My Personal Testimony

Before I received eternal life, I dealt with insecurity and anger (bad temper). Physically, I struggled with migraine headaches. And I just knew something was missing in my life.

I accepted Christ at a fairly early age so not all my experiences prior to Christ are very vivid. However, before I invited Christ into my life, I would literally have temper tantrums that were immature and embarrassing when I think back on it. And physically, I would get migraines to the point that I had to go into a completely darkened room with no noise. I would take aspirin and would just have to sleep it off. I was very into sports and that was what my life revolved around more than anything else. But even at a young age, I knew something was missing.

At 12 years of age, the Holy Spirit touched my heart in a Sunday morning church service. I came from a tradition where you went forward and made a public confession of faith in Jesus. It changed my life forever and it was at that point that I began to live my life with Christ.

When I accepted Christ, He delivered me from my temper and from migraine headaches. I also knew that, in Christ, I now had a purpose for my life. That void I had felt was now filled with Jesus. I know longer had the same insecurity I had before. My security in this life was now in Christ.

I can't remember a specific instance, but I know from that point on I dealt with my anger issues in a much different way. I had a peace that I had never known before and that peace ruled over my anger. I have had bad headaches since that time, but not the migraine type. I believe God healed me of that. And ultimately, the purpose God called me to was to serve Him in ministry. I believe that call actually began at the age of 12. It was a calling that was nurtured throughout my teenage years by special people in my life. Even though I denied it initially, I eventually said yes to this calling on my life.

But ultimately, the best thing about having a personal relationship with Jesus is my assurance of eternal life. God showed His love for me through Jesus and that love prevails over everything else in my life. I am far from perfect, but the Perfect One has paid for my sins and I have accepted His gift of eternal life.