Reflective Essay On Testimony Letter

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Testimony letter
Before I accepted Christ, I was bitter, angry and separated from God. Being raised in the church as a little girl, I only followed/exemplified what I seen in the church and not so much, of what they were teaching. When I was about nine years old living in Baton Rouge, LA I found out that my great aunt who was raising me was not my biological mother. My great-aunt explained that I was the middle of four children and my mom and dad could not afford to provide for me at the time I was born therefore they left me with her for a while and never return to come and get me. I enjoyed living in Baton Rouge however; we later had to move to New Orleans. I never liked to visit for the reason that I was teased about being the chubby one, …show more content…

I was sitting on the back steps of our house just finished hanging clothes and heard someone knocking and calling at the front door it was the missionaries from Carver Baptist Center (where my children and I received biblical training). I welcomed them in my home and they sat and explained the plan of salvation and asked if I would like to receive Jesus into my heart, that day I asked Christ to come into my heart and forgive me for my sins and to become my Lord and Savior. I followed up by purchasing a bible and going to the neighborhood church where I brought my young sons as well. In 1986, I got married, my biological mother passed and God called me to lead a drill team. I truly did not want to lead a drill team because I had a learning disability in school which placed me in special education classes for students with learning disabilities. There was no way I was going to work with children that were just as bad as my very own children and the fact that I could not retain most of the words I was reading in the bible. I did not think that I could retain enough to teach someone else. However, I wrestle with God for a couple of weeks and could not sleep at nights. My great aunt noticed my restless nights and said "when God calls you to do something He will get it done". Well I finally surrendered and went to my pastor with what the Lord …show more content…

With my childlike faith, and a very disgruntled heart, I lay before the Lord and asked why and the Holy Spirit said he (my son) was His first. My soul was content with the answer I received comfort from the

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