Kathryn's Testimony

Having the conviction that I am fully saved and going to spend an eternity with the Maker of the universe, no matter how I mess up in this life, is so freeing. I don't have any anxiety about death, and while I don't know what God's plans are for me, I know that my life will be used for His eternal glory - anything human effort to create lasting meaning for myself and my own glory is meaningless, and it is so relieving to know that I don't have to worry!

Though I grew up in a Christian home, I never fully understood what it meant to be in a relationship with God. Despite believing in all of the tenets of the faith, I didn't live like a Christian even in high school. In my junior year of college, I was living the same sort of lifestyle - Christian in name only, but without any real commitment to a relationship with God or interest in getting to know Him or spending time in the bible. In college, I started drinking and made some really stupid decisions along the way. I made friends with people who didn't beleive in Christ, and who encouraged my partying and promiscuity. By the time I graduated, I lost some friends through my poor decisions and realized that I needed grace more than ever. Through the church and this small group, God brought me back into a relationship and gave me the desire to pursue a relationship with Him. Truly knowing that I am forgiven for every mistake I have made, and every one that I will ever make is so freeing, and I am so thankful every day.

The same grace and forgiveness that God gave me for my past mistakes, I know he will continue to give me for all mistakes I will make. I am so excited to live out the life that God has planned for me, and for the confidence God has given me that I will live forever with him in heaven.