How did you become a Christian? What was your attitude towards God like before you became a Christian? What keeps you going in your faith?

I would love to hear your testimonies!

Grew up in a Christian home and was always theistic.
However wasn't that interested at 1st and only went to church to please my parents.
Also many members in that church weren't very "christian like". Didn't take too much offense there but was curious what it was all about really

Eventually after quite a few years there, I decided to go my own way and joined another church.
The environment felt different and in a good way I could see something was different in the members
After a year there I finally decided to give my life to The Lord

This post was edited by kai_jph on May 16 2018 12:40am

My back-ground/history: Grew up with no Religion, never read the Bible or went to church, never been baptised.

In 2016 (at almost 42 y.o.) I heard about the Flat Earth theory and started extensive research on it. It was incredibly difficult to put my ego (Pride) aside when learning about the FE.
Eventually I came to learn the truth about how they have been hiding God for 500 years with the globe earth deception. One night in June 2016 after months of researching FE and
I had finally run out of questions trying to debunk the FE, I made the choice (free will) to accept the truth about FE and I broke down that night sobbing and I called out to Jesus and I repented for all my sins.
I was Born Again that night and I truly did feel the Holy Spirit enter me.

It has not been an easy walk-on-the-path with Jesus this past 2 years and this relationship with the Lord requires a lot of patience & effort.
Since becoming Born Again I have (gradually, not instantly) stopped watching all Porn, stopped masturbating, stopped all forms of gambling (even scratch cards). The hardest was giving up drinking (my beloved Whiskey).
I have also deleted all games on my iPhone ( I am aware that video game addiction is non productive and indeed a sin).

I used to be a christian. Look guys, I have nothing against Jesus. They made me into something else.

Pls pray for me too. I love Jesus, but I am not allowed to go to the church. Sorry again

This post was edited by the_rest on May 16 2018 01:28pm

My parents were Christian and forced me to go to church. That's how it goes isn't it?

That's how it was for me as well. Then when I became a teenager I began to question God and would actively rebel against him. I used to hate God.

Then one day, in my late teens, I would go on a Leadership Camp. Part of the program was to go out into the bush for 4 days and 3 nights, solo.
When I got dropped off to my location I went and scoured the area for a place to setup the tarp. When I found a suitable spot I went to gather my gear.
I took a wrong turn and got lost for a long time. It was also threatening to rain. After wandering around hopelessly something urged me to pray to God for me to find my way back.
After I finished praying I went in a random direction and ended up where my gear was. It was that very moment I would give my life to the Lord.

I felt like the Prodigal Son who was once lost but now is found. I also like to compare my life before and after I gave my life to the Lord.
The world promised riches and joy but it delivered disappointment and sorrow.
Since I gave my life to the Lord I no longer seek worldly treasures as I now store up my treasure in Heaven.

Born into it once you believe it stays with you creation vs evolution ill choice creation even know there is lot of science to back up theory's design make more sense to me

I grew up knowing God and Christ from my grandparents and from some friends of mine. once i got to about age 13 I wasnt even a prayerful type and I had very little concern for my life after death.
I would only go to church cause I liked to pass notes to the cute girls that went to my church. I use to "Token Prayer" all the time ie: God let me do this and have that and I will do this/that.

It wasnt until 2016 where I met a couple and they told me their story of how God had saved them and how he went from being a heavy drug dealer/user and how he put his drugs over everything and now he can wake up and all he wanted to do was pray and read the bible. I spent 8 months with this couple in heavy bible study and heavy prayers. we would wake up at like 10am and from then to even 10am the next day we would be reading out of the bible and praying and going out and spreading the word to other people around the area I live.

Then in 2017 I had some legal troubles and I was in jail for 40 days The whole time I was in jail I prayed tears falling down hitting the floor I had hit rock bottom and the only one who could do anything was The Lord.

God saved me from that cell i was looking at some pretty serious charges and God allowed me to walk away from that place and I have thus given my life to him.

like a Keith Green song I want to make my life a prayer to God I want to tell the world that His not some ancient Fairy tale.


:edit to touch on how you feel like the prodigal son all of us who go away from Him and return to him we are those that, that parable is written and told for.

God's chosen people are We who choose God.

This post was edited by Cpot on May 23 2018 08:19am