To a new beginning

After the Easter service at church on Sunday, I gave my life to Jesus. I felt for many years not to became a Christian as it would be too much of a challenge and in the bible it says to forgive all people no matter how sinful they have been and I have hold many grudges on people for the smallest of things and hold them for as long as I can remember. I thought I would never change and following Jesus would not help me change but of course now I do!

I am a strong believer in special occasions and as it was the day of Jesus rising from the dead I felt as if I also was rising from the dead. You see my mum had moved far away, I just moved in with my sister, broke up with my boyfriend, had no friends around me, literally just felt lifeless and I prayed to God (before I was a Christian) and I asked him to help me. I tell you he answered it quick because I got back with my boyfriend, realised I had new friends from Diss around me and old ones as well and even gave me life all within a day or two. I’ll admit that if it was not for Tanya I would not of had the courage to get up at the front of the church as it was still all new to me and it was my first time being at the front but she give me that extra push and I truly thank her.

When we got home, Tanya showed me the story of being baptised with a bowl and two small plastic dolls from Turaya doll house (sorry Turaya). The water is dirty but once you became baptised the water becomes clean and after, she asked where I would like to be baptised if I did as some Christians do not became baptised for months maybe even years and whether I would like to do that at our church or at a local river. Surprisingly, I said "yes, let's do that today." I did not care if many people were with me or whether they were I just knew that I wanted to be baptised on Easter Sunday and I did not want to wait a whole year… unfortunately John was at work so Mark and Tanya took me to Knettishall Heath and Mark read John 7:12 and Tanya read Ephesians 6:10-12 and Tanya prayed that I would be a loving and caring person to many. Then walked into the water which was absolutely freezing (I tell you if you are going to be baptised, do it on a summer day) and as I went under the water I felt like something was inside me it may have been because I was that cold from the water but I felt new and that was all that mattered to me.

Driving home, everything felt different. The trees, clouds, land just looked incredible. I sit mostly in silence the whole way back and just taking the land in. I do not know why I did not see this before but I said to Tanya “ How is this earth not made by God, look at it”

Tanya is so right about me being a caring people ‘cause I feel like I really want to change peoples’ understanding of the world and God. I just cant wait to become a Street Pastor, bring it on!

And to finish this blog I would like to write a verse from Luke 6:38
“Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”