I have been a born again Christian since I was five. I know many people don't believe that a child who is that young understands salvation, but I did. My parents (who were still babies in Christ themselves) found a church with only 12 members in it and they decided that they really liked it. The church family became my second home, and every Sunday I would listen to the Pastor's message, and I would listen to him talk about salvation. Then one day I told my pastor that I wanted to be saved too. So he took me outside and asked me questions about Jesus and what His dying on the cross did for me. After he had made sure that I knew exactly what salvation was he led me in the sinner's prayer.
Christ has lived in me ever since. It wasn't until I became a teenager when I finally realized how much I needed Him. Growing up I have always had "Christian" friends, and I thought we were all very close. On the day of my ninth grade orientation I remember this girl who was a senior say "This may come as a shock to you, but the friends you have now won't be your friends this time next year." I remember thinking "maybe for the rest of you but not for me. My friends and I have a great relationship."
Wouldn't you know it she was right! By the end of the first semester of my Freshman year I didn't have one friend left, all because I chose to stand up for Christ. My "friends" all wanted to be liked by everyone so they followed the crowd; I on the other hand wanted to live my life as Christ wanted me too, and people just couldn't handle that. Every day at school I was laughed at, called names, and I even had my life threatened. I sat by myself in class and at lunch. I thought I was a real loner. I spent every night crying myself to sleep; my mother tried the best she could to comfort me. One night she and I shouted out to the Lord in prayer and asked for His help in the whole situation. Help and comfort He did give me; besides His own comfort, He also gave me my mom's.
This went on for two years, but never once did I lose faith in the Lord. He protected me against all that evil, and He comforted me when I needed Him. He brought my mother and I closer together. She is my best friend. He provided me with a way out of all the evil that was around me by sending a Christian home school program my way. Now thanks to Him I am graduating early, with all A's. I am also planning to become a missionary after I graduate so I can Proclaim the Truth to all those who have not heard. I have never in my life been closer to God and my family than I am right now! THANK YOU JESUS!!!!
I pray that all the world will someday realize like I have that you can't live life to its fullest unless you have Christ in it!
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