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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From a young age, I wanted to be prized in other’s eyes. In middle and high school I quickly learned that if I excelled in sports, my coaches and parents would be pleased with me. I found that if I excelled in school, teachers would give me praise. I learned that if I was a…
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