Spreading God's Love

I grew up going to church with my family, but I never understood what it meant to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I never understood the Gospel and always thought that I needed to work my way or fix myself to be approved by God. However, I am thankful that going to church as a kid helped me to wonder about God and to hear the name of Jesus. Entering middle and high school were some challenging years of life. During these stages of my life, I began to question my identity as I was trying to figure out who I was. I obsessively took my worth, value, and identity from other people. Before Christ, I struggled with a lot of fear, anxiety, being bullied at school, and suicidal thinking. These moments in my life were definitely lonely, I pushed God out of the picture, and questioned God why He would allow me to struggle like this.

But then, at 17 years old I came across a ton of videos of people my age talking about Jesus. These videos began to remind me of the beauty God and it really felt that God was tugging me to come follow Him. In April 2020, as I sat in my bedroom, I made the decision to commit my life to Christ. My life has been completely renewed and transformed since I gave my life to the Lord.

The Lord led me to attend Liberty University from 2021-2025 where I grew to understand the Gospel, got baptized, and made the most wonderful, godly friendships.

I grew up in a Christian home and carried the label of being a Christian, but I never truly had a relationship with God, and I was not living for Him. Before giving my life to Christ, I dealt with bullying growing up. Eventually it got worse in high school and that led to depression, suicidal thinking, and self-esteem issues. It caused me to stop caring about life and to push everyone away. I was desperately trying so hard to gain other people’s approval of me and seeking my worth from this broken world.

I was always so inspired when I saw my mom worshipping Jesus, praying, and reading God’s word, but I did not think I was capable to do that. Near the end of my junior year of high school, the Lord revealed Himself to me. It occurred to me, after all that God has done for me, why do I not have a relationship with Him. He helped me through bullying and the hardest seasons of my life. Most importantly, He sent His Son to die for me, just as He has done for you too. I knew I wanted a relationship with Jesus, so from April 2020, I gave myself to Christ and committed my life to Him.