Brittney
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About me:
Hello, My name is Brittney. I was born in Germany and grew up there until i was 6 years old. Now i live in California. My parents are still together and i also have a little sister. I am a normal teenager who has temptations just like you. I try my best to love life and live it to the fullest with God by my side. Jesus is my Lord and Savior.
Things i like:
-God-Photography
-Writing
-Politics
-Soccer
-Swimming
-Painting
-Doing makeup
-Dancing
-Eating
-Sleeping
Testimonial:
I've always known there was a higher Being. I mean, i have been told that my whole life. I have had a really blessed life so far with few ups and downs. I was born in Germany and lived there for about 6 years then moved the United States. My family has never been that religious though. We never went to church every Sunday when i was younger. I didn't attend youth groups or bible studies. I really didn't think about God. I rarely questioned him.
In the seventh grade, I had a friend who invited me to youth group with her on Tuesday. I accepted because she said it was fun and not really religious orientated. I started going all the times because we used to play games and there were only short messages. I went from 7th grade to 8th every Tuesday and only went for the games. When i graduated middle school, i started to go to the high school youth group. It was different… we played a warm up game, but not a random one, it related to something we were going to talk about. I kept going and i started getting into the religious aspect some more. My youth minster bought me a pink beautiful leather bible, and i never picked it up that year.
After 9th grade, i entered 10th. It was a lot tougher academic wise and i started to develop anxiety, but it wasn't too bad. In that year, one of my best friends died… and it affected my friends and i a lot. She died for a reason that is unclear and it still bothers me to this day. One day, i was at a really low point, i kinda just picked up the bible and started to read it. I flipped to Pslam 56 and the verse that suck out was verse three. When i am afraid, i will trust in you. And that is also what this blog is based on. I started to pay attention to the messages more after that. And i started to develop a relationship with God. More like i was just trying to get to know Him.
An amazing opportunity came about that year as well, our church was going a mission trip in mexico. I honestly had no idea what i was doing. I just really wanted to go and get out of the house and not be alone for spring break. I was looking at it as a sign from God and a place where i get to know Him better. The speaker there was amazing and worship was wonderful. It really spoke to me and also, the villages we were in and the change that was happening awed me. I got really sick in Mexico as well. I puked a lot and it was awful. But now, i think it was God cleaning me to be honest. The last night, the message really stuck out to me. One of the questions was "If you got to Heaven, and God wasn't there, would you be okay with that?" and he elaborated on that. And it made total sense to me. That night, i gave my life to Christ. I was one of the few to stand up that night. I was really scared, there were 1000's of people. But when i did that, i felt a rush of love all over. God love, peoples love welcoming me to share the journey with them. There was a candle light service that night as well. All the people who accepted Christ into their life went up and light the candle and then passed the light to everyone else to light their candles. It was amazing. I was crying of happiness… i felt so loved by everyone. Knowing that i am now saved. All my sins that i have committed, and will commit are forgiven. I came home changed.
The past year has been really tough for me. I have sever depression and anxiety. I doubt God like many other Christians. I have some anger issues as well. I don't even know why i am like this. And sometimes i feel like God isn't there for me. But in reality He has always, is always, and will always be there for me. I am going to counseling right now as well to help with my depression and i have been getting better because of that and God.
I absolutely love my Church. I don't go to Church every single Sunday, but i would like to. I do go to youth group every Wednesday. I have learned that the Bible can be summed up into four words. Love God— Love others. Everything will flow into place after that.
I really hope this has inspired someone. I made this blog for that. I felt like i wanted to show Gods love to people on tumblr and learn about God with you guys too.
Always remember that God is with and loves you no matter what. When you are afraid, weak, alone, sad, anything… search for Him and you will be ok. We will all be ok if we believe.