lives of His people!

[Novi]

I don't should this post go the "Prayer room" or something but anyways...

I few weeks ago I was logged in messenger and a very good friend of mine who I rarely see there, came online. Then we started chatting, naturally I asked him, how are you. but instead of the reply I usually get, he said that he can't take it anymore, and he felt that everything is just gonna crush him. I felt really bad for him, because he lives in Finland and I had moved to Spain just few months ago, so I really felt I couldn't support or cheer him in any way. Only thing I could say was "I'll pray for you", he was like "ok...", soon after i had said that, I had to log out. Then I prayed for him, everyday for a week and a half few minutes always before I went to sleep. I prayed that god would give some strength for him. This continued after few days ago, I saw him online again and asked how are you. He said he was fine and all, I of course I was happy. Then again, when I had to go, he said: thanks that you've been praying for me, it has really helped. At that moment I felt so happy, because I realized god really had answered my prayers. I now continue to pray for my friends in Finland that they would come to faith as I've personally seen (once again) that god hears and answers prayers

[kat-su-chan]

Testimonials. Since I'm new here, I might as well jump right in. Well...where does one start?
I grew up in a Christian home. I spent a lot of my childhood travelling, because we moved across Canada when I was seven. We rented houses alot, so I switched schools quite a bit. I became a Christian at a very early age, maybe 5 or 6. I can't be sure, but I remember it. My entire family is made up of Christians (immediate), so I have always had a lot of support and really had a swell family situation. However, even being so fortunate things don't always happen the way they should. The summer of grade 8, after being hurt by a boy I made my first mistake. I decided to get sexually intimate with a man I didn't even know. I was 15, and he was 22. From there it all went downhill, as I was forced into having sex with another boy (16, who was recently arrested for possession of cocaine). I live in a small town...and I eventually made my way around with all of my older brother's friends, who were two years older than me. I spent a lot of time, trying to get satisfaction from boys and from skating (I was skating very competitively, a member of Canada's national figure skating club and I stopped attending school because I was training so much in Grade 11). I became extremely depressed, I struggled with cutting, anorexia and bulimia and made very bad choices. I got into alcohol, though I can thankfully say with praise to God that for some reason he made me nearly puke up my brains every time and I only allowed myself to get drunk 5 times. (funny how he works like that...) Anyways, all I wanted was someone to tell me that they loved me, someone outside my family, someone who wasn't God either.
Losing my virginity was a real hard struggle for me. Since I am a christian, and always was, that was a real blow to me. I was worthless. There were many nights, where I just sat before God and cried my heart out in repentance, in fear because I was sure He didn't want me any more. I suffered so much guilt, over not saving myself and even today I am so, so regretful over my decisions because of my future husband. However, through all of my trials I have learned that God is the only one who is ever going to love me enough, who is ever going to satisfy me and the only one who can fulfill me. I can testify that even though I'm only 17 now, and most kids are going through this sort of thing NOW, not at 14 and 15 that I have experienced it and I know that God is the only one.
I don't want to come on here, bragging or telling something that sounds far fetched, because I really dug myself a hole. And since I don't know anyone on here, it's difficult too. However, I feel as though I need to say my testimony, because I know many of my friends are stumbling and struggling with these issues right now.
I have grown in Christ so much over these past few years, and I am so thankful for the people I knew who invested in me. So I'd like to make the difference in someone else's life if it's God's will.
Because I have found such strength, and such worth and such love in Christ that no human being could ever give me.
This past October, my sister and her daughter and I travelled to China for a short missions trip to bring awareness about the vast number of orphans that are in that country. This too, was an eye opening experience and really showed me how fortunate I was and have been. We really have no idea.
This year I am hopefully going to be able to go to Japan for bible school with Capernwray Bible College and return in time for my first year at Max the Mutt Animations School in Toronto Ontario. I have prayed and thought long and hard about my decision, and I feel as though Japan is a nation that hasn't been reached the way it needs to be. There is some crazy percentage, something like .03% of people in Japan are christians and that is a huge problem. Obviously, i have a huge love (^^) for anime and manga, so I am going to be studying Illustration for the Sequential Artist and hope to be able to work and live in Japan in the near future. (Isn't manga such a perfect outreach medium since EVERYONE reads it in Japan?!)
Anyways, I'm now feeling God's direction in my life and I understand why I experienced the things that I did. All I can do is praise God for great love, and welcome my fellow believers (and hopefully future friends ^^ ) on this site to contact me for whatever reason.
Hopefully I can be built into, do some building myself and make some friends who are as crazy about Jesus as I am.
love Kat

[uc pseudonym]

ok...seriously. I posted my testimony TWICE and neither post is on here....isn't this a place for testimonies?
Why is my post being deleted?
Did I do something wrong?
(not impressed....)

