The single most important thing that ever happened in my life was when I got Saved.
I was six, almost seven years old. The Lord had been dealing with me for a little while, I just didn’t fully realize what was happening. However, that night, it all made sense.
We were at Revival at our Church. I couldn’t tell you everything The Preacher preached on that night, but when it came time for the altar call, I knew I had to go.
I was sitting kind of far back with my mom’s friend because she was playing the piano and my dad was sitting on the front row. I didn’t know exactly what to do, but I knew if I started crying my mom’s friend would take me to her. So the tears started flowing … uncontrollably. She asked me if I needed to go to my mama and I shook my head yes. When I got to her, she asked me if I needed to go pray and again I shook my head yes. We were at the altar and she asked me if I wanted her to get Our Pastor and I said yes. So she got him.
He came over and read some scripture to me and asked me if I believed it. I told him yes and he told me to pray and ask Jesus to Save me. So right then, I asked Jesus to Save me. It wasn’t a big elaborate prayer. It didn’t have to be. Jesus knew my heart and He knew my intentions. I meant with all my heart I wanted to be Saved and I needed Jesus to do it.
When I accepted Jesus as my Savior, it felt like the weight of the World was lifted off my shoulders. I didn’t say anything to the congregation that night, being kind of a quiet, shy kid. But I couldn’t wait to tell my teachers, friends’ parents, whomever would listen.
Ever since, satan has tried to use things against me like my young age, my lack of memory of exact words I said or things that happened, or not telling the congregation that night, to make me doubt. I’m not proud to say, I’ve allowed him to use that against me way too much. But I know what happened that day and I know I’m Saved. I’m not the same as I was, and I know Jesus is still working on me every day.
The Christian walk is not always easy, but we were never promised it would be. However, we were promised Jesus would always be with us. So I know I’m Saved and I’ll get to see my Pappaw again one day and most importantly, I’ll see The One Who gave it all for me.
Thank You Lord Jesus Christ for Saving me.
