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When I became pregnant with my first child in 1981, I suddenly felt convicted to raise this child in some religious way. I knew I did not want to go through the Catholic faith. My boss at the time was starting a bible study in her home so I decided to attend and see what it was all about. The leader soon after had me sitting down in the middle of my waitressing shift to say the sinner's prayer. I recited it but did not "feel" anything. I continued to go to bible study, even hosting one in my own home. I attended a Baptist church and went along that way for about 10 years. Then one year I decided to join my church on their yearly trip to NYC to the Metro Assemblies of God in Brooklyn to minister to the children there. I stood in the back of the room while the children watched a cartoon video on the story of Abraham and Isaac. The total surrender to God that Abraham displayed, when it seemed his son Isaac would die, amazed me. I was moved to tears and then and there finally understood that it had not been enough for the last 10 years to just recite the sinners prayer and then go through the motions of church, bible study and trying to live right. I knew then what it meant to not only have Jesus Christ as my Savior, but that I had to make him Lord of my life.
That was 16 years ago and although I have the same ups and downs in my
life as most people, I couldn't imagine going through any of it without
Jesus to cry to and find comfort in. I am so thankful to God to love me
enough to first seek me out, and then keep putting up with me all these
years and bless my life so undeserving
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