New users are automatically on a probationary period, during which time suspicious posts are caught by the filter. Certain key words (including some in your post, as I think you'll see) made that post be caught. As the first mod to see that your post was pending, I approved it and have also deleted other posts about the issue.

However, you should actually make a new thread in this forum (you can re-post what you wrote here). This is just the introductory thread.

[kat-su-chan]

ohh, i see. except I don't get what you mean about posting somewhere else :S this is too high tech for me

[uc pseudonym]

New to forums? That's fine. Here's a step by step explanation:
1) Scroll to the top of this page, click "Testimonies and Personal Growth" (it should be about mid-screen).
2) Find a button that says "New Thread" a ways from the top.
3) Fill out the title and message fields (similar to a post) and click "Submit New Thread."
4) Your post will appear in a new topic like this one.

[kat-su-chan]

thanks!

[UncleShal]

I have an amazing Testimony. Well kind of amazing. With everything the LORD has brought me through lately it shocks me how LOVED I am by him. Actually before I got Saved & before I accept the JESUS as my LORD & SAVIOR I was living a hypocritical life as a Christian. I was going to church & saying I believed in JESUS but I wasn't really giving him full control over my life. I was raised in a Christian family but I was not really living for the LORD. I was always threatening my brothers & sister, & when I wasn't doing that I was watching porn & getting into fights at school with other people. I was really bad. But then all of a sudden at the beginning of last year I got baptized & got Saved & fully gave my life over to the LORD at that moment.

After that it became a really battle for me cause for a little way'll almost a whole year after I got SAVED I went back to my sinful way's & I really developed a really bad porn addiction problem. Even right now I struggle with that & I just ask the LORD to please help me resist the temptation when it comes. I also got drunk once & I never wanted to do that again. But yea I then started to go back to church toward the end of last year. That's when I really started fellowing the LORD more & more.

And now that I'm fully committed for the first time in my life to no longer living like a hypocrite & really giving my life to the LORD I have seen so many blessing in my life. But I struggles have also gotten alot worse cause now that I have given my life fully up to JESUS my family likes to say I'm crazy cause I'm not live a hypocritical Christian life like they are. Since like the beginning of this year end of last year I have started to have dreams where the JESUS would actually visit me or dreams where Demonic spirits would attack me. I actually had a dream about maybe a couple months back where I swear I don't know for sure but I'm pretty sure it was JESUS giving me a vision of HELL. Cause I remember seeing a big Lake of fire that just kept going on & on & there was a bright light near me saying I will be okay & I remember saying in this dream please LORD keep me safe. Well I was kept safe by the LORD but what I remember seeing was these Demons going up to the Human world & actually attaching to people & just those people letting those demons run there lives.

The sad thing was the people I saw in the dream that where allowing these demons to attach to them where these people live hypocritical Christian lives & not caring about it & just mock the LORD & not really caring about there salvation. They where saying the Believed in JESUS with there month but I could see in there hearts that it was far from the LORD. I saw how the LORD sent his people to this Fake Christian & they kept telling them to repent of there sins & truly come to JESUS CHRIST turn away from there sins & they just kept laughing at the people & mocking them & saying there saved so they don't have to worry about anything so just live them alone. And the more the refused to hear the real word of GOD & accept what the people he sent to these fake Christian had to say, the more demonic spirits they called to themselves. The crazy thing was most of these fake Christian that had these demonic spirit coming to them where wearing clothing with symbolism of the Occult on them like bones & skulls & other things like that & most of the people I seen where prideful black men.

Afterwards I woke up & I was a little bit terrified about what I saw but then I prayed about it & ask the LORD what did it mean. I still to this day don't really know what that dream meant & if it was a real vision or dream from the LORD. But I have a strong feeling it was. I know part of what the LORD was telling me most likely was that there are people out there saying there living for him but there not there living for there sins & for the DEVIL. Also I know that these demons specifically target people that where the cloths with the symbolism of the occult on them. For what reason I don't know why but the occult symbols on the cloths was like a magnet to them & the people where the cloths where some unknowingly letting demonic entities into there body & take control of them & having these people give into all the worldly pleasures. I told my family about the dream & they just said I was crazy & I should take it seriously cause it was just a dream. But I have a feeling it is something serious. I told my family if they have anything with occult symbolism on it there house throw it out cause what it does is open gate way's for demons to get to you & attack you. Unfortunately like I said before no one in my family believed me about that & they continue to have there stuff with the occult symbols on them.

