My Faith Influences Me To The Lutheran Church

Faith in Christ has given me a unique life filled with optimism and purpose. From a young age, I have been raised in a home where I was taught about the love of Christ. Not only at home did I learn about Christ, but at school and at church. Thus, my life has been filled with experiences that have amplified my faith. For example, when my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, I found that my relationship with Christ grew. Through all of the difficult circumstances that I have faced, faith in Christ has given me the encouragement that I need to persevere through any situation. Additionally, faith has influenced my decision making, which is why I strive to make all my decisions and live my life according to faith-based principles. This means

I am a naturally pessimistic person, I look at the state of the world with contempt, being able to see good through all the hate has been imperative for me to continue pushing through my life. I need someone or something to guide me and teach me right from wrong. If I was not raised Christian I would have turned to drugs or self-harm, which were both extremely prevalent in my school system. There were people who I knew that would go out at night to vandalize property or break the law for the thrill, all while wearing a neckless with a cross on it. If I had not been educated properly, I would have grown up despising Christians for their hypocritical nature. The foundations for what I believe are inherited from my parents who are both Christian and brought me to church every day. I do think that my religion is my personal choice though. My parents have always said that they would support me no matter what I do in life, even if I were to lose faith in God. I was never pressured to be Christian, but I found truth to the teachings of the church, it was the one place that I felt completely at

To say my faith life has been completely revamped in the last year would be an understatement. I had views and ideas about faith that seem somewhat vile to me know with the experiences I’ve had. From just lectures to the retreats my spiritual side has gone from that of a holiday catholic to a Campus Ministry Student. From little things to big ethic topics I’ve changed in a multitude of ways, my Spiritual Autobiography looks like looks like someone else wrote it compared to any year before it. I think faith is one of the most important aspects of our life and it took me until last year to realize it.

My faith and how I lived in my faith made serves as a lasting example to believers in Christ (Lindslay, 3). In life, I believed that all work that I did was spiritual work for the betterment of the Lord’s kingdom. Whether I was writing, ministering, eating out, or simply talking with friends, all work, all things, all I did was for the advancement of the Lord’s kingdom. For the work of “a Beethoven” or the work of a “charwoman” were all the same in my eyes; for both the workers, their work should be “offered to God” and done “humbly” “as to the Lord” (Eshlemen, 2). Although I struggled with cynicism, this way of living life challenged and brought new meaning to my life (Lindslay, 3). This idea on the life I lived and how I lived the life I was given serves as an example of Colossians 3:17 for Christians who wish to live and long to live in similar fashions (The Holy, 237). This way of living my faith truly required me to be quite public and open with my thoughts and beliefs. My faith was not always outright and public. When I was young, my family was my first spiritual influence (Eshlemen, 5). My faith started when I was young, but was shattered with the death of my mother when I was ten years of age (Lindslay, 1). This tragedy shook who I thought God is. The death of my mother affected me deeply. In fact, in college, I denounced the protestant

In recent days I had the opportunity to go back to North Carolina for a few short days. There, with a heavy heart from a loss in the family, I had nothing else to look towards. I’ve always heard of individuals finding peace, faith, blessings, and love of Christ from attending church. I’ve never been a person who put their faith into a higher power. As I was growing up my parents never wanted to force me into any religion without me knowing everything about it and choosing which route to take on my own. As the years treaded on, I never bothered myself to learn about the many different religions and what each stands for. So I used this opportunity as mine to attend church for the very first time. I attended the Roman Catholic services held

I was raised in the Church, and with that comes incredible blessings, but I also allowed it to make me feel like I should be able to do everything right all the time, without any help from anyone. Few people in the world would probably admit to thinking themselves “prideful,” but we all are in some way, and for me pride is found in the inability to humble myself enough to ask for help. So I have resolved time and again to face my trials alone, and time and again, I’ve berated myself for being unable to win out against them. It wasn’t until high school, when I finally began to see the people of the Book of Mormon like Nephi and King Benjamin as people who lived and breathed, people who could be my friends, that I began to take their counsel to heart and turn to the Atonement for help. It isn’t easy to rely; it requires a leap of faith I never imagined to take all my worries and sorrows and struggles and place them at the feet of Christ each day, trusting that He will turn them into blessings. But as I have exercised that faith, I have come to the knowledge that I can rely on Jesus Christ in all of His roles. I can rely on Him to by my Lord Omnipotent, to use his almighty power and knowledge to guide me to paths better than the ones I see. I can rely on Him to be my Prince of Peace, to grant me the

