In sickness & in health…
When did I become a Christian???
When I became a follower…
I may have accepted Jesus as my savior when I was a child at the ripe age of 5 or 6 in my sister Leah's room. I am not sure about if that was the point that I was "saved". I memorized verses of the bible, I sang the songs in the church choir. But I think mostly because I went to church as a reault of my parents asking or telling me to go. I memorized verses because they told me to and it was a requirement of sunday school. I didn't do it because I wanted to rely on those verses at age 5, or even at age 13.
In middle school, I went to youth group stuff at CPC, I dont think my intentions were to walk with the Lord, but more to walk and talk with the cute girls.
In high school, I went to Young Life, not to follow the Lord, but to follow the "cool kids" and some cute girls again…
In college I kept a foot in the door of Christianity by going to church every once in awhile with my parents, going to FCA tuesday nights so my roommates would see I was trying or was somewhat grounded.. But only to head to the bars more than I was at church or spending time with God…
I am not saying those experiences are all bad, or worthless.. But to implement a used-out faith cliche, seeds were being planted. Planted for the day I chose to follow Jesus.
That day I think has only come in the past few years.. It has slowly grown from a wish, to a desire, to determined and hopefully to a point where I am passionately following and there is nothing else I can think about…
When people get married, they share the words to care for and love each other "in sickness and in health"…
They are vowing to do that, they haven't necessarily done it yet… Perhaps in dating, and in their engagement they have, but the vows are for their marriage. So does it mean as much to say it or does it mean more to do it..
So my question is this:
Does it mean anything to say, "I will follow you.. I accept you as my Lord and Savior…" or whatever way you were told you needed to say to become a Christian.
I say yes, if you follow it up with a life of devotion and servanthood to our heavenly Father and a life of following Him!
If you don't do the latter, I don't think it means anything…
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