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my Testimony

Thinking back on my life I am very grateful. I was born in a Christian home, my father a pastor at the Church and my mom a stay-at-home mother who was active in bible studies and leadership with the church so I knew God’s word pretty well and at a young age. The day I became a Christian I was about 3 years old and my brother just got diagnosed with asthma. I thought that it meant he was going to die and I figured that older people die before the younger ones so I had an idea I was going to die soon. Before I jumped to conclusions I remembered a lesson my bible study fellowship teacher told me about how we all get a chance to live with God forever but I don’t really recall what they had said. When we finally got home from Tyler’s doctor’s appointment I went to my mom and asked her how I can live with God forever. After she explained it to me, I said that special prayer and accepted Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. I was sure I was going to be safe with the Lord when I died.

After I became a Christian I learned that not everyone is a believer and that it is our job as Christians to help others, spread the word. I loved spreading the word. I would go around singing the songs from church and telling others that Jesus loves you too just like he loves me. When I got to kindergarten things changed. I made a lot of new friends and started to spread the word and taught them how to pray and to faithfully trust in God . Then I asked my teacher if he prayed and believed in Christ and he was like “no Caitlin let’s please not talk about this” in a very serious voice that made me want to cry. That day things began to scare me… I told my parents and I learned you are not suppose to spread the word to others at school because of a school rule. Two years later, many changes happened- I moved to a new city, began attending a new home church, and started the school year at a new school, where I did not have any friends. As a result of these changes, I became insecure, discouraged, and scared. I did not like the attention I was getting because I was the new kid and I didn’t like being laughed at. Starting in the 5th grade all I wanted was to fit in and get good grades. I didn’t care what I was doing for the Lord. In 7th grade things got worse. Supposedly doing devo’s weren’t cool anymore because very few people that I knew did them. I didn’t want to be the only one, so I was like fine I won’t do them so I can fit in. Also, I felt lonely because I didn’t have a lot of friends I could go to. I felt as if nobody took me seriously because I was so young and I there didn’t seem to be a place for me to serve. I thought I was useless.

Last summer I went to CBM camp and my counselor, Belinda taught me that I am someone that is worth something and needed to be an example for others. During lifewalk she turned to I Timothy 4:12 which states, “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity.” This verse helped me realize that just because I am young I can still do big things and help others. After camp I became more confident and stronger in my faith in God and wanted to obey him in every way I could. So I began thinking of ways to be more obedient. I thought about getting baptized but wasn’t sure if I should so I asked a trusted friend, Auntie Lizz some questions and she explained to me the process and details about getting baptized. She gave me a verse 1 Peter 3:21 which says 21and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ basically explaining baptism is not just getting cleaned it’s a commitment you make to God that you will follow him all the way and that is why I am here today because I want to follow God and be dedicated to him for eternity.

baptized on April 4th 2010 i hope you enjoyed this.