Wisdom from a teenager
Testimonies January 21st, 2008Since I’ve been coming to Celebration Church 5 months ago, I’ve gradually seen many small, but significant changes.
I originally started going to the Wednesday Youth and Sunday services at the St. Johns campus for a friend, but quickly found myself drawn in and loved feeling the presence of God and being around people who felt it as well.
When I heard about the fasting, I decided to try it out with some encouragement from my friends. I was very excited. When I got home and told my parents about it, they were full of questions and a little bit of doubt. I naturally couldn’t answer all their questions, but with help from my Youth Pastor, I informed them as much as I could. They questioned my reason for doing it and I told them even though I didn’t completely understand everything about it, I wanted to feel God work in my life too.
Today on the 7th day of fasting, I was talking to a group of friends in class about what the fasting is about and how I am doing it. One girl said to me, “I don’t see why you would do that.” Without even thinking about it, a response came out and I told her . . .
“You know, sometimes our love of food or other material objects overcomes our love for God and the most important things in life. Maybe if we set aside some of our bad habits, even if it is for only 21 days like I’m doing for fasting, we’ll be able to break some of those things that keep us away from God and the things we really should be doing in life - like helping others.”
No one really talked much about it after that, but I sat the whole rest of the class thinking about what I just said and how I didn’t even think before it came out. At the end of the class, one of the girls asked me if she could come to Youth Service with me this week.
I’ve never really had a real experience with God, but to me, this was it.
It was like God put the words right in my mouth and I just said them, without even knowing it to help inform this girl. Maybe she needs God in her life too.
Sometimes all it takes is some faith in believing in what you are doing, even if you don’t really understand it.
God works in crazy ways.
January 22nd, 2008 at 12:22 pm
COME ON JESUS! This is awesome!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!! Did your friend come to church with you?
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Yes, this is so exciting! This really encourages me. It is good to hear a testimony like this come from a teen. It is very exciting to see that you are just stepping out and trusting God even when you do not understand completely…that is Faith! I would have to say that God totally used you and that is awesome! You have definitely experienced God.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Thank you for sharing your story, this was a huge blessing and you are so right. It’s okay if you don’t fully understand things, but if you continue to walk by faith you won’t be disappointed. Trust in God and continue to follow His ways. That was just the beginning and I’m so proud of you…so is HE!