WE WERE BAPTIZED!! I dont even really have the words to say how I feel but it was an emotional experience for sure. It almost didnt happen but because of these amazing friends Celeste and Daniel and Pastor Charles, we were able to make it happen. I have grown up a Christian and my life has had its many ups and downs for sure. I feel like I have been saved several times but I have never really felt as strong about my faith as I do today. When I met my husband he did not have a relationship with Jesus Christ...at all. It was very hard for me to celebrate holidays and not recognize the true meaning of those holidays as a couple. I never pushed him to change. I just always offered up the opportunity to experience what it was like. We agreed when we had our kids that I would raise them up to know The Lord. Val began seeking and a few years later with help from a few of his close friends and one trip to @chesapeakechurch and he was in 100%. He dove into serving and devotionals and I was so inspired and more in love with him than I was before but I was not in love with myself. It was about the same time that our home had caught fire, our daughter was a month old and I was extremely post partum. Instead of drawing near to Him I pushed Him and my faith was in need of a respirator. Vals faith became stronger and things started coming together for him in his life...mine was falling apart. From the outside looking in, everything was great but I was struggling on the inside. We moved to Texas and all signs pointed to @txcelebration church. I did the growth track and my faith was once again tested and questioned big time, which I am so grateful for. Val asked me 3 or 4 times to get baptized but I wasnt ready. I was struggling and felt like I didnt know what I believed anymore. It felt like a lie. With the support of a few friends that I confided in, my church, my small group and my husband I made my way back and found myself and a new relationship began between me and Jesus Christ. I learned how to pray again and learned how to live my life for Him and trust his plan. I learned to let go and let God. While Val was away one weekend the message at church hit home for me...HARD...and when they asked if I was ready to re dedicate my life to The Lord I raised my hand. I read the book Ten Steps to Christ and I knew that in February, when I heard a voice say I brought you here to TX for a reason and I felt this sensation of someone grabbing my arm telling me it would be okay but that I had to just have faith and to trust that it was for a reason...that reason was to rebuild my relationship with Him so that I would be stronger than ever and I could THRIVE. It took time for me to figure that all out and what it all meant but I listened and I worked on listening to the little voice in my heart that was leading me. It was like I just woke up one morning and my vision had never been more clear. I knew exactly what I needed to do and how I was going to do it. I had been praying circles around that for months. I knew when they said they were doing baptisms today that it was time. It was what I needed to do. I told Val i was ready. I wanted to let everyone know just how good God is and that I believe he is my savior. So today..we were Baptized and our life is forever changed. Thanks for letting me share my story. I am turning my tests into my testimony and I cant wait to see where I will be lead from here ♥️
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:08:02 +0000
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