Personal Narrative: The Value Of Faith

I grew up in the Christian faith, where at a young age I probably accepted Christ, but it wasn’t until my twelfth birthday when I decided to rededicate my life to Him after a friend wrote in a birthday card, “Remember what Jesus was doing when He was twelve?”

As I finished reading the first three chapters of Courageous Faith, I found myself to be most identified with Abraham. The beginning of new things is hard and challenging, and it takes great faith and courage for a person to make a decision that can change his whole life. This was what happened with Abram. God told him to leave behind his whole world to move to Canaan. He had to face new and unfamiliar people and environment, but he believed in God and follow His will. Throughout my life, I have met with changes throughout the years. From elementary to high school, I always go to a school far away from the previous with new environment, and all the people there already know each other and are friends. Then I study abroad in the States, this

“It’s all a bit strange don’t you think?” he asked carefully, resting the mug of coffee on the arm of the chair. “My partner, Amelia…my work partner, she’s a detective too,” he added, “she sat with her in the back of the car, we thought she might be comfortable with a women just in case…you know.”

To begin, this is my worldview and how I view the world. I do not believe in labels because it hinders a person from their full capability. I do believe in the understanding a person not just by their appearance but by who they are personally and behavior. Anyone can appear appealing and charismatic, but only a true follower of Christ has like a special glow about them, which is rare in my world. I have learned that it does not matter what denomination, ethnicity or upbringing a person comes from as long as they know The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus has done miraculous things in the past and in the present. Since I am on this Earth until I either die an earthly death or Jesus comes back, I try to live my life to the fullest.

Everyone on earth is defined by their core beliefs. It’s what makes us all individuals, what separates us from the others. It wasn’t until I was talking with my friend Sean in 8th grade that I started to realize that one of my core beliefs, something I was taught growing up, may not be my own belief.

I became a Christian in 1982 while in high school. I had never attended church prior to Easter 1982. I found something interesting in the whole of the service and decided to read a Bible. The Bible made some sense to me. I had a few questions about some of the stuff that had happened and was given Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell. Well that answered most of my questions. I was also given Mere Christianity which answered more questions. I felt convicted by the Holy Spirit and asked G-d to come into my life and forgive me of my sins.

Writing this Professional Project required some deep soul searching while deepening my spirituality to train the veterans of Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church to become Disciples of Christ. Completing the nine training sessions will be beneficial for the congregation. A selection of a Steering Committee from the various boards within the church will assist me with the effectiveness of the Professional Project. Teaching the veterans about The Fruit of the Spirit will strengthen my spiritual walk with Christ as well. Each branch of the military has military core values and a comparison will be made with each Fruit of the Spirit during the training process. Presentations and workshops on The Fruit of the Spirit will undergird

Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?

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.

“That’s where you’re wrong. I haven’t settled down because I feared a repeat performance of my past and didn’t want to get burned by another lover. I avoided that by playing the field, so to speak,” Megan responded. A current stirred deep in her gut, and rather than let it brew, Megan dropped the pretense and fired the question that fueled her curiosity. “Are you open to a threesome? With Faith?”

When it comes to my worldview, I feel pretty confident in what I know and what I stand for. I grew up in a Christian home, therefore I have been pretty consistent on what I believe in for my whole life. Some of the preceding questions really made me think though about what I really believe and how I am actually living. Although I know what my worldview is, it is not always easy to make sure that I am fully living it out.

“Once again, why would you I tell you something I never cared about? If I would have told you that information it would have been a complete waste of both of our

The assignment to create our own religion for me was difficult. I found myself wanting to try and model the religion off Christianity. I wanted to be creative and come up with something that touched on different religions. The religion I created was the Friends religion, based on the television show Friends. I am a big fan of the show and know a lot about the characters and story so I felt I could mold that into a religion. It was not as easy as I thought it would be. I found it challenging to try and keep with the story line and make significant religious connections to the characters. I chose to use the brother and sister as to rival factions in the Friends religion both vying for Friends. In the show Ross is constantly meeting searching

The America I Believe in has a past. That the past is full of heroes, and enemies and to live changing events. From the founding fathers to hobos; from cowboys to astronauts. Our history is full of great deeds. They come from communities large and small. They cared for God, country, and their family.

The definition of believe is “ to accept something as true, genuine, or real.” I have been a christian my whole life. I finally believe that Jesus died and what they bible says is true. Going through confirmation here at Holy Cross has really helped me. I feel like I am ready for the next chapter...telling others about Jesus and what he did.