Fulfilment in Christ: A new beginning
Before anyone reads this I would just like to say that I am writing this because of what has happened in my life. What you take from it is yours to take but this is not for starting arguments it is to spread a message that has become the centre of my life and that message is Jesus Christ.
For those of ye that have known me for a long time or even all my life then you know what I have always been like as a person. Always out, loved the drink, loved going out with the lads getting up to all sorts. Well I can tell ye all now that my whole life has been changed recently. On the 24th of May 2012 I was born again into a new life as a Christian. I realise most of ye will read this and not understand and think I’m gone mental but that is why I think it is important to let people hear this Because weather you believe it or not I can promise you that through faith in God your whole life can be changed for the better. This is my testimony as to what God has done in my life.
About 2 and a half years ago my friend Gary Cribbin who a lot of ye would know was saved and became a Christian. For those 2 and half years he talked to me about Jesus and the Word of God. And in that time I pushed it away and had no interest. I couldn’t imagine having to give up all the things I loved to do. I even remember saying to other friends of ours that I couldn’t understand how he could give up these things and couldn’t understand how he was going to enjoy his life through his 20's and 30's. How blind I was. In September last year i moved out of home and into a house with 3 friends for 9 months. During which time Gary happened to end up living there. One of my other friends in the house became interested in Gary’s beliefs and started asking him about it. It was through this that my interest started concerning the things Gary had tried speaking with me about before.
We went through evidence of everything from disproving evolution, to the wrongs of the Catholic Church, to bible prophecy and many other topics. In the end I came to the realization that the evidence to support the Word of God was staggering. But even that wasn’t enough. Even though we had gone through so much and I fully believed in Christianity I still didn’t have that happiness, fulfilment and faith that I saw in Gary. That was until one Wednesday night on the 24th of May. I went out for a few drinks with my housemates and when we got home that night the 3rd housemate began to ask questions because he was so used to listening to our conversations in the house. We were talking to him for a couple of hours and during that time I felt like a hypocrite because I was trying to tell him about the Word of God but I didn’t even follow it
myself.
At this stage it was about 6am. For some reason that I cannot explain I got the urge to jump on my bike and go for a cycle. Everything that had been going on was running through my head and I was trying to make sense of why I felt so convicted about it all. It was then that I began to pray. I asked God to come into my life and make me the person he wanted me to be. From the bottom of my heart I repented for my sins and asked Him to forgive me and show me the way. For anyone reading this I can promise you with all my heart that is exactly what He did. In an instant I was filled with a happiness I had never felt before. Every hair on my body stood up and tears rolled down my face. My view on everything was instantly changed. Things I thought important before no longer seemed so important. All the things that Gary gave up that I couldn’t understand for so long I no longer needed them and could completely relate to how un-important they really were. Hatred I had for people in my life was suddenly gone. I could see the important things in life like I never had before.
My ife has changed so much for the better since that night. I now have a thirst for the Bible and the Word of God. A book I once considered boring and confusing now jumps out at me and is so important. Prayers really mean something now as I know God is listening. And here is the amazing thing, once you give your life to God and put all your faith in him, PRAYERS WORK!! I now put God first in everything I do and every decision I make with complete faith that He will lead the way in my life and use me to help others seek Him out and find this happiness and fulfilment that i have been blessed with through Him. I now follow His Word and live by His commandments to the best of my ability. It is only through the strength He has given me that I can do this. The things I thought would be so difficult and horrible to give up really aren’t. They are no longer things I HAVE to give up but things I WANT to give up. Yes some days there are struggles and temptations but I’ve learned that through prayer and faith in God ANYTHING is possible.
This is my testimony as to what the Lord has done in my life in the past month. I don’t expect people to understand this the minute they read it. After all it took me 2 and a half years. I don’t expect everyone to take this very well or even have an interest. But I WRITE THIS in the hope that people read it and have a think. Ye knew me before and ye know this is not like me one bit. I truly have been born again through Jesus Christ. It is Him that gives me the courage and strength to put this up here even though i know what could follow. If I’m mocked then at least I’m being mocked spreading His Word.
For anyone who has read this and is interested in finding out more or giving their view than please don’t hesitate to contact us through this site.
