Who wants to share their story of finding christ?

I want to share my story for anyone that might be helped from it. I met Christ for the first time at 7 years old. I was in a foster home and had been passed around quite a bit. I was by this time quite mixed up and confused. Knowing Jesus meant a lot to...

me. It gave me something to hold onto for many years. I ended up, eventually, back in my Dad's custody. That was horrible because he was not a Christian and I ended away from God and with a lot of false beliefs. My dad was abusive and I was beat for many years. I left home at seventeen and ended up homeless and afraid. Street life became easier as I went along. I ended up spending, probably, more than half my adult life homeless. I went in and out of churches and back and forth from being a Christian to not. After a horrible 5 year marriage and a prison sentence and more time on the streets I made a decision to follow and serve Christ no matter what. I had nothing, no home, no job, no family, nothing except the promise of Christ's love. I started hitchhiking like I had many times before. This guy picked me up and I witnessed to him and when I got out of his car it hit me. That's what I could do for God. Hitchhike across the highways of America and spread the love of Jesus Christ. God was in this and somewhere along the way Jesus changed me completely. He has now brought me to a new home and made me a big part of a new ministry. Jesus has blessedme beyond belief. I truly am a
new creation in Christ. Please feel free to share your story or ask questions about mine.

So Christ told you to spread the word on FunAdvice of all places? Not to be rude or anything, but you really do sound like a cultist. Maybe you should see a psychiatrist who can help you with your family issues, and then maybe one day you can fit into society.

that isn't a question!

mella at the top of the screen it says ask questions, give advice and make new friends it doesnt say you have to ask a question. and she said you can ask her questions.

Now that you've experienced decent living and realize it's better than street life, you'd probably do fine without religion. Hitchiking to 'witness' sounds like a dangerous idea.

*Fires a few Pink Fluffy Bunnies at morbid* Remember tolerance. You may not agree, but society is made up of all sorts of different people. We all fit, in some way or another

*Fires a few more Pink Fluffy Bunnies at boredgirl123* Name calling isn't cool- attack the argument, not the person.

Well, here's my story:

I was brought up in a loving family home with my Mother and Father, and my older sister. My Mother was brought up in the Catholic faith- her mother was devout, and made sure my Mother was in Catholic school, where the nuns almost made her fear straying from Catholicism. Meanwhile, my Father was brought up with his adoptive family, who were Anglican. He would go to church on the odd Sunday, but he was comfortable enough that he never needed to define his faith.

When My sister and I were young, we heard our parents talking about 'God', and had a lot of questions about who 'God' was. Our parents sat us down, and explained things the best they could with what they knew. But they always let us know that the faith they had was theirs, and theirs alone. We were never told You need to believe this, because this is the right and only religion. As we grew up, our parents wanted us to find our own faith, not just copy what others believed, or what we were told to believe. My sister and I were encouraged to think critically, and search for information from as many different sources as possible. I'm truly grateful to them for encouraging me to for opinions and beliefs based on what I find out. As it is now, I have heard arguments for and against the existence of 'God' or a higher force. Because of this, I can't say without a doubt that I do or don't believe in 'God'. What I do know is that I try to live my life the best way I know how- showing love and compassion for others, not being afraid to express my opinion, and dealing with whatever life throws at me with the tools that I have, to the best of my ability. And That, I believe, is a good enough life for me.

that was a really good story...thanx for sharing it...although I have never experianced quite so horrible things as abuse I have had some issues w/ family/trust so thanx! I am a baptist but pretty close to christian! thanx so much! it means so much to no someone else is willing to help others!!! im sure many otheres will be inspired by this!

I agree with morbid to a point,it does all seem a bit over the top,I must say a lot of people on here talk of god etc but in the uk nobody ever talks about religion,god,jesus and all that bs

umm no offence. great story and all but you don't find christ, jesus finds u. he works the holy spirit in your heart. you have nothing to do with the descicion to believe, the only descision you can make is to reject God wich in this case you haven't wich is good.

*but in the uk nobody ever talks about religion,god,jesus and all that bs*

True, but then again the US never had three religious civil wars in which people were whacking each other's heads off.

hha ^^^ your answer cracks meup.
I give you a air high five. :D

Well we were at my house playing hide and go seek and it was my turn to be it, and I looked and looked for like 20 minutes, and just when I was about to yell olly olly oxen free I looked in the dryer and there he was.

Kimpippin, I'm from the UK (even though I'm living in France at the moment) and I have to tell you that that's where I became a Christian - God, Jesus and all that stuff. Like you, I find the American way of talking about faith a bit different, even a bit uncomfortable at times, but I know it's worth listening to because I know the God they're talking about. So what if different countries have different styles of talking about their faith? People who love Jesus are there in every country. (I think probably even in the most remote and hostile ones.) They have different ways of telling us about what they know - if you don't feel comfortable with the American style, why not try to find a UK Christian who can talk in a way you relate to?

yes ok 'kingofflop'HA,we are talking about todays society not hundreds of years ago!!!ok who started the war in iraq then big man??

Hi flossheal,im glad you agree with me to an extent ,its just that I do find it strange that espically young people talk about god etc all the time and thats something like you said we are not used to,im not saying im not a believer and im not knocking those who do beleieve but why do they feel like they have to spread the love of god to others and put it on people?if thats their faith great but sometimes it would help if they kept it to themselves a little,do you get me?

