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Hey everyone. I just wanted to give my testimony. It's not a very good one but I do feel called by God to give it. Here goes.
I was raised in church up until about the age of 13 of 14. My parents did not go but they often took us to Sunday School and then picked us up afterwards. I don't remember learning a whole lot about Jesus or salvation in Sunday School which is unfortunate but I guess it did provide the basis for my future faith. The church I went to Sunday School at was a conservative Southern Baptist church.
As I reached about the age of 12 or 13, I started taking home little tracts with me that the church had at the front. I would read them and that is what truly got me interested in salvation and Jesus. One day, my Sunday School teacher recommended that I read the Gospel of John. So, that evening, at my dad's house, I read the entire Gospel of John and then gave my life to Christ.
After this, I backslided continually for around 5 years. When I was about 17 or 18, I started going to a Nazarene church with a friend. It was nice and all but I mainly went for social reasons. In other words, I wanted to be with my friend. I also really liked the pastor because he was cute and so friendly!
Then, the pastor resigned and moved somewhere and I quit going. I went back a few times but never stayed with it again.
Then I got into a General Baptist college for Computer Networking and was a Christian for most of the time. In fact, there was a few times that I was very devout.
There was this guy online who I was in love with and had known for approximately 8 years. One day he asked me to marry him. I thought he was serious and of course, I said yes. He then went offline and came back online around an hour later and told me that he was only testing me. I was devastated and so was my faith in God.
So, I gave up the faith and became an Atheist or Agnostic for about a week. This was the lowest point of my faith. I had the potential to stay that way for the rest of my life because I had absolutely no desire whatsoever to go back to Christ. Finally, after about a week, I decided that I did want to go back to Christ. Unfortunately, I had a very very hard time committing myself and a very hard time believing. So, I committed myself to reading conservative apologetics sites and gradually convinced myself to have faith again.
I guess I was never quite satisified with the faith because in the Spring semester of my first year of college, I got involved with a married guy. HE introduced me to the Occult and I was deeply involved in it for a few months. Then, my other best friend who I was in love with finally took me back (we had dated on and off for years) and he introduced me to Wicca. So I tried out Wicca for about a year.
Finally, after bouncing back and forth between Wicca and Christianity, my boyfriend (unofficial) gave his life back to Christ. This convinced me to do so myself. I had faith for the longest time. However, I began to doubt again. I do not believe that doubting is a bad thing but I did believe that at the time. So, my doubting led me to questioning the faith and has led me to be a very liberal Christian. I am now a very liberal Christian who attends a United Methodist Church. In fact, I even incorporate some other religion's elements into my faith. For example, I often listen to New Age music because it is so very relaxing.
So, that's my testimony. I hope that you all have enjoyed it.
I was raised in church up until about the age of 13 of 14. My parents did not go but they often took us to Sunday School and then picked us up afterwards. I don't remember learning a whole lot about Jesus or salvation in Sunday School which is unfortunate but I guess it did provide the basis for my future faith. The church I went to Sunday School at was a conservative Southern Baptist church.
As I reached about the age of 12 or 13, I started taking home little tracts with me that the church had at the front. I would read them and that is what truly got me interested in salvation and Jesus. One day, my Sunday School teacher recommended that I read the Gospel of John. So, that evening, at my dad's house, I read the entire Gospel of John and then gave my life to Christ.
After this, I backslided continually for around 5 years. When I was about 17 or 18, I started going to a Nazarene church with a friend. It was nice and all but I mainly went for social reasons. In other words, I wanted to be with my friend. I also really liked the pastor because he was cute and so friendly!
Then, the pastor resigned and moved somewhere and I quit going. I went back a few times but never stayed with it again.Then I got into a General Baptist college for Computer Networking and was a Christian for most of the time. In fact, there was a few times that I was very devout.
There was this guy online who I was in love with and had known for approximately 8 years. One day he asked me to marry him. I thought he was serious and of course, I said yes. He then went offline and came back online around an hour later and told me that he was only testing me. I was devastated and so was my faith in God.
So, I gave up the faith and became an Atheist or Agnostic for about a week. This was the lowest point of my faith. I had the potential to stay that way for the rest of my life because I had absolutely no desire whatsoever to go back to Christ. Finally, after about a week, I decided that I did want to go back to Christ. Unfortunately, I had a very very hard time committing myself and a very hard time believing. So, I committed myself to reading conservative apologetics sites and gradually convinced myself to have faith again.
I guess I was never quite satisified with the faith because in the Spring semester of my first year of college, I got involved with a married guy. HE introduced me to the Occult and I was deeply involved in it for a few months. Then, my other best friend who I was in love with finally took me back (we had dated on and off for years) and he introduced me to Wicca. So I tried out Wicca for about a year.
Finally, after bouncing back and forth between Wicca and Christianity, my boyfriend (unofficial) gave his life back to Christ. This convinced me to do so myself. I had faith for the longest time. However, I began to doubt again. I do not believe that doubting is a bad thing but I did believe that at the time. So, my doubting led me to questioning the faith and has led me to be a very liberal Christian. I am now a very liberal Christian who attends a United Methodist Church. In fact, I even incorporate some other religion's elements into my faith. For example, I often listen to New Age music because it is so very relaxing.
So, that's my testimony. I hope that you all have enjoyed it.
Holly3278 this is a good testimony.. 
