Post by Joel on Aug 3, 2005 20:31:18 GMT -5
Well, I guess I'll begin from the beginning (duh... lol). Anyway, again, my name's Joel (you could have guessed). I was born in Trinidad on October 4, 1990 and I grew up in a Christian home... my mom and dad and my two sisters were both saved. And I grew up as a todler, very strong in the Word.
But when I was 6, still I child, I came to New York from the West Indies, and I guess, I just got lost in the U.S. lifestyle. Slowly, I began to slip away from Jesus Christ. And by the time I was about twelve, I found myself really messed up because of what else but.... the net. Wow. The things you'd find on this thing.
I've struggled for a long time with... evil spirits. I mean, I'd accept my life to Jesus and a few days later, I fall back into sin and the world. And this went on for a long time. Many things happend and I just got lost in the evil pleasures of the world. Then a few years ago, I did something that I really regret... 'till this day! But through the Grace of God, I was forgiven not only by Jesus but by my family too. I thought my life would never be the same, but my family found it somewhere in their hearts to forgive me.
I've fought so long with evil spirits and evil adictions. I've been on top of it all, and then I'd fall. And that would keep happening constantly. Then just last year my mom and sister moved from New York to Florida. My dad and I stayed back so that I could finish junior high. During those nine months, I learnt so much. You never know what you have until you lost it.
Well, I finally made it to Florida, once again I was with my entire family. And I thought to myself... "15 minutes of worldly pleasure in not worth an eaternity in hell." I just had to do something. I needed a new life. I life without the world, and a life with Jesus. Then I finally got to understand God's love, and what it meant for Jesus to shed his blood on the cross for me.
I've rededicated my life to the Lord, and I can honestly feel a change in my soul, heart, and mind. I thank Jesus so much for every blessing he's blessed me with. He's done so much for me and sometimes I don't feel like I deserve what he's offered. But then I think of where I'd be without the Lord. I'm turning 15 this year, and I thank the Lord so much for what he's done!
Our God is an AWSOME God!
But when I was 6, still I child, I came to New York from the West Indies, and I guess, I just got lost in the U.S. lifestyle. Slowly, I began to slip away from Jesus Christ. And by the time I was about twelve, I found myself really messed up because of what else but.... the net. Wow. The things you'd find on this thing.
I've struggled for a long time with... evil spirits. I mean, I'd accept my life to Jesus and a few days later, I fall back into sin and the world. And this went on for a long time. Many things happend and I just got lost in the evil pleasures of the world. Then a few years ago, I did something that I really regret... 'till this day! But through the Grace of God, I was forgiven not only by Jesus but by my family too. I thought my life would never be the same, but my family found it somewhere in their hearts to forgive me.
I've fought so long with evil spirits and evil adictions. I've been on top of it all, and then I'd fall. And that would keep happening constantly. Then just last year my mom and sister moved from New York to Florida. My dad and I stayed back so that I could finish junior high. During those nine months, I learnt so much. You never know what you have until you lost it.
Well, I finally made it to Florida, once again I was with my entire family. And I thought to myself... "15 minutes of worldly pleasure in not worth an eaternity in hell." I just had to do something. I needed a new life. I life without the world, and a life with Jesus. Then I finally got to understand God's love, and what it meant for Jesus to shed his blood on the cross for me.
I've rededicated my life to the Lord, and I can honestly feel a change in my soul, heart, and mind. I thank Jesus so much for every blessing he's blessed me with. He's done so much for me and sometimes I don't feel like I deserve what he's offered. But then I think of where I'd be without the Lord. I'm turning 15 this year, and I thank the Lord so much for what he's done!
Our God is an AWSOME God!