Really the only symbol I saw in my dream was the Bones & skulls symbolism. Which is what is on most of my 17 year old brothers clothing. Also I have been doing my research & I found some disturbing info that most of the rapper my brother loves to listen to are in the Occult & that's why most of the Clothing line has Satanic Messages on them. But like I said before nobody in my family seems to want to believe me about that except for my 16 year old sister that recently got SAVED not to long ago. And the more I think about how my family is reacting when I tell them this info that I evidence that is true & tell them they need to throw all that stuff away & that it's just attracting demonic spirit to them & they laugh & say there saved so there nothing for them to worry about & it doesn't matter & then I remember my dream cause that's exactly how the people that said they where Christian but had the demons attaching to them where acting towards the people that where telling them to turn from there wicked way's & stop wearing the clothing the where wearing was acting. They just continued to live there lives in sin & that's how my family acts.

I mean it's like there like brainless zombies LOL. But yea I continue to pray for my family & my brother who listen to all these rapper with these occult songs & clothing that he eventually wakes up to the fact that the cloths he wears are infect of the DEVIL & he change the clothing & music he listens to cause my sister who I lead to salvation by me continuing to pray for her got saved. Once she got saved she turned away from her sinful way's & stop listening to all the old Sinful & Satanic rap music she use to listen to & now listen to a bunch of Christian music. She actually took down all her old posters recently of all the rappers she use to like & replace them with stuff about JESUS. The crazy thing is though that she has been having demonic attack recently at night when she is at my moms house alone. I have no doubt it's cause of the gate way's open at my moms house to demons cause of all the occult stuff my brother has & some of the ex-occult stuff my sister had.

But yea It just seems like ever since I really truly willingly started to walk with the LORD my life has been more difficult then ever cause of the dreams I'm getting attack by demons in & other things where I'm getting my family up against me & saying I'm crazy. But I have also been more happier then ever before in my life & I'm for the first time really at peace even with all the chaos going on in my life. So yea I'm just so glad to truly finally be really SAVED & I can say without a doubt that if I where to die today I would go to HEAVEN. Sorry for my message being so long I just had a really great testimony to give people about my life & how I got SAVED & how my walk with the LORD has been.

[fermy6]

God showed me his willingness to have mercy upon whoever comes to him through Jesus Christ...I use to be gay...before i really knew God all i use to here that hays go to hell and stuff(as if homosexuality is any worse sin)...but when i knew Christ i found how much God loves everybody and that there is certainly hope because when you come to Christ and decide to follow him you become a new creation and the Lord has certainly helped me to make me into who he wants me to be...i finally started to develop real feelings for this girl in the worship team...WOW how great is our God:angel:

[aliveinHim]

Here's my testimony.

I was born into a Catholic household. I was baptized as a baby and my family went to mass every Sunday. When I was 3, my grandma (my daddy's mom) died. I asked daddy where she was and he told me, "She's in heaven with the angels. Good people go to Heaven when they die." Being a small child, I nodded and believed daddy. I had been pondering from a young age where people go where they die.

Around the time when my grandma died, my family was living in Venezuela. My mommy was a big hypochondriac. She had felt tormented perpetually and visited the doctor often. She had no idea why she felt tormented. At mass on Sunday, she felt no peace and comfort. She cried out to God for help, but nothing happened. She still felt miserable. She had this feeling that she was going to spend eternity in Hell. We later on moved to Chile where I attended private Catholic school.

My mommy finally became born again when we were living in Chile. She attended a Bible study where they were reading out of the book of John and she realized what Jesus did for her. She was rejoicing in her salvation afterwards. My older brother and I were both Catholic school attendents and mommy started reading more about Catholic doctrine. She compared it to Scripture and saw that it contradicts. She didn't allow my brother and I to go to mass at school anymore. My daddy, however, remained Catholic. By this time, my 3 siblings and I had already been baptized into the Catholic church. I had still been wondering where people went where they died. I learned of a place called Hell where the bad people (the unbaptized) go. I still couldn't help but ponder. But since my mommy became saved, that meant that I was saved!

My family finally moved back to the states after being overseas for 7 years. I was a happy little girl. Instead of mass, my mommy and my brother and sisters and I were all going to a Protestant church. My youngest brother who was just born never got baptized. I loved church. We went to a really big church so I went to Sunday school and children's church and I looooooved it. When I was 10, my mommy got me and my little sisters involved in AWANA. I was making really good progress and finished 2 1/2 books in the year. But the second book made me nervous. One of the sections in the book was talking about Heaven, Hell, the Rapture, and the judgement to come. I knew I wasn't going to Heaven and I was scared every night. I made a profession of faith when I was 11. I then learned that our family was moving to Colorado. I was really upset and I knew I would miss living in Virginia.

