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Christianity Changed My Life
A few years ago, I was a punk. Well, let’s say I was a rebel. I was in many ways a bully to people in my neighborhood. I was known as one of the “kings” of my neighborhood. Whoever went with me was my brother and whoever went against me was my enemy. If you were with me, I’ll take care of you. If you were against me, well, let’s say things aren’t going to look pretty for you the next day. I was abandoned by my parents when I was still my kid so my uncle took me in. At the time, I didn’t know my uncle was actually a king in my neighborhood. So he raised me to be like him. He wanted me to be the next king so when he parted away from this world, I would succeed him. He died in a gun fight when I turned 20. That was when I became a king. Every single day, in and out, I was doing my duties as the king. I would monitor what was happening in the streets, I would settle the scores with anyone who had caused trouble for my brothers and sisters and I would exercise my power as a king to keep the things all secure and safe. Did I get bloodied and bruised? Of course. Had I sustained any cuts? Sure. It was all part of the job. But one day, something happened. This something that happened would be the change my life and why Christianity would take its place. So it happened during a fight-out with a rival gang. The rival gang was causing a ruckus around the neighborhood and after so many threats, they didn’t want to give up. So with my trusted brethren, I set foot to the place my brothers and I were supposed to meet the crew. Then it happened… The rival gang AND my brethren set me up. They all ganged up on me as soon as I entered the place. I was beat up, bruised, cut and injured everywhere. I didn’t understand; why? Why am I getting injured by my own brothers? I later found out the brethren were tired of me and they wanted to dispose of me because they felt I wasn’t meant to be king. I was devastated. I never though the people I once cherished in my life would take me down. After their beating, I was thrown on the side of the main road, all battered and bruised. As I laid there helpless, I… I cried. I cried like the little baby I was. I cried out all my pain and suffering. I cried out all my emotions. The next day, I woke up in a hospital. I was lying down on a bed. It took me a while to realize: I was alive. Sure, I was battered and bruised but at least I was alive and well. I cried again knowing how blessed I was to even be there. Next to me sat a priest. He was the hospital’s local priest At first, I got a bit aloof with him because he kept on muttering stuff about God. But the more I listened to him, the more I realized, “Maybe there’s something in this whole God stuff that might help..” So I called him after he muttered his stuff and asked him something about his religion. “Well son, I’m a Christian and in Christianity, we welcome people who see Jesus and God as their Divine Guide in life”. I asked him if there was any chance I could get into it… I was done with being the king. I wanted to change my life. I wanted to get out of the cycle of darkness I let myself in. “Of course son! There is a church that will gladly accept you as a Born-Again Christian” I let my hand out to him and shook his hand. A few days after I got out of the hospital, I went to that church and became a Born-Again Christian. During the years I became a Born-Again Christian, I realized a lot of things. That there’s a chance for a second life, there’s room for spirituality in everyone’s heart and that Christ welcomes everyone, even me, a former rebel, to look up to him as a guide. I met many friends, I made many changes and I finally came at peace with myself. I can say proudly Christianity has changed my life. I say it with happiness in my heart. Now I live in a new house, I found a girlfriend who’s also a Born-Again Christian, I got a pet dog who comes with every single day and I finally found a new home in Christ. And so this is how Christianity has changed my life. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Every person that is a Christian teen know that new Christian books change lives for believers and for those that feel lost. |
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