Baptisms in 2011

I always had Jesus in my life growing up.  Later on I lost sight of Jesus.  When I felt like I had everything that I had ever wanted, a husband, a family, a life, I put my faith second to things that were important to me of this world.  I lost my sense of self when I lost sight of Jesus.  My morals and values lost their place in my life also.  Losing friends fights with my husband and family, and almost losing my marriage, showed me that something was missing.  Trying to fix things only made it worse and not better and I began to dislike and hate what I was becoming as a person.  Everything I had judged in other people in the past, I began to see in my own life.  They say that the devil gets you when you draw close to Jesus, and I felt he had snuck into my life while I was oblivious to it.  When my husband was at Ranger School, no one person led me back to Jesus, but he made his presence in my life known.  Something woke me up and opened my eyes to what had happened to my life.  Jesus pulled me back to him.  I finally saw I wasn’t praying to Jesus anymore, I wasn’t studying his word; I didn’t have a relationship with him anymore.  I don’t think Jesus punished me in my life but I think that what happened is what can happen if you lose touch of Jesus and allow Satan to creep into your life.  I surround myself with other Christians now, wherever I go, my  friendships, online, personal, I surround myself with Christians that can support me and help me grow toward Jesus. I try to share the light of my life with those that I know that are not Christians yet, because that is what was done for me.  My life is different now that Jesus is Lord of my life again, my eyes are opened and alert to the Devil’s tricks.  The more my relationship with Jesus grows the more light is shown on the things in my life which are not glory to God, and the things that are Glorifying to God.  I know that I am not perfect, nor do I have all the answers, I can only try to follow the will of Jesus, know his message, and share his perfect love with the world, my children, friends and loved ones.  My life isn’t perfect, I still trial and struggle daily, I try to simply keep hold of my faith tightly, and remain faithful and loyal to Jesus above all else.  I can say I’ve found myself again and can truly see myself now, better than I ever had before.  Jesus is first again in my life. 

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me…

This verse is important to me because God can take you through anything you may experience in this life if you give your life over to God all things are possible.