How long did it take you to 'become' Christian?

[Duda]

Just out of Interest, I was wondering, How long did it take you to decide that you were christian?

 

[cindymc]

What do you mean? If you're asking how long it took me until I became a Christian starting from the beginning of my life.... I became a Christian in my early 30's. If you're asking how long it took from the moment I started believing... it took me 2 years from that point until I made a committment to Christ and got saved.

 

[artybloke]

It's taking me a lifetime.

 

[caillan]

I had always believed, but didn't commit until I was 28. I had struggled to make the commitment for well over two years prior to that.

 

[LiberatedChick]

I believed when I was younger...but then I strayed away from God. I have found my way back but went through a year of confusion about my beliefs before making my commitment.

 

[The Midge]

I prayed this prayer and it took a couple of months to work out what I had done.

Before that I had though I was a Christian because my parents used to drag me to Church. But I gave all that up as a waste of time. (Which to a point it was). Artybloke is right that you continue to be come Christian (that is christlike) for the rest of our lives.

 

[tyr0ne]

About 2 months of Church till I accepted Christ.

 

[rainbowprism]

Christianity kept coming up somehow my whole life...but I was really adverse to it until last year. It took me about 3 months of serious checking out before realizing the Lord had been doggedly waiting on me to snap out of it!

 

[OrthodoxyUSA]

To be a "Christian" means to be a deciple "to follow", in that respect many of us have been following for a long time....

Salvation and growth in Christ takes a lifetime constantly working through the struggles and fighting off sin.

I became a follower in early childhood, but I have strayed many times.... Thank God for that "ROD AND STAFF" that keep pulling me back to the fold...

 

[WashedClean]

To be a "Christian" means to be a deciple "to follow", in that respect many of us have been following for a long time....

Salvation and growth in Christ takes a lifetime constantly working through the struggles and fighting off sin.

Amen! We are "justified" before God in an instant, but sanctification, that takes a lifetime!!

 

[PleaseHelpMe]

Now THIS is one encouraging thread...I thought I was the only one who seemed to be taking forever

 

[PRMan]

Sorry to be the one to spoil the party, then.

I prayed at age 3 and I KNEW I was saved. I have never looked back. I am SO thankful for everything Jesus has done for me and kept me from.

Of course, I got married at 22 after a 6-month engagement and I never looked back from there, either (12 years now).

I guess I'm not afraid of commitment.

 

[TheMainException]

Well...one night in bed I just decided that I couldn't take life alone and somehow I knew that I needed Christ, so I asked him into my heart...that's all I did, and right then I knew I was a Christian...I didn't feel any different, but everyone said that saying the prayer was all I needed to do to become a Christian, so I believed in Christ and knew I was saved.