I hated living in Colorado. Our Virginia neighborhood had a ton of kids and we would always play outside at the end of our cul-de-sac. Our CO neighborhood had no kids so I only got to play with my siblings. We made up silly games in our unfinished basement but I still always felt lonely. Our church that we went to was extremely small. I didn't feel happy. My life started to fall apart when I was 13. I was always mad at the world. I hated my family. I hated myself. I hated everything. I stopped going to church and went to mass with my daddy. My mind was filled with suicidal thoughts. The only thing that stopped me from commiting suicide was my knowledge of Hell and I knew that I would go there if I killed myself. I had even gone to the point of cutting myself. I had been using a small knife until one night I took my daddy's big knife and I slit my arm.That was the worst night of my life. I screamed and cried as gushes of blood poured out my arm. I could actually see the skin under my arm. I thought I was going to die. The next morning, I went to the ER with my daddy. The doctor stitched up my arm and I talked to the social worker about my family life. My daddy looked at me and told me, "Olivia, last night could be the last time you would ever see your brothers and sisters and your mother." The social worker had the prerogative to take me away and put me in forster care. It turns out, the social worker saw nothing but rebellion in my heart. I went home that afternoon and found nobody in the house except my older brother. He said that mommy took the girls and my little brother to church where she and all her friends were praying. Mommy couldn't talk to me for days after that incident. Did my heart change? Absolutely not. Even though I wasn't cutting myself or contemplating suicide, I was still as rotten as ever.

My family moved for the last time back to VA because my daddy was retiring after 30 years in the army. I was happier because I knew I was back home. It felt like I was on a really long vacation and I finally came home. When I was 14, it was the summer of 2009. I was feeling torment about being in Hell. I had nightmares of me dying and standing before God and being sent straight to Hell. In Hell, I was tormented and I asked, "When can I come out?" Around the end of summer/beginning of the schoolyear, I cried out to God and asked Him to forgive me of my sins. I trusted in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I am much happier because I know that I am loved and I know that I will spend eternity with my Father. I rejoice daily in what the Lord is doing in my life. Am I perfect? No but I've come a long way since my spiritual birth. I was baptized last October. There are so many awesome Christians in my life who help me and give me advice from God's word. My daddy is still Catholic and we are praying for his salvation.

From spiritual growth, I no longer look at myself as ugly and worthless. I see a beautiful young lady who God made in His image and has redeemed through Jesus' blood. I use my gifts and talents to glorify my Father.

Even though the scar from when I cut myself is still on my arm, it is my testimony on my arm .

[J.D3]

Wow, no one's posted here for a while!

Anyhoo, thought I'd share a massive thanks and praise to God, because after finishing studies last year and looking for work ever since with not really any success, I finally started work in my new job which is in the area I studied in this week! (And it's at my church too!!!) I'll also be picking up some more work in a similar position next month too, which is awesome!

Praise God, and thanks to Him forever for His eternal blessing, promise and favour in all our lives! ^_^

[calvaryoakville]

First of all, i would like to thank God for being there as always. he never left me behind. All my life i consider my self as a smart person.. but when i discover about God. I realize that there is still alot of things that i dont know. and i am very sad about that.. But because of God i am now happy serving him every Sunday and Loving Him EVERYDAY!...




[url=[url=http://calvaryoakville.com/]Contemporary Church in Oakville[/url]]

[ClaecElric4God]

Come on Christians, let's get excited about what our Lord has done for us!

Well, I've already shared my testimony, so I won't bore anyone with that. I just want to express how wonderful my Lord is to me! I can't get over all He's done for me, and if I ever do I'll be sure to get my head checked. I've been wonderfully blessed with a Christian family my whole life, and since my salvation I've always had God to lean on and trust. Praise the Lord for His love, patience, and guidance!

[J_d.d]

I sincerely wish to give thanks to the Lord God Almighty as mentioned.

Never did i ever imagine even in my wildest dreams to meet up with actual Japanese Christians living in my country, not to mention its an entire church fellowship of not one but two different groups altogether, one being baptist the other evangelical. Now attending their church service on sunday afternoons as often as possible. As a teen growing up and liking Japanese stuff, i always wanted to meet and talk to Japanese people face to face but in small island country growing up here it was like a super rare thing to meet up with such foreign expatriates. Once again, glory to God. Amen.

[ClaecElric4God]

I sincerely wish to give thanks to the Lord God Almighty as mentioned.

