I received the Lord as my Savior when I was five years old. I had grown up in church and
knew the Bible stories and what Christ had done for me. Therefore, I wanted to ask Jesus in my heart, but I am not sure
I really knew what that meant at such a young age. I soon would find out how great and amazing God is.
Throughout high school I struggled to truly believe that God had His best for me and even to
this day I sometimes feel that. But my faith is based on knowing that God has His best for me, Hebrews 11:1 says, "What
is faith? It is the confident assurance (expecting the best) that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the
evidence of things we cannot yet see." I sometimes wish that God would show me the whole picture now but I know in my
heart deep down that if I would have known in high school that I would be a missionary in New York City I probably would have
pulled a Jonah. But in God's perfect time, just as I was preparing to graduate from Cornerstone University God put a
magazine advertisement in front of my face tempting me with a summer in New York. Little did I know that that summer
would turn into a wonderful life changing event in my life. I went to New York for a summer but God had a
longer plan in mind. That summer was a seed and I wanted that seed to continue to grow in my life. So nine months
after that summer I took the plunge and commited my life fully to God to serve Him in New York City.
I am so excited to see my faith increasing day after day. And I am continually learning that I must daily submit to
God and follow His will.
I am glad God is so patient! I would have given up on me a long time ago but God continues
to prod and move me forward. Encouraging me along the way.
