My Testimony

Something I find to be really important is our stories. Where people come from, and what they have experienced really shapes who they are and how they interact. Its been on my heart to share a part of who I am, and the part I will be sharing is the part that God gave me... So, here's my faith testimony.

So I grew up in a Christian household. My mom is a women's/youth minister and my uncle is a pastor at one of the biggest churches in New England. I was always at our starter churches helping to set up. On my 8th birthday, I decided to dedicate my life to Christ. So my uncle baptized me in a horse trough. (I really love horses so that Made the moment extra special.)

I went to church camp every year after that and was always attentive to what my counselors were teaching me about following God. But, I always had doubts about whether I was truly saved...

I grew up hearing about how there are always people in the church who call themselves Christians but weren't saved... I thought... "Well maybe that's me and I really just don't know!" I kept second-guessing myself and what God had done for me.

My family went through divorces and I got really depressed. I decided to completely revamp myself and change who I was and who I was friends with. During this, my church home changed so many different times I couldn't even count the different churches I went to. But I kept going to camp and learning more about God.

Through that time of change and perseverance in him, God gave me new friends and new homes. He showed me that every time I had doubts about him or my salvation, that it was really just Satan trying to trick me.

Satan picks on the people who really truly believe and love God, he tries to make us hateful, and doubtful.

God has great plans for us and Satan wants to ruin them. He wants to make everything that's good, too difficult to do. He wants you to feel awkward and insecure about everything you truly know is right. We cannot let him do that.

Say this out loud: I belong to the holy spirit and no weapon formed against me can prosper. I tell you satan and every agent seeking to block God's work in me to leave right now in Jesus ' name and don't come back! I'm standing with God and I will not be moved!

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