Hello fellow Anabaptists!

Hello everyone. I'm new here, as you can tell by my post count. I know the Lord sent me to this site for a reason. I don't know if it's to learn more about Him, to seek advice when I have problems, or just to meet new people. I have had a hunger to learn more about the Bible recently. I guess my life is going pretty good right now. This year I realized that I was holding onto some parts of my life, and I finally turned them over to God. The only complaint I have at the moment is that I occasionally have strong feelings of loneliness. I feel like I need to find my soul mate or move on with my life in some way. Anyway... This site is so huge and I didn't know where to start. I have been going to the same Mennonite church my whole life, so I decided I would make my presence known in the Anabaptists forum. I haven't even had a chance to look the list of all the forums yet. Feel free to ask questions, give me advice, or direct me to another part of the site I might like. I would love to meet some of the people here. If anyone else is from Delaware say hi. I might even know some of you!

Anthony

Well.. I grew up in the church, but I never really had a strong faith. I often notice that many of the people who really seem to be passionate are ones that have lived outside the church for at least part of their life. I know I accepted Christ as a young teenager. My memory isn't the best, so I don't remember where or when exactly. I was never fully committed to following what I knew was the right way to live. Even though I never stopped going to church, I started heading down some of the wrong paths, but I thank God for taking care of me and bringing me back to where I needed to be. In the end, it made me that much stronger. And thankfully I didn't do anything that I will truly regret or that will affect my future.

Everything fell into place perfectly to bring me back to where I'm at now. The Holy Spirit has given me the will to learn as much as I can, and I am starting to see all the tools that I need to gain knowledge. About 2 months ago I was talking to a man in the church that I really respect. We were discussing what I would like from a Bible study, and he talked me into coming to the adult Sunday school classes that he teaches. It fits my learning style exactly. It's a very mature environment where I can concentrate on everything that is being presented. I'm 22, and the closest person to my age in that class is probably around 45 years old. Haha. But they make me feel welcome and I am so glad I'm a part of it. The more I learn, the more I feel encouraged to continue being a good example. I really think my purpose at this point in my life, is to witness to people around me. If by nothing else, by living my life according to what Jesus taught, and not conforming to the ways of the world...

Ok. That's enough for now. I really could type pages and pages of stuff that nobody would want to read, but I need to get some sleep. I have a bad habit of staying up late typing messages to friends. I can easily get carried away. Oh, nice to meet you too! Goodnight friends.