How & Why I Became a Christian

Good morning, everyone!

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Okay, now here is my testimony!

I’ve never really liked sharing my testimony because I’ve always felt shame around it. I feel like I became a Christian for selfish reasons, but I would love it if you stuck around to hear my testimony.

In 2018, I started dating my now husband; he was a Christian, and I was not. When I hung around his family, they talked about Jesus a lot (and still do, but now I join the conversation 😁), so it’s something that I got used to hearing. Fast forward a few months, my boyfriend (now husband) told me he wanted to show me off to his ex-girlfriend, who went to his church. That was enough to make me want to start going to church with him and his family. When I think back on that conversation, I start wondering if that was even true, but either way, it got me to go. Even though I wasn’t a Christian then, I loved the worship music, and the sermons were interesting enough to keep my attention. Every now and then, I would feel something stirring in my spirit, but I ignored it and pushed it off.

Now my grandma was living with us at the time, and she was fairly sick. Every time I walked out of the door for church, she told me to pray for her, and I never did. I wasn’t a Christian like her or my boyfriend or his family. I didn’t know how to pray or what that looked like, but not praying for her is something I still really regret to this day. She passed away in late 2019, and at her funeral, I decided to become a Christian. I had decided that because I wanted to see her again in heaven.

I got baptized a week before my birthday in early 2020. My now mother-in-law gave me a Bible with my name on it (I still have it 5 years later, and I love it); I started reading it, and I started prayer journaling. I slowly started turning into the person that I am today. I am no longer a Christian just because my grandma passed away. I’m a Christian because I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins, and He rose again on the third day. I’ve seen God show up in my life in unexpected and miraculous ways, and I’m grateful that I turned to Him when I did.

Looking back, I think there are a lot of things that led to me becoming a Christian, but my grandma passing away was the final thing that made me decide. I quickly want to mention a quote that really helped me during this time:

If you’re still reading, thank you so much for sticking around to hear my testimony! It means so so much to me ❤️ 

Happy Tuesday and talk soon!