Wednesday, September 24, 2008

What Do You Believe?

So I felt moved to share about my spirituality. My struggles, my highs, my lows etc. My parents are both saved. They became saved shortly after i was born, so i was raised in the church. When I was four - i personally don't remember this- i went to VBS and came home saying I accepted Jesus into my heart. I was saved. My whole life I have been saved. I believe that God created everything, and sent his perfect son to die for our sins, and to be forgiven all you have to do is repent. To be saved, you have to believe that and trust on Jesus to save you. I believe God is three in one. I believe God is a forgiving, loving, and perfect being, and loves us more than we can comprehend. I believe that one day Jesus will return and take all believers to Heaven, and I will be one of them.
Throughout my life, for kindergarten to the present day I have attended a Christian School where I was taught about God. So basically everyday had God in it. Or at least I heard about Him everyday. For years God seemed a distant being. Every so often I would feel incredibly close to him, but when that faded, I was back to being distant. Well last year I started reading the Bible every night-just a chapter a day- and I've started to feel like He's really there. Like he's not some distant being off in space, looking down at everyone. He's here in my room, sitting on my bed next to me as I write this post, as I read my Bible, as I gossip about that person, as I eat, as I go to school, He's everywhere. I feel that now. I really encourage people to read their Bible everyday, set aside ten minutes and read, and let God talk to you. You might not always be moved by the verses you're reading -I know there are times when I feel nothing at the verses I read- but do it anyway, because you never know when a verse will speak to you. Also this summer I went on a missions trip. It was a great experience, it taught me a lot about God, and about myself, and brought the two of us closer. Ever since that trip, I've felt pretty close -I strongly recommend that as well. So that's all I have to say, if anyone reads this, and wants to ask a question about faith, God, or stuff like that feel free, I'll try to answer the best i can :)

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