I guess my story is similar to a lot of people who live in the Southern part of the US. I grew up in church. I became a Christian at a young age. And that was it for a lot of years. I did not really grow spiritually. I did not feel God. I did not expect God to do anything through me or in me.
Then I started noticing some of the people around me. They were going through a different Christian experience than I was. There was life to their faith. Jesus was real to them. He made a noticeable difference in their life. They experienced God working in them and through them. I wanted that! I had missed something along the way in my faith journey.
I started spending time around these people. I watched their lives and let them influence me. I started spending time with Jesus through the Bible and through talking and listening to him. Finally, my life started to change. I noticed it in my thoughts and attitudes first. Then it started effecting my actions. This didn't happen over night and there were (and are) plenty of times when I fell back into the old me. But God was making a difference in who I was as a person and what I did for the first time in my life.
Today the journey continues. My desire for God to change me and use me is greater than ever before. I have times when I am blown away by who God is in my life. I have times when I am selfish, and I want to be more important than God. I hope these times become less frequent. I continue to spend time with Jesus and with people that will connect me with Jesus. I ask Jesus to change me and make me more like him all the time.
My story is so awesome to me because it is my story. God has made Himself so real to me in so many ways. I want everyone to know how real God is, how He can work in their everyday life, and how He can make them feel.
Thanks for reading my story!