The top story was posted under Silverwings, but it's actually mine. We share a computer so I'm not sure who posted it. Flossheal hats off girl!! I have read your stuff before and it is absolutely beautiful. God has definitely given you a gift for using words. Keep on going. God bless you and Jesus loves you. Kimpippin, if we call ourselves disciples of Jesus then we are required to spread His word. He said so and if we are not going to we might as well put our Bibles down and become atheists. Many people call it forcing and maybe some people push too hard, but for the most part we are just trying to share His love because He told us to.

Well sorry if I've not much knowledge about all this stuff but by being `His disciple` does that mean that you all follow god/jesus to the letter?thus I mean by not swearing,drinking,sex before marraige,ALWAYS putting others first???some how I cant see it

I think that being Jesus' 'disciple' means following Him as our Friend, Lord and Saviour, rather than 'to the letter'. By that I don't mean that words and the Bible are unimportant, but just that we follow Him because we know Him and He's great so we trust Him. We're not trying to follow books of rules, but a really great bloke who died for us. That great bloke talked a lot about how to live, so we follow that too, but only because we trust Him.

Your specifics, kimpippin (BTW I love your name):

I've been a Christian for just under 20 years and have mixed with Christians from the ages of 3-100, from all the continents. can say for myself that, if the relationship with Jesus comes first, then the 'rules' you're talking about aren't impossible to keep. We do fail at times but that's not the point - Jesus died to forgive us and He gives us strength to try again.

Not swearing - some Christians don't seem to swear at all, I don't do it as much as my non-Christian friends. You think differently about words and how they affect other people when you're looking at people through Jesus' eyes.

Not drinking - Jesus drank. His first miracle was to turn water into wine at a wedding party. So many Christians enjoy a drink in moderation. Some don't drink at all, and that can be helpful for recovering alcoholics etc, a good number of whom become Christians and don't want to be tempted again. Drinking in excess isn't Christian, you're right. I've seen plenty of Christians at lively parties, but they aren't usually the ones who are throwing up or have forgotten who they went home with by the following day.

Which leads us to...

Sex before marriage - I think this one is particularly hard in the 21st century, where people are getting married later and ideals have changed. But on the other hand, teenagers have always fancied each other before they were old enough to marry. Yes, most Christians I know, young and old, stick to the fact that God designed sex for marriage. Some have found that hard to apply in their own lives but I can tell you that God forgives and also that sex after marriage is better anyway!

ALWAYS putting others first - I think that's the best rule you've mentioned. The others are all so negative. This one explains WHY we have some negative rules as well as the positive ones. But do we do it? Not all the time, because we're human. Also, some non-Christians are really kind and self-sacrificing, so I can't claim that it's just Christians who do this. But I will say that in my 20 years of having Christian friends and a 'church family', they have been uncommonly generous and selfless in the things they've done for me.

I also found myself, as a leader of a Christian youth group, going round to a teenager's home at 2pm in the morning because he'd phoned us in a panic when his mum was ill. In the same group we had a lonely, school-phobic kid who used to come and visit at weekends and we'd help him with things like reading and basic maths. I don't even think I'd have had the chance to put these kids and their families before myself if I hadn't been following Jesus.

So, being Jesus' 'disciple' isn't about rules, but because we love Jesus we do have a way of looking at things which should match His way of looking at them. That's what I've seen from Christians, young and old - loving Him, failing Him sometimes, being forgiven, and loving each other and the rest of the world a bit more openly than we would have managed without Him.

Ok thanx for taking time out to explain

I'm very sorry for the terrible things you had to go through and I'm also very glad that you found a way out. I hope that you will remember that not all non-Christians are like your dad. Most of us care a lot about our fellow man. Thanks for sharing what's on your mind.

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flossheal... I loved the way you described a Christian... You Rock !!!

We follow the spirit of Christ... not the letter of the law...

Because...

The bible say that : The letter killeth...

but, the Spirit give life...

This opens the door to much criticism of persons professing to be Christians...

however, it is also why God told us to not judge others...

We cannot see the spark of faith... that he sees...

and that faith...

is what saves us to begin with...

not what we do...

which is good...

but, its the same as Cains sacrifice...

it stinks in Gods nostrils...

because...

his way of salvation is his lovely... and wonderful Son...

Jesus Christ...

So, how dare we...

think that we could ever...get good enough...

to be accepted ...

on our own...

we come as we are...

and accept his gift ...

of eternal life...

and we pronounce ourselves...saved...

because of what he has done for us...

as we go along...

we gradually shed things that are unpleasing to him...

as he gives us the strength...

we learn to overcome...

we are not perfect...

there is only one that was...

his name is Jesus...

and he is our savior...

for the ones of us that believe the Holy bible...

Jesus said, smoking flax... he would not quench...

and a broken reed...he would not break...

meaning that he accepts us as we are...

where we are...

how we are...

and he and only he...

has the right to judge our hearts...

we do not have the right to say... he or she is not a Christian...

this belongs to Jesus ...alone...

So...walk in love...and forgiveness...and mercy...and grace...

and give all the glory to God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Ghost...

for what they do in around and thru us...

Many Blessings...