I cannot say that my life changed 180° at the time that I
became a Christian. .. I was young when I accepted Jesus as my personal Savior. .. My
parents were Christians and went to Church, so I was raised in a Christian
home. .. At the age of seven, I wanted to know more about Jesus. ..So I asked
my parents and the pastor about Him. It was then that I realized that I would
go to hell if I did not accept Jesus into my heart... I knew right then that if
I did not follow Him that I would not go to heaven... So I knelt down and
prayed and accepted Jesus as my personal Savior... Since I was only seven, I
did not know exactly what all that meant... As I grew older I always knew God
was with me and watching over me, but I did not let Jesus be Savior and Lord of
my life...I was very lonely, selfish, angry and hateful. ..Yes, there were many
times when I felt like Jesus left me, but it was I who left him... I always
thought that with Jesus everything would be so good. But, there are still
earthly problems. However, I will say that He will change your outlook on each
and every situation and now I am realizing that the closer you get to Jesus,
the outlook becomes a whole lot more positive. ..When we trust Jesus in every
situation we make better choices and judgments... Growing up mostly lonely, I
felt God did not understand until one day I made a promise to God that if He
would just bring one person into my life (a friend or somebody even closer,
that I could really trust and love and have them love me) then I would come
back to him and turn my life completely around. Well, that same year, God did
accept my promise and brought Nancy into my life... In May of 1991, we were
married and I rededicated my life totally to God and He has really blessed
me... Things are not always perfect, but with God’s help, we love each other
more and more. ..I like the triangle example of marriage:
The
closer a husband and
wife get to God, the closer both draw to each other.
So God
should always be in the center of a marriage.
I was always scared to get
married, as so many couples get divorced, but God told me to marry my wonderful
wife Nancy and I did. God always knows best. Besides my salvation, my wife and
our marriage have been God’s greatest blessings to me.
Since then
my life has changed 180°. I am no longer lonely or hateful, and I am not so
selfish anymore, God is working on my anger, and many things have changed. I
pray that you will realize how much God loves you and would love to have a
personal relationship with you too.
Travis Congdon
If you would like to know more about this same Jesus who
could bring peace to your life and know for sure that when you die, you will go
to heaven... Please email me at santafesuperchief@comcast.net
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