Burning4god4ever
June 11th, 2007, 09:35 PM
Let me just start with God is awesome, and deserves all of our praise!
Throughout my life God has always been more of an illusive figure...more of something I was supposed to believe in..and I would always go through the motions of being at temple, and going through my Bat-mitzvah training (My family was completly Jewish until two years ago) as more of significance of my becomming "an adult" and less of a loving and honoring God thing.
I then became afflicted with depression and become self-harming and spent most of my Freshmen year struggiling with eating disorders and killing myself over being the "best" at all my sports..but that is what happens when our life is centered around ourselves instead of God as it should be.
Then, by an awesome act of grace by our God I was saved, came to know Jesus, and have been a completly different person since. (I thank my father for this as well since he was the first in the family to become a born-again Christian and I know his prayer was heard by God for the rest of his family to know God's grace as well!) Although I still struggle with body image and other things I know now that I can and will overcome these things not by my own stregnth but by HIS grace and help!.."through my weakness he is stronger"
I have an overwhelming desire to be with God at all times, glorify His name in any and every way possible, and always yearn to help others see his Greatness and glory! ( im sure you guys know what i mean )
Ill end with the simple truth: God is great. Beyond great in fact. It is so hard for me to understand his unconditional love. I pray He will help me understand more.
Forgive because you have been forgiven! have a GREAT day
Throughout my life God has always been more of an illusive figure...more of something I was supposed to believe in..and I would always go through the motions of being at temple, and going through my Bat-mitzvah training (My family was completly Jewish until two years ago) as more of significance of my becomming "an adult" and less of a loving and honoring God thing.
I then became afflicted with depression and become self-harming and spent most of my Freshmen year struggiling with eating disorders and killing myself over being the "best" at all my sports..but that is what happens when our life is centered around ourselves instead of God as it should be.
Then, by an awesome act of grace by our God I was saved, came to know Jesus, and have been a completly different person since. (I thank my father for this as well since he was the first in the family to become a born-again Christian and I know his prayer was heard by God for the rest of his family to know God's grace as well!) Although I still struggle with body image and other things I know now that I can and will overcome these things not by my own stregnth but by HIS grace and help!.."through my weakness he is stronger"
I have an overwhelming desire to be with God at all times, glorify His name in any and every way possible, and always yearn to help others see his Greatness and glory! ( im sure you guys know what i mean )
Ill end with the simple truth: God is great. Beyond great in fact. It is so hard for me to understand his unconditional love. I pray He will help me understand more.
Forgive because you have been forgiven! have a GREAT day