Personal Narrative: My Spiritual Awakening

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.

I think that is an excellent thought, Lindsey. When I first read this that is what I thought as well. Whenever Ada begins to let Susan love her, and whenever Susan starts to show more affection Ada lashes out. I think that Ada lashes out because she feels like she is not deserving of love, and she is not deserving of nice things. This just tears me up inside when a person does not feel like they are worth being loved. The amount of damage that Ada has suffered is almost irreversible now and I think Susan is starting to realize that this will not be an easy fix. I am honestly surprised at how normal Jamie is because even though he was not the one who was abused, he witnessed the abuse. I am glad that he has not lost his trust in people. This

When I was 13 years old, my parents started to think about moving to United States because my dad was already working here for a company. We started all the immigration related process which took a while to end. When I was 14, one day I came back from school and my parents told me we were moving to US in 2-3 months. When I heard it first, I was happy, but later I started thinking about how I will be leaving everything behind. My family, friends and neighbors whom I have been with since I was little, I will be leaving all of them in a few months. As the date approached closer, we started to pack more and more things. There was

NYPD Standard Operational Procedure when anyone is transferred: The next day they must report in civilian attire to Health Services Division to take a Drug Screening Test. I was fuming about this involuntary transfer to Internal Affairs in the elevator when it reached the eight floor. Not familiar with Health Services Division, preoccupied by still really being pissed off, I followed a small group into a meeting room with about twenty seats. As I sat down I suddenly noticed these guys didn’t really look like cops. When one of these weird individuals said to me “I ain’t crazy, no matter what they say, I wanna be a cop and I wanna a gun.” I was momentarily confused.

In late August 2015, I spoke with Corey over the phone about what needs to be done in order to facilitate a non-profit line of literature for the group. Calling him from my cellphone, I said to him halfway our phone call, “Corey, let it be assured that this idea of mine is a ‘kill two birds with one stone’ proposition, which has the potential to solve our group financing and publicity handicaps.” Then he responded to me by saying, “I honestly do think it is an interesting proposition and would like very much like to see what can be done to get Fire of the Spirit in a position where we can actually do just that. I want you to know that I really do value the hard work and determination which you bring to FOS. I really want to do whatever we can to make this new venture for Fire of the Spirit a reality but it is going to be a lot of work and I will need your help to make it possible.”

Speaking from my personal experiences I can definitely say the spirit world is real. Such as when i was younger I would always feel strange vibes from certain things such as anything dealing with death. Like I went to a funeral home once and got a vibe that something was watching me. As i continued to walk i felt it getting stronger and stronger as i went to view the body. I wasn’t the only one to feel this feeling as my mother did as well. Many people each and every day encounter something like this. A haunted house, grave,and even a random location like a bridge. Some locations are said to hold powerful energy that anyone feels. Feelings that there could be something lurking. Sometimes when an energy is so high in an

Our story begins as I am picked up from GMB. Keep in mind that in order to be hired by them you need to be in physical shape and no disabilities of any kind. So you're basically their toy. For example an assassination of someone very important.You are used to do their dirty work and in return you get nothing. Alright so as soon as I step out of my house i'm rushed by men in black suits. I am already well aware that it was GMB coming at me so as I am a highly trained for situation like this I fought back hoping I would make it out alive but as i'm thinking this I get hit in the back of the head and i'm out.

This week’s assignment in retrospection has taken me through a whirlwind of memories, as my past is scattered with times of great joy and other times of despair and intense loss. All of this has ended up being useful. Some of the most growth in character has come from hard times. In reading the book Courage and Calling by Smith (2011) Smith spoke of looking for “footprints of the Spirit throughout our stories”. This focus gave me great joy and revelation.

Today, Sunday, Sept. 6th, 2015, Walking in the Spiritual light that glows from within and without. We never miss the light until we don't have it. Last week my drive was refinished and we were told that we could not use it for three days, so we had to detour through the field to get behind our house to park. It was late when we returned home the first evening and the light that always lights up our backyard had blown a GFI and was out. It was just a few feet to the GFI, but in the dark it seemed like two miles away. We were used to the light from a distance, yet when it wasn't there the darkness made a powerful change. The next morning we went out to get into a vehicle parked in the backyard and we were not able to do so. While rolling up the

As I was walking down the stairs with the creek of the old rudget wood, my cold heart began to tremble. Glancing with my dark brown eyes,the small doorknob began to turn. I saw a light flashing, and I knew then that I was going to figure out what was Does behind that tiny door.

Step by step into the pool, each one getting deeper and deeper, my body was full of chills and my feet were being scratched by the rugged bottom of the pool. After what seemed like forever, I finally reached the middle of the water. The people who came consisted of my family, friends, and church goers who I had yet to meet. I had been waiting for this moment and I knew this baptism was something I really did want to do.

Many people call themselves spiritual or workers in the kingdom of God; while this may be true of them there is more to it than just saying they are workers or spiritual. The determining factor is, what are you doing with your life? We must not only talk the talk but be able to show the fruits of our labors. It is not enough to just go to church on Sunday and live our lives like any other day. God has called us to be workers in his vineyard. This does not mean Sunday services only, within the confines of a church building but many are to be workers in public places, neighborhoods, prisons, schools, offices, hospitals and anywhere God places us. We are all called to ministry “Go ye into the world,

My experience with religion is all life has consciousness. There has been a misunderstanding to me as a child when I see those who regard it as arrogance when we take our rightful place in the universe. And what is our rightful place? I grew up in a baptize church in N.C and the church of Christ in Conn. The baptize church I attended had all black members and the church of Christ I attended had 90% white. How did I know where my rightful place was in the universe? It is in gaining awareness of our true selfhood. I think you can get a better idea if you think of it in the correct sequence.

My journey with God started in February of 1993, when I went to a ladies’ conference in Columbus, Texas. It was while the speaker was explaining that she knew there were some of us out in the audience, who felt guilty about something they had done in their past, and they did not feel that God could forgive them for it. But then she quoted from God’s word; “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, not principalities, no things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom 8:38-39 NASB) The speaker continued on to say that all we need to do is

Nicole would like to achieve the goal of leading well both spiritually and academically. She wants to achieve this both for herself and others. This matters to Nicole because to be able to lead others you first must be leading yourself spiritually and academically well before you can pour into others. Learning how to become both spiritually and academically has been a journey for Nicole throughout her college career as she has made changes to herself along the way and has been able to learn from others what this means to be both spiritually and academically well. Nicole would like to be able to do this for herself because being rounded in these areas will better herself ultimately and even if she doesn’t hold a leadership role publically, knowing that she has improved in these areas will over all be in her best interest.