My Life Story
All I knew was church, you went, you
were on time, you looked nice, you acted right, you were involved in
everything, there was no option. If you lived under the roof of a minister
you did church! As a teen I had no desire to be a part of this life
anymore, I didn't want it, and I felt that it was my choice to make,
I could choose whether or not to have God in my life. Shortly after
"claiming my life" I left home at 15 years on a one way track
to pain and suffering, choices that would affect the rest of my life.
What ever I could get my hands on to please myself I did, I ran as hard
and fast from the Lord as I could. Shortly after turning 18 I had set
my sights on my next temporary fix; a man that stood for everything
that my family didn't, someone that I knew would never preach to me,
try and change me, pray for me, take me to church, or stand in the way
of my superficial happiness. After the birth of our first child and
many complicated situations we were married, I spent many days and nights
trying to figure out if I had missed out on the life that I was suppose
to have, was this where I wanted to be, or if I should leave now and
start over somewhere else. While I was living my life and ignoring the
person that I was doing life with something changed. I literally woke
up beside a man one morning that had decided to do things differently,
no longer wanting to live for pleasing self but choosing to live for
One Thing - Christ. I chalked it up to a phase and that this couldn't
possibly be happening to me, this isn't what I wanted, I didn't want
to be bound by rules and must do's. I watched and waited as patiently
as I could to see him slip up or change his mind so that we could go
back to a much more satisfying life, one away from the Lord. It didn't
happen! As I waited I ended up softening, as I saw the changes in the
drug and alcohol addict atheist I married that had previously sworn there
was no God, now on his knees before the Lord. I realized that the fire
insurance I thought I received at the age of 5, was in fact non-existent
and that I needed my own personal relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.
"And we know that for those who love God all things work together
for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those
whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of
His Son, " Romans 8:28-29
I was created for Him and His glory alone, the road that I was on and
am now on was part of God's perfect plan for me. I am so thankful that
before time began He chose me.
Hope For Harvest
My hope for Harvest is that through all our Ministries we are standing
on Biblical truth, whether we are teaching in the worship centre, youth
room, or throughout our Higher Ground program. I desire to see young
people saved and lives transformed, realizing that "while we were
still sinner's Christ died for us" Romans 5:8 and when salvation is
given and received, that each one would realize that at such a young
age, what a gift that truly is.