I remember one Sunday night in particular. New Song was performing a concert at our church and they kept talking about this place called Hell. I knew I did not want to go there. I continually asked my mom questions about Jesus, Hell and how to become saved. One afternoon she asked me if I wanted to ask Jesus into my heart and I said yes. I realized that I was a sinner and that Jesus died on the cross for my sins. I also knew in three days He arose. So at the young age of 7, my mother and I knelt down beside my bed and I asked Jesus to come into my life and be my Savior and Lord. I believe that since I accepted Christ at a young age my life did not change much. However, I do believe that it kept me from becoming involved with drugs or alcohol. I can remember throughout high school getting up in the mornings to see my mom at the kitchen table studying her bible. I thought to myself, “One of these days I hope I have a family and they can say that about me.”

The Lord has continued to bless me with a Christian husband that I have personally seen change over the years. He has blessed me with two beautiful healthy girls. As I look over my life, I know that the Lord has taken care of my family, my finances and my friends. Over the past couple of weeks, the Lord has been dealing with me. I don’t just want a free ticket to get out of Hell. The Lord’s telling me, “Quit worrying about what other people think. It is time for you to start worshiping and spending time with Me.” I can’t rely on those church answers that I learned as a child. It takes more to have a relationship than getting your bible out on Sunday and wiping the dust off of it. It is time for me to stop letting the Devil discourage me and to obey the Lord. If I obey Him I will succeed.