- Feb 12, 2003
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Hello!
I registered quite some time ago. I have had a lot on my mind, and have tried several times to fit a detailed personal testimony into my introduction, but it ended up quite long each time, so I will just be brief as possible, and leave a detalied testimony for other posts, in which perhaps I can post a little at a time, depending on the topic at hand.
In brief, I was raised in a theistic, non-Christian home, then my Mother became born again when I was 12, I was a Christian until I went through a period of rebellion at 16 until 18, during which I considered myself an atheist. I am 19 now, and I am being drawn back to Christ. I find an understanding of The Bible now that I did not have before, and I have an ever growing desire to share Christ and help others, and I hope to talk about that here, among other topics to help myself grow spiritually.
My outlook on my faith, especially The Bible is very different than when I was in my early teens. I feel that then I was very self centered in my faith, and that I had a poor understanding of The Bible. This ultimately led to my period of rebellion, in which I was quite worldy, depressed, even suicidal.
Here, I hope to do a lot of healing. After two years of open bitterness towards Christ, I am nervous about telling others of my change; I have been a "closet" Christian for about a year. If I am to really make a positive change in my life, I need to change a lot. My music collection, the music I play, the people I hang out with, the language I use, all need to change. But right now, I feel stuck. Hopefully this can be a good starting place in which I can open up to the changes in my life, which will ultimately give me more courage to make these changes.
So, to conclude, hello, and I look foreward to many great discussions!
I registered quite some time ago. I have had a lot on my mind, and have tried several times to fit a detailed personal testimony into my introduction, but it ended up quite long each time, so I will just be brief as possible, and leave a detalied testimony for other posts, in which perhaps I can post a little at a time, depending on the topic at hand.
In brief, I was raised in a theistic, non-Christian home, then my Mother became born again when I was 12, I was a Christian until I went through a period of rebellion at 16 until 18, during which I considered myself an atheist. I am 19 now, and I am being drawn back to Christ. I find an understanding of The Bible now that I did not have before, and I have an ever growing desire to share Christ and help others, and I hope to talk about that here, among other topics to help myself grow spiritually.
My outlook on my faith, especially The Bible is very different than when I was in my early teens. I feel that then I was very self centered in my faith, and that I had a poor understanding of The Bible. This ultimately led to my period of rebellion, in which I was quite worldy, depressed, even suicidal.
Here, I hope to do a lot of healing. After two years of open bitterness towards Christ, I am nervous about telling others of my change; I have been a "closet" Christian for about a year. If I am to really make a positive change in my life, I need to change a lot. My music collection, the music I play, the people I hang out with, the language I use, all need to change. But right now, I feel stuck. Hopefully this can be a good starting place in which I can open up to the changes in my life, which will ultimately give me more courage to make these changes.
So, to conclude, hello, and I look foreward to many great discussions!
That was a very nice intro. Many of us have been where you're at. I once was at such a backslidden state I said nothing about Christ to my friends, co-workers, and family at the time. However, our great God is so faithful. Just keep calling upon Him. I lay in my bed night after night pouring my heart out to Him about my backslidden situation. Do you know what He did? He saved a co-worker of mine! This guy invited me to his church and I haven't looked back ever since and that was 18 years ago. So keep your head up. "He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion." 
