I became a Christian the summer after 7th grade. Two years later, the summer after 9th grade, guilt started accumulating in my life – guilt because of fear. Although after becoming a Christian I had shared more openly about God with others, I had started being more reserved with my faith since I was afraid…
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“Nothing good is easy.” This is what my mom would always tell me when I would complain about having to sweep the floor or actually do homework in high school. Now that I’m learning to deal with real adult problems, this saying has a whole new meaning. So often we expect good things to just…
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I was very introverted and shy as a kid, but still never really sought out deep friendships. I would be very irritable and angry with people most of the time, and never really showed any love at all. In high school this resulted in focusing more on academics and hobbies than anything else. However, I…
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God has worked in many mysterious ways throughout my life, and as I sit here reflecting on my journey to find Christ, I want to thank Him for the most recent challenges He has faced me with. I grew up in the little town of Cambria, WI where I had a loving, Christian family and…
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I grew up in a Christian home with religion being a big part in our lives. We went to church every Sunday, participated in events in our church, and learned about Christ in school, but I never really got to know Him. I didn’t feel a strong connection with Jesu, and it was sometimes hard…
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Loneliness and anxiety were two things that marked my teenage years. I was constantly living in fear over if people liked me or not, I ran conversations through my head over and over again, and it would eat away at my time. My junior year of high school, the feelings of loneliness were intensified, and…
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For a long time, my identity had been placed in the want to be known as the smart girl, a good person, successful, and accepted. I accepted Christ at a young age and grew up in a Christian home, but until high school, I didn’t understand the importance of placing my identity in God instead…
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On the outside, one may say that I have my life pretty well together. After all, I’ve done well in school, should be graduating without debt, and have promising career options ahead of me. By any standard, this is what success at this stage of life looks like, right? I mean, what else is there…
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Fulfillment has always been something that I was seeking and chasing after. I was searching for all kinds of relationships, like friendships and a significant other. I was trying to get any relationships that I could, and it seemed that it did not matter who or what that was. I was looking for something to…
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I always grew up thinking that to be a Christian it was all or nothing. You either had to be 100% devoted or not a Christian at all. I followed what I thought was the “perfect” image of being a Christian. I studied the Bible like it was the back of my hand, I attended…
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