What Does The Bible Mean To Me

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 have struggled with things I didn’t know how to overcome and had to leave in the hands of God. I had to put my trust in God when my great aunt had to have emergency surgery. She is ninety years old and the doctors didn’t think she would be strong enough to recover, but she recovered faster than they would expect a heathy, young person to.

In recent years, God has become a very important part of my life. I am determined to learn more about God and look forward to seeing what he has in store for me and my family. At one time God was not a big part of my life, I did not attend church regularly or feel close to him. I have always believed in God and Jesus Christ as our savior, but did not actively seek a closer relationship with him. I feel that much of that changed when I accepted my current job in a church based preschool program. After taking the position in the preschool, I was then offered a position in the church’s nursery on Sunday mornings. I accepted this position also and my son and I started attending Church every Sunday. In the time since, my husband, myself, and our children have all joined the Church, been baptized, and become very active in our Church. I feel that this was God’s plan for us all along. I feel that God guides our decisions each and everyday, and I now use prayer to seek his guidance for our lives.

Since I follow Christ, I recognize that I should set an example for others, young and old, of how a Christian acts. I do my best to exhibit honesty, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control through my day-to-day affairs. I show respect and courtesy to my teachers and classmates and lend a hand whenever I can. I do my best in everything because I am doing it for the glory of God. I should be accepted into the society because I possess an outstanding character and persevere with faith in God.

Romans 8:28 “For we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.”

As a Christian what I have observed in my school and in my generation is that youth do not understand what it is to be a Christian and disciple of Christ. There are those who do not have a personal relationship with Christ nor understand what being a true Christian. Then there are those who claim to be Christians but continue to live their lives with the rest of the world. And at last those who have truly dedicated their lives to Christ and have a personal relationship with Him. In 2008 I started my own organization to encourage teens to have a daily prayer life and personal relationship with Christ. I saw this need in my school and I decided to do something about it. The scripture that I use for my organization

We drove home from Memphis and began to plan a trip to New York. Kevin and I had no money. The entire year had been a terrible financial drain with no end in sight. I simply prayed and gave it to God. I was in so much pain and unable to do anything about the situation except trust God. I consumed my time listening to praise music. The music eased my physical pain and increased my spiritual strength.

I remember looking for decorations for my room and I saw a canvas with the quote “When you see only one set of footprints in the sand, it was then that he carried you.” I immediately fell in love with it, it has impacted my life tremendously. God carried me through a situation most people would think of as not a big deal, the situation was having to give my dog away. It was really hard and God helped me get through it.

The statement “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way” by Anna Harrington spoke to me in more ways than one. As I reflect on my life experiences, I know that without God and the support of my family, friends, and church members that I would not be where I am today, yes there have been times in my life when I felt as if the feelings of rejection, disappointment, discouragement and hurt would consume me but because of my faith I refused to give in, I refused to let doubt, fear, and negativity rob me of the best that life has to offer, it wasn’t easy but it was worth it, because I am worth it. It does not matter what happens in life I know that I am not alone, failure is not an option for me. I am not perfect and I do not live in perfect world but

God used my church family in supporting us six years ago, when my father-n-law was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. My husband, Charles had a hard time accepting his father’s sickness. On a Sunday, shortly after the diagnosis, Charles went to alter call for prayer. I followed him for support and our Pastor prayed for us. He told us that he wanted to talk to us after church. I have never seen my husband like that and it was sad to witness. Even a strong man can get weak. “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41, English Standard Version).

During those trying times the assurance that our father has given us, thru his word, will keep us living for him and seeking him.

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.

I haven’t read very many books in my life, so the selection to choose from to find one that changed my life is very slim. Among those books is the Bible and none of the others have had anywhere near the impact this one has had on me. By reading the Bible, it caused me to have a better life by strengthening my relationship and connection with God.

Unfortunate, for my family, God word did do just what He says it would be done, although at the time I did not understand what would happen to me when I decided to choose Jesus over my daughter and our dysfunctional family curses where we sexual abusing our children had been passed down through our family generations. On the other hand, I do remember the righteous prays of my grandmothers because she spent three days walking around her house in real prays for my life and after the three day’s where up she says to me that she was told by God that she had to send me back to mother in order for God to use me. However, I could not understand her when she