Before I knew Christ, my life was about just simply going through the motions. I went to church because I was supposed to, I tithed because I was supposed to, I did everything relating to church because I was told to. Even after I accepted Christ into my heart at an early age, I don’t think I truly understood what it meant to know Christ and live the way He wanted me to.

As a young girl I asked my mom one day how I could get baptized. She told me I had to accept Jesus into my heart by asking Him. So I did and at seven years old I joined my church and got baptized. I was so young though, that I didn’t realize what it meant to walk with the Lord. Over the next several years I still did things my way and not the way God wanted me to. I made a lot of mistakes, and finally when I was in college I realized something was missing in my life. I wasn’t truly experiencing all God had for me, and I decided to re-dedicate my life to the Lord.

Since I chose to live for God at 20 years old my life has never been the same. I don’t worry about insignificant things anymore. I have friends and family that are Godly people and are always there for me. I go to church, tithe, and serve others because I want to, not because I have to. There are times when it is still tough and I still struggle with certain sin in my life, but I still feel I have a huge burden lifted off of me that only God could have done.