Here’s my testimony as it was read out when I got baptized.
It’s hard for me to pinpoint the exact moment that I became a Christian and accepted Christ. I went to a private Christian school from Kindergarten to 8th grade. Since my family didn’t believe, school was really my only interaction with Christianity, learning about Jesus, and going to church. I remember that I had wanted to get baptized in 7th grade but my parents didn’t think it was a good idea because they thought it would be something better understood as an adult. All through high school, I still held on strongly to the beliefs of Jesus Christ. It was a personal journey that I didn’t really have anyone to support me with. I believed and seeked God constantly, He was in my life. I also had no idea of what worship, church, fellowships, ministries, or anything related meant. College was pretty much the same for the first two years until I transferred to UCSD.
My best friend had been going to Flood at the time, so I joined her. At first it was a little strange to even be in a church service since I hadn’t been for years. I can’t remember the message on that first day I went but at the time, I remember that wow this message is directed right at me!! For some reason, I can’t quite remember, we stopped going to Flood. So, while I was still a Christian, it turned into what it was like before. This was for a few years – but I was yearning for something. Yearning to learn more about God and yearning for this Christian community. I wanted to go back to church but I didn’t know where and I didn’t want to go by myself. At this point my best friend had been going to another church in La Jolla. It seems funny but I would spend a lot of time googling churches in the area. I decided I liked Chinese people so that is what I would search for. I came across CBC Main which was very close to my house at the time. Each Sunday I would tell myself, today, I am going. That didn’t happen for a long long time because I didn’t want to go by myself. Finally, Easter 2008, I gathered myself and went. It was Easter – a very strong reason to go on that very day. I made it! I slowly went each week and got immersed and met some amazing people that really showed me how amazing God was.
I feel like in the past 3 years, I’ve really grown a lot spiritually. I’ve been learning a lot and really grasping onto how big God is, how much He loves us, how He has everything under control, and what He can do. I like to be in control of things, I need to plan, I want to know every single detail about what is going to happen before it happens. And this actually causes me a lot of stress because often times I don’t know what is going to happen! So I’m learning to let go and let God drive the wheel because He knows what’s best for me and He has a plan for me and so far it’s been a great journey. I’m learning to worry less, fear less, and trust more. I’m learning more about what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. I’m constantly amazed at God’s work in my life and others. And I’m excited to see what God has in store for me. So, I’m excited to get baptized today to publicly declare Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and continue on this journey with Him.