Never did i ever imagine even in my wildest dreams to meet up with actual Japanese Christians living in my country, not to mention its an entire church fellowship of not one but two different groups altogether, one being baptist the other evangelical. Now attending their church service on sunday afternoons as often as possible. As a teen growing up and liking Japanese stuff, i always wanted to meet and talk to Japanese people face to face but in small island country growing up here it was like a super rare thing to meet up with such foreign expatriates. Once again, glory to God. Amen.

Amen! What a huge blessing! That would be absolutely amazing, to meet and fellowship with Japanese Christians. I envy you, sir. Praise the Lord!

[Crossfire]

Oh wow, I never knew this thread existed. At any rate, I'm attending a local Japanese Christian Church when I'm able. It's very small (which is to be expected), but it gives off a home-away-from-home sorta feel. People are friendly and more than willing to help each other out, in my case, learning the language.

[ClaecElric4God]

Oh wow, I never knew this thread existed. At any rate, I'm attending a local Japanese Christian Church when I'm able. It's very small (which is to be expected), but it gives off a home-away-from-home sorta feel. People are friendly and more than willing to help each other out, in my case, learning the language.

You lucky dog. I really want to find a Japanese community/church in my area. Anyways, glad to hear you found such a great church. (In my opinion, smaller churches tend to be homier and more "authentic", so to speak, than bigger churches; but that's just me.)

[ClaecElric4God]

Forgive the double post.

I just want to take a second to praise the Lord for one of my jobs. Anyone who has suffered through my complaining in the chatroom knows I hate my primary job with a passion. It's frustrating, exhausting, discouraging, and not very profitable. But I digress. The point is, I want to thank God for my summer job, which I'll be starting in the next week or so (hence the sudden excitement and intense desire to post it here). I've picked corn every summer for the last three years, and it is the most wonderful, amazing thing ever. I can't praise God enough for this job. I have an incredible wage, an awesome boss (seriously, everyone should meet this guy; Best. Boss. Ever.), and above all I absolutely love doing it(though everyone I work with thinks I'm crazy for it). Basically, I get paid (alot at that) to do something I consider recreation. I don't imagine I'll ever have such a perfect job ever again as long as I live, and it is such a blessing. God has been way too good to me, and I can't thank Him enough.
Okay, I'm done ranting. Thanks for listening, and God bless.

[PandaPop]

Just saw this thread and thought I would share some thankfulness for our lord and savior he is so good and cant even begin to comprehend how good he is!!
Sometimes I tend to feel like everyone around me is moving on with their life and I am just stuck.. but when I really take a deep look at my life and stop worrying about surface things I am so incredibly grateful. I have a really small job and it doesn't pay much but it is perfect for this time in my life where I'm going to college and trying to just figure everything out. And God has blessed me with the most wonderful family anyone could ask for, and even though I watch those around me "move on" I realize what I have right now is so important. If I hadn't had these years after high school with my family I would have been a much weaker person than I am now, they help me grow everyday in God and Love and Politics (we love our politics lol) and I just really couldn't ask for more. God has blessed me so much more than I deserve and still I can be so ungrateful.

[srso]

Well, my testimony is a little interesting.
I was born a Christian, until I was 9 years old. I discovered these videos called grounded videos, which I laughed at even though horrible things happened in them (not giving any examples). I then started cursing a bit, it was small ones like the s word, but still cursing. I cursed like that until I was in 5th grade, I also started losing interest in the bible and stopped praying. When I was in 6th grade, I started going to this thing called lifeline. Lifeline is a thing I do with my youth group every Wednesday. In 6th grade I also started cursing, and I mean words like the f word, and even the n word for a while (now I am by no means racist). I was even lying about how I was a christian, even though I wasn't. This kinda thing lasted for a while. When I was in 7th grade, I started becoming interested in becoming a christian again, my original motivation was just so I could get into heaven, but I still wasn't a christian, I'd look up if christians can watch certain tv shows, (and I still do that), but back then I was hiding it. When I was in 8th grade, things started going downhill. My lifeline leader was getting married, and the people at lifeline put on a play for him. I had a bad attitude throughout it, then they did this thing where we could say how he has effected us. I made up how I was going to pray for him every day until he came back. I started feeling really guilty about it. Not only that, but I used school work as an excuse to not read the bible. It wasn't until near the end of January when I decided to tell the truth, and it wasn't easy. And my friends forgave me, and then I stopped cursing, followed by starting to pray, and even reading the Bible for a while (but I haven't been able to because of school). I even asked Jesus for my salvation and shared the gospel for the first time. If there's anything I learned from this is that you can't undo your actions, but God will forgive you and save you. God bless

[ClaecElric4God]

Thanks for sharing that! It's really good to see someone posting in here again. And it's encouraging to see God working in people's lives.