My Testimony

In early middle school, I was not interested in God. I never read my bible or prayed. I lived a double life. I was a completely different person in church than I was around my friends. I lived solely for the acceptance of my peers. I was totally absorbed in popularity, and would do anything to be “cool.” I swore all the time and had a horrible relationship with my parents: it got to the point that I would even deny that I was a Christian if people asked me.
Well, my actions finally caught up with me. I had ditched my friends in my own grade to hang out with the popular girls in the grade above me. Well, the older girls were graduating, and I realized I wouldn’t have any friends the next year because of the way I had treated the girls in my class. At that point, God really opened my eyes. He made me realize how shallow my life was, and how I had been trying to gain fulfillment by seeking approval from my “friends”, instead of seeking his approval. In that moment, I gave my life to Christ and focused my efforts on getting to know him more and doing his will.
After I made that decision, I concluded that I needed to make some changes. I started reading my bible and spending time with God regularly. I completely switched schools, and made an entirely new group of friends. People from my old school noticed huge changes in me, and so did my parents. My relationship with my parents improved so much and I don’t swear anymore. Since I have started living for Christ, he has worked in my life in amazing ways. Now, my parents and I live in Panama as missionaries! I feel so blessed when I think about what could have become of me if God had not come into my life and changed me. I know God will always be by my side, and even now as I’m preparing to go to college, I can’t wait to see what he’ll do next!