My early faith in life started when I was very young, and the only influence I had were teachers at my school, Briarwood Christian. A couple of years ago I dove deeply into the reformed theology and grew in my faith listening to Voddie Baucham and John Piper. These two pastors had a huge impact on my life. I truly do not remember a time where I didn’t know about Jesus, but the majority of my life until 2018, I was always wrestling with God under the circumstances that were currently going on in my life.

I trusted in God, but He didn’t have my heart fully during those times. Yet He protected me through so many things that could have dramatically changed my life for the worse. I believe God knew where my heart was, but He had to take so many earthly possessions away from me in order that I might fully rely on Him. It was in 2018 when all the doors in my life began to shut closed and I was in a broken state that I confessed that I rebelled against God in my heart for so long and that only by the power of Jesus could I be rescued from myself.

I believe in that season of life my faith grew exponentially and my eyes were truly opened. The gospel message is this, that we as humans have turned away from God, our only saving grace is the mercy that He gives us through the blood of Jesus. From his death and resurrection we are given the gift of eternal salvation for those who confess and believe in the work of Christ, that he fulfilled the entire law and we are no longer bound to it yet saved by grace. My life has been abundantly fruitful since my conversion. The Lord has blessed me more than I could possibly ask for. Though it is not perfect and there is always suffering, I believe God is sovereign through all things and I am refined by Him everyday.