Chris’s Story
Before I received Christ as my savior, I questioned the meaning of life, and tried to fill my life with enough activities to give meaning to my life.
I really tried to make friends and fit in, and valued my relationships with my friends at school. I gained some temporary happiness and security from this, but it didn’t seem to satisfy.
The relationships let me down. I realized this by noticing the stupid arguments my friends and I would get in. I struggled with being prideful and focused on myself on the inside, but tried to act kind and giving on the outside.
I received Christ at a youth convention at Colorado with my Church youth group.
I first heard about Christ as a young boy at Sunday School, but didn’t really take it to heart until I had that mountaintop experience.
At first, I struggled to put Gods word to work, and apply it to my life.
Then, after many devotion sessions, I began to have more of a desire to read the Bible, and get to know God in a more personal way. My attitude on life began to change from a short term happiness attitude to a eternal perspective attitude.
I felt like there was a meaning for my life, and I felt fulfilled with Jesus in my life. Jesus’ forgiveness of sins amazed me. As one of his friends said “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness”.
I no longer worried about the little things in life as much, and put things into perspective with eternity, and I noticed this change in the last couple years when faced with important decisions.
I am motivated now by daily devotionals and time with God in prayer and praise.
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