Every blog page must start out with a "first post." Everything must have an introduction, and well, I have decided to testify in my introduction. I am going to give my personal testimony. I just came back home from a leadership camp called Super Summer in Marshall, Texas, and at this camp, our theme was testify. The staff encouraged us this week to tell our story.
I have always been in church. My family is Southern Baptist. That means I pretty much go to church about 8 days a week. When I was in the 3rd grade, I walked down the aisle and "accepted Christ." I have always been a good kid, but last August, after hearing a friend's testimony, I realized that I had not ever truly given my life to the Lord. I finally realized that being a leader in the church and going to church all the time was not going to get me into Heaven. The next Sunday, I re-walked down the aisle and was re-baptized the next week. Last year was hard for me. As the year went on, I seemed to grow further away from God. This year at Super Summer, I have learned that I must live my life for Christ because Christ died for me. I refuse to return to the way I was. I have really seen God do some amazing things in the past week. I know that I must make every aspect of my life glorify Him.
I named this blog ruin me for a reason. The title of this blog has a seriously cool meaning. Last year at Super Summer, the Jeff Johnson Band led worship. They have a song called ruin me. The chorus is simple: Ruin my life, the plans that I've made. Ruin desires for my own selfish gain. Destroy the idols that have taken Your place until it's You alone I live for. This song really stirs up my heart to know that God has his own special plan for us and that we all need to listen to what he has to say. We need to give up our own desires and wholeheartedly follow his plans for us.
I'm really not sure what all I am going to put in my blog, but I will find out later. This may be a mix between a personal, spiritual journal and a place to talk about what has gone and is going on in my life spiritually.
God Bless.
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