Being raised and living a life as an unbeliever in a family of dysfunction, I would find myself questioning if there is a God and if so, what is He like? I remember as a fifth grader coming home and asking my mom, “What religion are we?” “Roman Catholic”, she replied. I was pretty happy about that, because my friends were Catholic. I was already an out-cast in school, so to “fit-in” I blindly and immediately accepted Catholicism as my faith, yet not understanding anything about it. (I was still an out-cast as I claimed Catholicism) I remember as a sophomore in English class, I simply ask a girl sitting behind me, “Who is Jesus?” “Jesus is God”, she replied. As I turned forward in my desk, I thought to myself, “Okay, Jesus is God” and accepted it as fact. It was evident that I wanted to meet the God of the universe, but I just didn’t know how, when or where I would find Him.
At the age of 18, I find myself dating a man that is backslidden and “running” from God…so he thought. He never mentioned God or His nature, but yet questions still arose in my mind, so I would ask him. On our first date at Navy Pier in Chicago on July 24th, 1999, I found myself staring and gazing at the stars. As I looked towards the Heavens, I ask my date if he belief in God. In a short and brief response he said, “Yes”, not want to discuss God. As our relationship progressed, I later began to ask about Christ’s humanity. His dual nature of humanity and yet being God was fascinating.
It is the Lord that sought me and brought me to His saving grace three years after my first date with the man that I have spoken of. The Lord revealed Himself to me, and I humbly accepted His Lordship and Salvation on August 23, 2002. He brought me from a life of self-destruction and damage of sin, and invited me into the fold, the family of God. The man I was dating recommitted his life to the Lord just two days later, August 25, 2002 and we committed our relationship in a covenant with God in marriage on September 29, 2002. Praise God!
PRAISE GOD, FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW
DOXOLOGY
By: Thomas Ken
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
