Beginning My Journey With Christ.

In the middle of writing my Testimony, I got to thinking: It's easy sometimes to focus on the negatives and downfalls in life, rather than taking time to reflect back on the good things. Big or small, there is always something to be thankful about. Earlier this year I was constantly finding myself focusing on everything bad going on in my life, and I allowed it to weigh on me. It wasn't until I started going to Church and sat down with one of the Pastors when I realized there is SO much to be thankful for. I have been on edge about whether or not I wanted to share my religious beliefs on this blog or not, because not everyone may agree with what I have to say - but giving my life to God and trusting His plan has changed my perspective on things and opening my heart to be the person I want to be. Just like everything in life, it wasn't easy at first, and there is so much I still have yet to learn. I hadn't been in a Church in years and honestly never thought going was important. It wasn't until a coworker and now good friend of mine invited me to his Church that following Sunday to watch him and his brothers lead Worship. I told him I would go, and little did I know, it was only going to get better from that Sunday on.

I found myself going to Church every Sunday, by myself, and seemingly getting closer and closer to the front row each week.

The message the Pastor had given my first Sunday there talked about how no matter how far we stray away from God, we will always find our way back to Him, and He will be there no matter what. That struck a chord in my heart very hard.

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" for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ. " (Romans 3:23-24)

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Yes, I did sit by myself, but the atmosphere was so much different than where I had gone as a kid back home. I don't remember the last time I went to Church for anything but a holiday, that my family dragged me to. It might've been when I was in eighth grade and made it all the way through confirmation - then boom, I stopped going for whatever the reason was.

What I was used to was very different from this new experience. The atmosphere and climate of this new church home were making me not only feel more comfortable but were allowing me to reconnect with God again and help me on my journey. This wasn't something that just happened though and it wasn't until recently when I fully decided that I was ready to give my life to God. It took many prayers, lots of reading and multiple visits to the Church, once a week, to sit and talk with the Pastor. Now I am reading through the Bible multiple times a day, attending a Bible study once a week and just living a more meaningful life the way God intended.

The journey is just beginning and like everything else on this blog, I'm excited to take ya'll along with me on this journey and share everything along the way!

- B