ThuOct152009
1.
How was your life before coming to faith in Christ? For example, where
did you grow up? How was family, circumstances and life prior to
salvation etc.?
I grew up in Catholic household. We didn't attend church weekly. We went when Dad was up to it(didn't have too much to drink on Sat. night) or felt guilty about it. I attended CCD classes and had my First Communion and Confirmation. So I had always believed in God. When my future husband and I began dating he asked me about my beliefs and I must have seemed agreeable because he stuck with me. That is probably the best thing that could have happened to me at the time.
2. What made you open and interested in knowing God and obeying the Gospel? Who shared Christ, was a witness or testimony to you? What brought you to the point of believing?
I was raised always believing in God, only it was the Catholic version--loving but distant, judgemental, and unapproachable. At least that was the way He felt to me. My husband and his dad would talk about the Bible when we got together with them. I found everything they talked about extremely interesting. I enjoyed sitting and listening to them rather than go have "girltalk" with my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law.
3. How has it been since coming to Christ overall? More specifically, how has your growth, opportunities to serve, struggles and perseverance been?
I now love going to church and love to find ways to serve. At our last church, I volunteered for everything and found myself in over my head. I had a hard time telling people that I wasn't really interested in a certain ministry, but I did get to try alot of things. I also know that we are not all perfect and we all have our share of struggles with our own specific "demons".
4. What is Your Story...
About three years into our marriage my husband had a small Bible study in our home. It was after he and two of his friends got done working the second shift. They would watch a video and discuss it in the living room. I would be in the kitchen doing dishes, sewing, whatever, but I would also be listening to their discussions. I became very interested in having God in my life. One night I said the prayer of salvation that they had been talking about, but didn't feel any different. I was expecting a complete transformation, a complete change in feeling or attitude, but it didn't happen. Over the next few months I said the prayer several times in case I had messed it up or something. I starting feeling the need to change things but it was slow. I gave up drinking, started reading the Bible and told my husband that I wanted to find a church and start attending regularly. I felt that my kids needed it, along with myself.
I love learning more through Bible studies and Sunday school classes. I am thrilled to see my three children learning about God and the Bible! He is so good! Jenni