Following Jesus
My name is Cheryl Hill and I am from Woodville, Texas in the USA. I live in a small town in the Bible Belt, where there is a church on every corner and many different denominations in this small town. I am a wife to a wonderful man and mother to five beautiful children and three granddaughters. I go to a small Pentecostal church in my town, and I am following Jesus in the grace that He gives me daily.
My journey into this beautiful Christian life of following Jesus started out pretty rocky. Although I grew up going to church, which over the years varied. I never really understood the love of Jesus until I was in my early twenties after my daughter was born. During the past 22 years, I fought the direction that Jesus wanted me to go in my life. I will definitely say that following Jesus in the direction He wants you to is much easier than the path I took. I finally in the last year have submitted my life to the calling of Jesus. I decided that I would be following Jesus on the path He wanted me to travel, which is working in Youth Ministry and Counseling those in need.
When I first signed up for the “Getting Started” class, I never thought that I would learn so much about myself and what direction I need to take in my life. I definitely see my walk with Christ growing stronger, and when I feel that pull when He is leading me in a direction, I know that I will be following Jesus in blind faith.
When I think about where I want to be with this degree program I am automatically drawn to the Youth Ministry. It is where I first started when I found Jesus and it was the same place that I ran from for 20+ years ago. I know that God led me here for a purpose He has yet to reveal to me. As I dive further and further into the scriptures, I am amazed at how much or rather how little I know and how much more that God has in store for us on this path of following Jesus.
When I told my pastor that I was taking this class, his first reaction was that he thought it was incredible that I was following the calling that I had been running from for years. My family although supportive is scared for me because they know the spiritual warfare that will be in store for us.
Please pray that I keep focused and I am able to withstand the battle that will be fought as I draw closer to God and am faithfully following Jesus’ lead in my life.
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Ministry Walk
Greetings to all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. My name is Brian Bassham and I am on a ministry walk with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I live in the United States of America. I grew up in a home that believed in the existence of God and the Bible is His Word, but a relationship with God was never pursued. We didn’t go to church, and we never had devotions of any kind. Sadly, God did not rule in our home, and many issues persisted in my household as a result. My parents indulged in many carnal desires that hurt their relationship and ultimately caused their marriage to fail. I was an only child, and I knew from an early age that I wanted to be different than my parents were. I didn’t want the issues that controlled them to control my life. I didn’t want those issues to lead to bigger and worse issues in the future.
I quit school when I was 17 due to a lack of care from myself and my household. I moved in with my grandparents not long afterward and with their help and guidance, I was able to acquire a G.E.D and eventually a job. My grandparents also loved the Lord and understood the importance of a relationship with God. I would attend church with them from time to time, but I never allowed God into my heart. I wasn’t in church to learn about the Lord, I was just simply there because I felt it was the right thing to do.
In 2011, I went to work for a devout Christian man who took me under his wing. He talked to me about God a ministry walk with Him, and he asked me to attend church with him and his family sometime. I eventually did go to church with him, and as I attended the service and listened to the Pastor, I became more interested and curious to know more about God. I kept attending that church and eventually gave my life to the Lord in 2012.
My life has not been the same since. As I have studied the Word of God and spent time with him on my ministry walk, I have come to understand the importance of our lives for we are not just here to do our own will. We are here ultimately to embrace a relationship with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. I have faced many obstacles and issued along the way, and every time I encounter these issues, God always reminds me of who I am in my ministry walk with Him. I am very thankful for His guidance.
I plan to use this training from CLI to further my ministry walk with the Lord and to broaden my understanding of Him and His word. I will seek to show others through my ministry the God of my life, the God of the Holy Bible, and help them to understand the grace that he has for them. In the world that we live in, we can not have too many men of God. I want to be a “fisher of men” and preach the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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