Life before I became a Christian

Since I was born in a Christian family, I always thought that believing in God and praying was just a part of my routine. I knew that God was real, that I should believe in the Bible no matter what, but deep down in my heart, I felt forced. Every time I was laying on my bed and was ready to pray, I felt lazy. One day, I thought to myself, Is God even real? How do people just believe everything that’s written in a book? My mind was filled with doubt. Sadly, I was too afraid to talk about it with someone, because I felt like they would never understand me. I still enjoyed going to church, but mainly because I wanted to meet my friends.

How I Became a Christian

That was until the march retreat of 2024. I went there for fun and giggles, But at the same time, I also wanted to get closer to God. I had a lot of good memories there, especially that P2P night. While I was worshipping and singing, I tried to understand the lyrics so I could feel a deeper connection with the Holy spirit. That’s when I felt it—something I never felt before, a feeling so indescribable that I started getting emotional. Tears started falling, and it was like all my problems disappeared. I felt his presence; as if nobody else was there except Him.

At that moment, nothing else mattered, I was ready to give all my trust to Him and become a better Christian. I knew that He was the only one that could forgive all my sins and love me no matter what. Jesus saved me from my sins. He is my one and only savior. He gifted me eternal life and salvation when he died on the cross, washing me from my sins.

Life after becoming a Christian

Since that day, I think about God a lot more. Words cannot describe how I am thankful for him to wake me up every morning, for my family, for my friends and for me to be able to eat, drink and have fun. I pray (or at least try to) every morning and night. Plus everytime I commit a sin, I feel extremely guilty and apologize to him that night.

My days have been so much better, even though there’s still some things that I would like to fix, life has been better with him. For example, I’ve been struggling with my emotions a lot these days, but after praying about it, I feel much better and believe that He has a plan for me—that He is preparing me for something