When did you first accept Jesus into your life?

[Skylarking]

Well, the subject asks my question. Share your story of when you first discovered Jesus.

[***chocolateIceCream***]

Hm. You asked 2 Qs. This is like... a test!

Okay. Well I got baptized when I was oh, 10 or 11. I think that answers Q #1 anyway.

[***chocolateIceCream***]

Are you a Christian?

[Skylarking]

Irrelevant.

[Lady]

I have always believed in God and I became a christian when I was about 6 and that was also when I was baptized

[Soulfire79]

Here's my testimony that I wrote on gp:

I've been a Christian pretty much my whole life. I don't know that there's any specific point that I just suddenly started believing. I just always have for as long as I can remember.

But I didn't fully understand what being a Christian meant until this summer when I went to a camp in CA. I realized that being a genuine Christian meant that you give everything that you are, your worries, and your whole life to God. I made a commitment that I was going to try and do those everyday, and read the Bible, pray, grow closer to God, and get rid of the bad attitude I had because it wasn't doing me any good.

Before, I didn't want to read my Bible, pray, or do anything. I realize that I kind of treated God like a vending machine; I only remembered to pray if there was something I wanted. You may be wondering why I didn't come out and say I was an atheist or agnostic or w/e. It's because I knew that God was real, and there was still something in me that believed. I can't really explain it.

I still stuggle with the same things, but now I know that I can give them to God, and He'll help me through it. I know what my general purpose is in life (to bring glory to God), even if I don't know exactly how I'm going to fulfill that in the future. God has helped me pick my friends, do well in school, and to realize that people are watching my life as a Christian. I'm not perfect, but with God, my life is so much more rewarding than it would be without Him.


**Congrats! You are the lucky people who get to read my original testimony! PM me if there's any revisions you think I should make or if you want to discuss anything further.

[***chocolateIceCream***]

Skylarking said:

Irrelevant.

I know.

[JCsAngelPen]

I became a Christian at age 3, wandered around until I was in 7th grade..was baptized at age 12...and rededicated my life to God in 9th grade

[x.cautiontape.x]

initially i was about 5 or 6 when i accepted Jesus. But at the age of 5/6 I didn't really get the concept of Christianity. It was just something I did. It was what everyone else did...so I thought. My family was Christian, My friends were Christian. Everyone I was ever around was Christian. It was the basis of my life, and always had been. At the age of 12 I was baptized and for less then a year was on fire for God. But when I turned thirteen, well everything changed. I dumped God and went my own way. I believe that I was the only one who could tell me what to do in my life. I went through alot of crap that really messed me up (drug use, alchol...) August of 2004, at camp I started to really think about everything, Phil, Or speaker made me think really hard. I decided to try and quit all the mess I'd made of my life. But I still didn't really give my life over to God. I just kept living like I was, minus the drugs and alchol. September Of 2004, a few days before My birthday I had a huge emotional breakdown and really realized the true ability of God. I rededicated my life then and there and ever since I've been living and growing in Christ. I try everyday to become better. In the next couple of months I will be getting baptized again and on July 16th I am leaving for a month missions trip to Romania. W00t. So yeah...

[AquaBlue]

It was actually when I was around 3, but I don't think I really understood back then. I was okay with it for a while, I went to church every Sunday. Teen years though, I hated going to church and tried to get out of it every Sunday and Wednesday. So, I seriously backtracked for a while. I hated Youth and never felt like I belonged. I wouldn't sing or talk to anybody or even join in that much.

I rededicated my life a few months ago, when I got a wake-up call from God. Some of you know the story of how I got called to write songs for Him. Ever since, I've been trying my best to live for Him.

[Spoonie]

I've never voulntarily accepted Jesus in my life, he's just always been there. I was baptised as a baby and confirmed when in 8th grade. And religiously go to church during the school year and spend a week at "Bible" camp, which is just really too cool to explain any other way, and pray constantly.

[gopher]

I....SAVED!!! That's the word. I'm such a pathetic christian. I couldn't even remember the word for when you accepted Jesus into your life.

I got saved between the ages of 4 and 6. I got baptized somewhere between 7 and 10. Then I abruptly stopped going to church.

[jamers]

I asked Christ into my heart when I was four. When I was 9, I "revised" it. I said, "God, use me." I was baptized when I was 10. When I was 13, I "revised" again. Instead of asking God to use me, I said, "God, make me usable." I was doing pretty good for a while. I'm slipping again...I need to go to Dare 2 Share again.....

[rosey]

Eh, I was 4 sitting on my mom's lap. Soo testimonial, I know.

Now I'm considering taoism ^_^ go me!

[bamako91305]

I was 9 years old and was saved on April 27, 1995 and baptized on May 19 of the same year. I stopped believing in God my senior year of high school. Now I'm a college sophomore and have just rededicated my life to God.

1995 seems soooo long ago.