My Testimony

My testimony isn't very exciting, but I thought it was important to put it up here, anyway.

I was born into a Christian home. As soon as I was brought home from the hospital, my parents took me to church. As soon as I could talk, I was taught to say my prayers. My parents and teachers at church told me about Jesus and read Bible stories to me. I've known about God ever since I could remember. So it's really no surprise that I asked Jesus into my heart when I was very young.

It happened when I was four years old. My mom watched The 700 Club every day while she folded laundry, and my brothers and I would play in the living room. At the end of the program, Pat Robertson would tell the T.V. audience, if they wanted to ask Jesus into their heart, to pray a prayer with him. Then he would lead everyone in a prayer. One day, one of my brothers asked my mom if he could pray, and ask Jesus into his heart. My mom told him yes, and than asked my other brother and me if we would like to as well. When you are that young, and have been taught about Jesus all your life, it is the easiest thing in the world to decide. I knew that God was good, and that He loved me. I knew that Jesus was God's son, that he died on the cross to take away my sins, and that he was made alive again. I didn't have to think about it, I knew that I wanted Jesus in my heart. I told my mom that I wanted to pray, and my other brother did too. So, my mom lead us all in a prayer, and we all asked Jesus into our hearts.

There are some who would say that, because I was so young, I didn't understand, and I was not saved at four. Of course I didn't understand everything, but I understood enough. To be saved, a person needs to really believe, and be sincere in their prayer to accept Jesus. I really believed, and I was sincere when I prayed. I was saved, at age four.

Growing up, I didn't struggle with some of the things my peers did. There were things that they were tempted to do that I never even considered. I am not saying that I was perfect. I did things that I wish I hadn't. There were times that my walk with God suffered because of my actions, but I never walked away from God.

God has blessed me so much throughout the years. Oh, nothing really big and fantastic has happened to me. (Well, I was healed of Cerebral Palsey when I was two, but I don't remember much about it.) I am not rich, God hasn't blessed me with a lot of material things. He has blessed me with love, peace, joy, happiness, etc. My life isn't perfect. I go through trials, I have disappointments, and I get hurt. God gives me strength to make it through the hard times. He gives me peace so I don't worry about the problems I am facing. And I know, whatever problem I am facing, God will help me with everything.

I have never regreted that decision I made when I was four. Nor do I ever wish I had made it when I was older. I have always been thankful that my parents taught me from an early age, and showed me how to be saved when I was little.

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