I live out my testimony everyday.
My walk with God isn't a simple one. Yes, I have strayed and yes I have come back on my knees asking for forgiveness.
I hear the question running in my head, "Where does your testimony start?", to tell the truth I have no idea really where my testimony starts. I can tell you where I became interested in God.
I was about 9 years old when I went off to summer camp, Lamoka Summer Camp in NY. I remember overhearing a group of people talking about "being saved" I mistook that for saving money and told them how much money I had in my camp bank account. They laughed at what I said and told me that being saved was accepting Jesus in your heart. At that time I was shocked that I didn't really know what to say so I let it go, until my second week at camp.
I had told my cabin counselor there that I don't know what it means to accept Jesus in my heart. She sat me down in private and we went down what is called the
"Romans Road". Click and let's take this walk together.
Shortly after that she explained to me that Jesus died for my sins (John 3:16). Then she asked me to say a prayer asking forgiveness for my sins and to accept Him in my heart. The prayer was simple, from what I remember, the prayer was something like this:
Dear Jesus,
I know that I have sinned,
I'm coming to you now asking for forgiveness.
Please forgive me now and come into my heart,
clean it up and make it whole.
Thank you for your never ending love.
In your name I pray,
Amen
Afterwards, I tried to live my life the best that I can. I have had my setbacks. There was times when I knew I had done wrong and all of a sudden someone used the church against me. It doesn't sound right but it did happen. For some time I didn't trust the church. I tried not to turn away from God but I knew He was there with me the whole time I was going through the problems that I was having.
My testimony is never ending. As I said at the top of the page, I live out my testimony everyday. At the moment, I know my life seems quiet to me but I know somewhere and somehow I'm reaching someone with what I am doing.
