Christian Edney
Well, I came to know Christ when I was very young. I was saved when I was 5 or 6. I just never really knew what I was doing. I always went to church (but just to see my friends) and grew up in a Christian home, but I never had a relationship with Jesus. I never really knew that I had to talk with him to be a Christian until Jonathan, one of our leaders, told me that. I was really shocked and speechless but I knew that that was something I had to do on my own because I was going though a lot. I was in a bad relationship and things just kinda started falling apart. And I didnt want to the pressure of having to take time out and remember to spend time with him.
My boyfriend and I just started getting worse and worse, and it wouldnt stop (It was like I was a bird shot by a hunter and I was falling to the ground with no one there to catch me or notice or even care). On the outside I pulled myself together. But I was crying for HELP. And finally I fell to my knees and asked for forgiveness and for God to give me a second chance. Because I knew that I couldnt do it on my own anymore, I finally realized that I needed help (I needed someone to catch me, and He caught me right before I hit the ground. More importantly, I needed someone who cared and noticed)! He helped me in ways no one could even see. I went to church the next sunday night; I didnt even plan on it, but I got baptized (By the way no one knew that I had rededicated my life).
My life after Christ is great. I mean I’m human and its really hard to read the Bible everyday and pray after school and cheerleading. It gets really, though, I’m not going to lie. But I’m doing it, and I feel like I have a best friend that I can trust and is always watching over me. It gets hard, but life isn’t easy, and I’m currently still letting my ex go. Thats really hard because I fell in love with him….but God helps me. I just tell myself God has someone out there for me, and I’m not worried. I’ll find him someday…
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