Growing up, I never really went to church regularly, but was baptized as a baby. I knew who Jesus was and understood that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, but didn’t fully grasp the huge debt that was paid for us at the cross that allows us to have a relationship with God,…
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Growing up, I always considered myself to be a Christian, and I took pride, too much pride, in that fact. I went to church every week with my parents, joined a Bible study, and did all of the “Christian things” someone my age could do, but my heart wasn’t in the right place. I confessed…
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Growing up I was an over-planner. I planned what I wanted to be when I would grow up from as early as I can remember. I planned what clothes to wear so people would think of me the way I wanted them to. I planned what I would say and do so my peers and…
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Ungenuine. That is how I would describe my experience of faith growing up. Everything felt like a series of habits or routine, but all of it was a show. My story started in a church going home, where I heard lots of bible stories, words from a man named Jesus, and the importance of God…
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I lived with my mom, step dad, and three younger sisters, and about one weekend a month I would go and stay with my dad to visit him and his family. When I was with my mom, every Sunday we went to church and Sunday school, and as I got older I began spending my…
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A sense of significance is what I have desired most for the majority of my life. Ever since the early years of elementary school, something about observing others be so well-liked and socially interactive has appealed to me. However, I could never obtain that same status. The only friends I had were a few that…
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I am not perfect, I am a sinner, but my relationship with Jesus inspires me to strive for perfection. I am from the country of Zambia. I grew up in a Christian family and attended church every Sunday. At church, I got to learn about God’s love for me through all the stories they would…
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Approval, love and acceptance- these three things are not inherently bad; however, with time they took control of my life. Even as a child, I strove after gaining these things from the world. Whether it be through getting good grades, achieving in sports, being the first person to lend a helping hand, or simply following…
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Growing up, I lived in a Christian home where we went to church every Sunday. I would have told you I was a Christian, but deep down I didn’t even really know what that meant. You see, as a child, I had some pretty intense ADHD, and impressive intelligence which led to making friends being…
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Before I surrendered my life to Jesus, I was living for others’ acceptance and for my own gain. I put my self-worth in anything and everything, from academic performance to athletics to my future professional success and wealth. You name it, I tried to put my identity into it. I was desperately and constantly seeking…
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