MY TESTIMONY MY TESTIMONY Well, first of all, I didn’t grow up in a Christian home so I don’t really have a lot of knowledge of the Bible like a lot of my friends. They always seem to know all the answers (Sunday school answers people call it). Anyway, growing up, I never heard anything about God. I think we had a Bible in the house somewhere, but we never went to church or anything. It was not until 6th grade when I went to St. Thomas Episcopal that I kinda heard about God. We were required to go to a church service once a week during school, but still it was just something I had to do, kinda like another class I had to go to.
Anyway, I transferred to Second Baptist School for 7th grade and stayed there until 12th grade. At Second Baptist, we were required to take Bible class. We actually got a grade in there too. Well, I was never really against learning about God since I didn’t know anything about Him so I didn’t really mind going to Bible class. Anyway, I remember my Bible teacher in 7th grade. I hated him. One day, he made everybody give their testimonies. Well, since I wasn’t a Christian, I didn’t really have one. Anyway, after class that day, he asked to talk to me and basically told me that I was going to hell if I didn’t believe. I still can’t believe he said that to me. Of course, he became my least favorite teacher from then on. Anyway, you would think after that I would be totally turned off Christianity, but I didn’t want him to be the reason why.
Well, thanks to Michelle, who was my best friend back then, I now have Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. She invited me to her church (First Baptist Church) and I started going with her to Sunday school and everything. It really helped to meet some really nice Christians. But still, I didn’t quite totally believe until the summer after 8th grade. It wasn’t until then that I asked Jesus into my heart. Don’t know why it took me that long, but I guess I just never really believed and didn’t quite feel ready to give my life to Him until then. I will always be thankful that God put Michelle in my life.
I find that the Christian walk is a journey. And as I experience life, my relationship with God has gone thru ups and downs. And even though I'm not exactly the most consistent church goer nor do i always have quiet time with Him, deep down inside of me, i do truly believe God exists and that He is out there looking over me. I guess for me, it feels better to know that there is hope in this life. If u believe in something else, good for you then. I cannot say that my way is right and yours is wrong b/c obviously one of us will turn out to be wrong and millions of ppl believe in one thing and millions believe in another. i guess we will all see in the end.
This is one of my favorite songs: I Offer My Life