Since being saved one of the great things God has done in our lives has been to find us a good church. It is a great church which is purely Bible based and does not stray from the Word of God. f you have read this then thank you for taking the time. God bless and save you.
For those of ye that have known me for a long time or even all my life then you know what I have always been like as a person. Always out, loved the drink, loved going out with the lads getting up to all sorts. Well I can tell ye all now that my whole life has been changed recently. On the 24th of May 2012 I was born again into a new life as a Christian. I realise most of ye will read this and not understand and think I’m gone mental but that is why I think it is important to let people hear this Because weather you believe it or not I can promise you that through faith in God your whole life can be changed for the better. This is my testimony as to what God has done in my life.
About 2 and a half years ago my friend Gary Cribbin who a lot of ye would know was saved and became a Christian. For those 2 and half years he talked to me about Jesus and the Word of God. And in that time I pushed it away and had no interest. I couldn’t imagine having to give up all the things I loved to do. I even remember saying to other friends of ours that I couldn’t understand how he could give up these things and couldn’t understand how he was going to enjoy his life through his 20's and 30's. How blind I was. In September last year i moved out of home and into a house with 3 friends for 9 months. During which time Gary happened to end up living there. One of my other friends in the house became interested in Gary’s beliefs and started asking him about it. It was through this that my interest started concerning the things Gary had tried speaking with me about before.
We went through evidence of everything from disproving evolution, to the wrongs of the Catholic Church, to bible prophecy and many other topics. In the end I came to the realization that the evidence to support the Word of God was staggering. But even that wasn’t enough. Even though we had gone through so much and I fully believed in Christianity I still didn’t have that happiness, fulfilment and faith that I saw in Gary. That was until one Wednesday night on the 24th of May. I went out for a few drinks with my housemates and when we got home that night the 3rd housemate began to ask questions because he was so used to listening to our conversations in the house. We were talking to him for a couple of hours and during that time I felt like a hypocrite because I was trying to tell him about the Word of God but I didn’t even follow it
myself.
At this stage it was about 6am. For some reason that I cannot explain I got the urge to jump on my bike and go for a cycle. Everything that had been going on was running through my head and I was trying to make sense of why I felt so convicted about it all. It was then that I began to pray. I asked God to come into my life and make me the person he wanted me to be. From the bottom of my heart I repented for my sins and asked Him to forgive me and show me the way. For anyone reading this I can promise you with all my heart that is exactly what He did. In an instant I was filled with a happiness I had never felt before. Every hair on my body stood up and tears rolled down my face. My view on everything was instantly changed. Things I thought important before no longer seemed so important. All the things that Gary gave up that I couldn’t understand for so long I no longer needed them and could completely relate to how un-important they really were. Hatred I had for people in my life was suddenly gone. I could see the important things in life like I never had before.
My ife has changed so much for the better since that night. I now have a thirst for the Bible and the Word of God. A book I once considered boring and confusing now jumps out at me and is so important. Prayers really mean something now as I know God is listening. And here is the amazing thing, once you give your life to God and put all your faith in him, PRAYERS WORK!! I now put God first in everything I do and every decision I make with complete faith that He will lead the way in my life and use me to help others seek Him out and find this happiness and fulfilment that i have been blessed with through Him. I now follow His Word and live by His commandments to the best of my ability. It is only through the strength He has given me that I can do this. The things I thought would be so difficult and horrible to give up really aren’t. They are no longer things I HAVE to give up but things I WANT to give up. Yes some days there are struggles and temptations but I’ve learned that through prayer and faith in God ANYTHING is possible.
This is my testimony as to what the Lord has done in my life in the past month. I don’t expect people to understand this the minute they read it. After all it took me 2 and a half years. I don’t expect everyone to take this very well or even have an interest. But I WRITE THIS in the hope that people read it and have a think. Ye knew me before and ye know this is not like me one bit. I truly have been born again through Jesus Christ. It is Him that gives me the courage and strength to put this up here even though i know what could follow. If I’m mocked then at least I’m being mocked spreading His Word.
For anyone who has read this and is interested in finding out more or giving their view than please don’t hesitate to contact us through this site.
Since being saved one of the great things God has done in our lives has been to find us a good church. It is a great church which is purely Bible based and does not stray from the Word of God. f you have read this then thank you for taking the time. God bless and save you.