Hello!! I started to make this a 'formal' testimony, but then the more I tried to write the harder that seemed. I am not a really formal person. I decided that it would be the best just to talk to you like a person, seeing as how you are one. : )
I guess I'll start by saying I love God with all my heart. I was 7 years old when I asked God into my heart and I'm proud to say I've known him every since. Sure I've faced obsticles and have stumbled down life's road, but God was always there to pick me up. Sometimes I even put God aside, but during these times I never let myself go far. Within God's reach I stayed.
As I entered into high school, many of my friends and classmates feel into drugs, alcohol, sex...you know the routine. Thank God I never followed. As a sophmore (HS was grades 10-12 for us), I had 2 particular senior friends who were both Christians. I know they made the difference in how I lived my life in high school. I was never very popular and wasn't asked out on dates much because of it, but I'd rather not have been if that's what it would have taken. As a matter of fact (not trying to make myself look good or anything) but I am 21 years old and I have never once tasted alcohol or used drugs. I am also proud to say that, unlike a lot of people my age (and younger), I am still a virgin.
How do I do it? With the help of God. I can honestly say that I have been on dates with guys who thought they could get me to do things, but I had to inform them otherwise. I can also tell you that most of those guys didn't go out with me anymore. That's OK. The way I see it, God has my life planned out for me. I will find the right person some day.
God has blessed me with so many things. He has given me some great Christian friends who I know have played a large role in why I have been able to stay close to Him. God is awesome! I am a true believer in the power of prayer. I have had times in my life in which I know if it had not been for God and the prayers of myself and people around me, things would not have turned out the same. I urge you to pray everyday. Not just when you need Him. Pray for others who do need Him. Pray for those on my pray list. If you know others, tell me and I will add them! God does answer prayers!!!
