Hey!! My name is Raul. I just signed up today with CF. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all. I hope that this testimony will help youth and adults understand God more and will boost their faith even more.
When i was a kid, I used to be one that would always help everybody and do all my school work.. I used to be a kid that smiled frequently and had a lot of friends. But when I moved schools in the sixth grade, everything went downhill for me. People started making fun of me because of my weight, the way I dress, and because I was a nerd basically. As a result, I never talked to anybody. I just kept everything to myself because I thought they would make fun of me. I felt worthless. This would carry on to high school. Freshman year was the "best" year for me grade-wise. I still was made fun of and I was still not talking to anybody at that point. I felt empty and I didn't know who to turn to. My parents tried to help but I used to think that my parents were just saying things because I'm their son. I did go to a catholic church once but I was an ignorant guy who thought that God wasn't real. That same year, I was introduced to pornography and I was hooked ever since. I thought that pornography was the only thing that would help me forget about all the troubles in this world. Later in my high school career, I learned how to make hip-hop beats. It got to the point where I was making these crazy beats and I would sell them for cheap. I started making more friends and people wanted to get to know me. I finally thought that my life was coming together for once. People invited me to parties and clubs. I started drinking at the age of 15. All I wanted to do was to get money, get the girls, get the cars and the big houses. Live "the life." People at school started respecting a little bit more. However, my grades were slipping once again. I did not care about my education at all. I've had constant arguments with my parents because of my grades and my partying. Then I met one of the greatest bunch of people I've ever met. We called ourselves the "Rimesick Crew." We became like family very shortly. We all wanted the same thing and that was money. So we set out to make a mixtape that would be "heard around the country." That mixtape failed because of problems that we as a group had. So a few people left and there was only 4 people in the group. That same month one of my friends reconciled with the Lord. Ernie (the guy that reconciled with the Lord) had asked me to make a beat for him. he showed me a song from Lecrae called "Praying for you" to base the beat off of that song. That song really touched me. I really felt God's love and mercy for me when I heard that song. I almost shed a tear when the song was finished. The next day Ernie invited me to church. It was on a Thursday when the youth worship group was practicing their songs for the service on Sunday. Even though it was just practice, I felt the presence of the Lord again when they sang the songs. When Sunday came, I did not feel the same. This Sunday was not like any other Sunday. It felt like something was working in me. I did not feel anything like this in my life. I remember feeling so nervous going to church. I was worried about what people were gonna say about me. If they were gonna judge me because of the way I look and dressed. But it wasn't like that. People greeted with so much love as if they've known me for years. The pastor is a very fun and loving guy. He is also a very inspiritional person. That day I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I am telling that after I accepted Jesus, I felt this great peace come in me. And I still feel it today. I've been a new-born Christian for 7 months now and I'm loving it! Everyday I learn more and more about the Lord. I don't drink and party anymore. I'm still battling with the addiction to pornography, but now I don't see it as often and I feel like I see it less and less everytime. I pray to the Lord that I will overcome this addiction in the name of Jesus. And I know that someday I will because the Lord never fails! Thank you for reading my testimony. I hope you guys liked it. God Bless all of you!!!!
When i was a kid, I used to be one that would always help everybody and do all my school work.. I used to be a kid that smiled frequently and had a lot of friends. But when I moved schools in the sixth grade, everything went downhill for me. People started making fun of me because of my weight, the way I dress, and because I was a nerd basically. As a result, I never talked to anybody. I just kept everything to myself because I thought they would make fun of me. I felt worthless. This would carry on to high school. Freshman year was the "best" year for me grade-wise. I still was made fun of and I was still not talking to anybody at that point. I felt empty and I didn't know who to turn to. My parents tried to help but I used to think that my parents were just saying things because I'm their son. I did go to a catholic church once but I was an ignorant guy who thought that God wasn't real. That same year, I was introduced to pornography and I was hooked ever since. I thought that pornography was the only thing that would help me forget about all the troubles in this world. Later in my high school career, I learned how to make hip-hop beats. It got to the point where I was making these crazy beats and I would sell them for cheap. I started making more friends and people wanted to get to know me. I finally thought that my life was coming together for once. People invited me to parties and clubs. I started drinking at the age of 15. All I wanted to do was to get money, get the girls, get the cars and the big houses. Live "the life." People at school started respecting a little bit more. However, my grades were slipping once again. I did not care about my education at all. I've had constant arguments with my parents because of my grades and my partying. Then I met one of the greatest bunch of people I've ever met. We called ourselves the "Rimesick Crew." We became like family very shortly. We all wanted the same thing and that was money. So we set out to make a mixtape that would be "heard around the country." That mixtape failed because of problems that we as a group had. So a few people left and there was only 4 people in the group. That same month one of my friends reconciled with the Lord. Ernie (the guy that reconciled with the Lord) had asked me to make a beat for him. he showed me a song from Lecrae called "Praying for you" to base the beat off of that song. That song really touched me. I really felt God's love and mercy for me when I heard that song. I almost shed a tear when the song was finished. The next day Ernie invited me to church. It was on a Thursday when the youth worship group was practicing their songs for the service on Sunday. Even though it was just practice, I felt the presence of the Lord again when they sang the songs. When Sunday came, I did not feel the same. This Sunday was not like any other Sunday. It felt like something was working in me. I did not feel anything like this in my life. I remember feeling so nervous going to church. I was worried about what people were gonna say about me. If they were gonna judge me because of the way I look and dressed. But it wasn't like that. People greeted with so much love as if they've known me for years. The pastor is a very fun and loving guy. He is also a very inspiritional person. That day I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I am telling that after I accepted Jesus, I felt this great peace come in me. And I still feel it today. I've been a new-born Christian for 7 months now and I'm loving it! Everyday I learn more and more about the Lord. I don't drink and party anymore. I'm still battling with the addiction to pornography, but now I don't see it as often and I feel like I see it less and less everytime. I pray to the Lord that I will overcome this addiction in the name of Jesus. And I know that someday I will because the Lord never fails! Thank you for reading my testimony. I hope you guys liked it. God Bless all of you!!!!