Through my beliefs, I can impact the individuals I interact with in a number of ways. I belief God has a purpose for everyone, and this faith allows me to guide those I encounter with kindness and compassion. At times when individuals struggle with decisions, I can encourage them to look to the Lord for answers and support. My own faith compels me to treat others a I would like

Putting your faith into action, brings a type of satisfaction of love from God that is unique. That same love is then poured into and onto all that you do, think, believe, or seek. Get up each day and pray what you do and say, will help and make a special difference to someone. You can tell with a hug or smile from the face from the people who are in your space, that God's love lifted us up.

I hold my Christian faith of upmost importance in my life and I base my daily decisions and actions on the values and beliefs I have that are rooted in my faith. Like the tests showed, I also really value communication, especially in close relationships. I believe that communication is a driving force in lasting relationships.

Second, I would point Josh to II Peter 1 where Peter reminds his readers, “make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For

It is important that we be bold in our walk with God. People should be able to recognize that you are not one that will just do anything but you are someone that will

When I was a sophmore, I went through a period of time where i stopped going to church as much as i had before. After a while i found myself questioning where i stood in my faith. I would always become angry quickly and shut everyone out, soon i realized that i needed to go back to where i started. That same night i fell to my knees in prayer asking the

My faith journey has been challenged throughout my life. I have had many ups and downs, and many times when I questioned my faith. Although those times were rough, I found comfort in God and knowing that He is always there for me. One of my favorite quotes is “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Philippians 4:13. This quote got me through tough times when my faith was shaking.

My mom once told me when I was young and ignorant, “Faith is the foundation of a beautiful friendship with the one person who will always remain by your side”. These words were expressed even more profoundly every Sunday in the echoing corridors of a small church by a priest I had yet to know or even care about. Preaching with his perplexing words in which I could only muster barely a fourth of my full attention span listening to. Thus, the term faith did not exactly resonate with me until many years later. My early years were filled with the teachings of the bible in Sunday school and later on as well in middle school during Friday night sessions. Unfortunately, my mom was an extremely strong enforcer of our faith for she was also raised Catholic from birth, but my dad on the other hand has a more scientific approach to how the world came to be. The years I spent in Sunday school blurred into an everlasting line of bleak nothingness just a ticking clock waiting till an end. Even today I do not remember anything that occurred within those taxing sixty minuets of constant bible studies it’s as though I lost the key to the inner workings of my childhood. Nonetheless, there have always been unbelievably great role models in my faith such as my mom, youth ministers, and friends who encourage me to be open to my faith. However, it’s always been my own restrictions that prevent me from furthering my relationship with God. So when my sister suffered her first severe

Since the day I was born my parents took my sister and me to church ever Sunday. I grew up in a loving Christian home and was encouraged at an age where I could fully understand, to purse a relationship with Jesus. I accepted Christ into my heart when I was in the second grade and was baptized in the fourth grade at age 10. Growing up I have always been super involved in Church. I have a heart for people and love serving. Since 3rd grade until now, my senior year of high school I have been on the leadership team with my youth group. I can not imagine my life without Jesus as the center. I have been pushed to step out of my comfort zone and because of that I have grown in several different ways. For example, I am an extrovert and enjoy getting new people, but never liked public speaking as I felt nervous and intimidated. By the many adult leaders, and pastors coming along side of me and encouraging me to step of on my comfort zone I now highly enjoy speaking and spreading the truth about The Lord in big groups of people. I am so thankful for the many God loving people that have come in my life and helped stretch me. Jesus is my entire life and I am nothing without him.