The Spirit Lives Ministries Newsletter: Lindsay- Amazing Christian friends help steady this 19 yr old's Walk

February 15, 2003
Lindsay- Amazing Christian friends help steady this 19 yr old's Walk
My name is Lindsay. I am 19 years old. I attend a local university; currently majoring in Early Childhood Education. All of my life my family has moved around. I am not saying that this was a bad thing. Of course, being young I didn’t want to move, but looking back on this now I realize how many amazing people that I never would have had the chance to meet if we hadn’t moved around.

Despite moving around, I had never really attended church on a regular basis. My younger sister and I went to youth group, at a Baptist church, on a fairly regular basis, and eventually I was asked to join the youth choir at the same church, but I never went to a Sunday Morning Service. I continued in this fashion until we moved, shortly after the end of my 8th grade year. This time we moved to Woodstock, Georgia.

Shortly after moving to Woodstock, I began my freshman year in high school. I went through high school and never stepped foot into a church. I had become idle; it wasn’t like I was doing anything wrong, I just wasn’t doing anything, I wasn’t worshipping the devil, but I wasn’t praising God either. I had accepted Christ as my personal savior at a young age, but often I took Him for granted. The only time I prayed is when I wanted Him to do something for me; I never thanked Him for the all blessings He had bestowed upon my life. Thinking back on this I see that I wasn’t being a good Christian, if I was being a Christian at all.

This all changed during my last semester of high school; shortly after Easter 2002 my parents decided that our family needed to go to church. I don’t know what led them to this decision but I thank God for it. By the grace of God, they picked a winner on the first try. The United Methodist church we attend is made up of some of the most amazing people that I have ever met. To them it didn’t seem to matter if it was our first visit or our five thousandth; they treated us like family.

I also believe that God blessed me when he led me to the Youth Fellowship at the church. Between going to youth group and helping with various youth functions, I have become very close with three amazing people. They have become my support system, my teachers, my mentors, my second family, my friends, and shoulders to cry on. I hope that these three people and the rest of the youth know that I will be the same for them: if they need me, I am here. These three people have helped me through so much in the short time I have known them. Recently, I found my life changing and my relationship with God strengthening at a pace that I had a hard time keeping up. They were there for me, they talked to me, cried with me, and led me in the direction I needed to be.

When I felt that God was calling me to work with the youth, I went to one of them (who I knew could help me get involved with the youth and the younger children in church) and he did. He got me involved with both the youth group and the younger kids. I love it; I have recently thinking about making it a profession and changing my major to Youth Counseling or something in ministry. These three have been helping me work through this decision, also. When I have a problem, they listen. When I try to compromise with God, they put me back in my place and help me realize that God tells me what to do and I do it, that’s how it works. They are there for me. I truly thank God for my life, the people in it, and for the chance to worship him. He is truly an amazing, caring, giving and loving God. God Bless. Lindsay

p.s. To these three people, I think you know who you are and how much you’ve done for me. I wish I could list it all but that would take about four pages of writing, but we know and that’s all that’s important. I summed it up the best that I could. I really just want you guys to know that I Love You and I am truly blessed to have the three of you in my life. Thank You Guys.
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