Testimony

I grew up in a Christian family, where we attended church almost every Sunday out of the year.  When the doors were open, we were usually there in one of the pews.  I was involved in many church activities all throughout my childhood and teenage years.  Around the age of eight I began to actually understand what was being taught to me and realized that there was something spiritually bigger than me.  It was someone who loved me and gave his life for me, and that was and still is Jesus.  After I decided to believe and accept Christ in my life, I began to live the way I was being taught, I went on mission trips trying to spread my love for God and to help others.  On these trips I began showing God's love by serving others, whether it was by helping  build a roof or painting houses. Throughout high school though I began living the way I wanted to. Even though I continued going to church and attended a lot of church activities I was living for myself, not really caring about anyone else.  Then I started going to Liberty, where I realized that my faith was not my own but my parents and friends.  I believed what others around me believed and once I got to college I had to figure out what I thought.  Here I was able to form my own beliefs with the help of my professors, church services and the people that I met ministering to me.  I have come to the conclusion that my life on this earth has one purpose and that purpose is to spread the love of Christ to every person and tell them what he did for them.  I no longer live for myself but for him because he died for me.  I'm still learning and struggling daily but living for God is so worth it.  He is worth more than anything I can think of, God never leaves anyone and gives his people a peace, understanding, and an amazing love that is so personal and intimate to each person.  This summer I have the opportunity to work at a camp where I will be able to spread God's love to children who are coming to the camp.  I can't wait to see what I will learn and all the amazing things that will happen this summer.  This is why I live for God, because he knows me, loves and cares for me more than any other person.