Anonymous

I first came to faith from a non-Christian family when I was 10. I had this urge to pray out of nowhere, and after research, became a Christian. My faith developed slowly, but there was always a seed of doubt, perhaps implanted by the non-believers around me, who hadn't yet had the blessing of returning to God.

When I was 14, I found out about the Footprints poem. It was late at night and I was about to sleep, but I got up and Googled it. It spoke to me truly. I realized at that moment how much God loves us and went back to bed to pray. As I prayed, I asked Him to reveal Himself so I could testify to nonbelievers. I’m not sure if it was partly also to soothe any disbelief I harbored, even though I was convinced not at the time. I felt the Holy Spirit fill me and felt as if He was hugging me, and most of all, I felt Jesus’ love for us.

Our Lord walks with us as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Christ laid down His life and took the punishment for our sins. Every time we sin, we add to the weight of His Cross, yet with confession, He carries us and loves us. The most powerful sense of His love came onto me, and it was overwhelming. I was crying but with no tears. I can’t describe it properly, but I realized that God loves me and He knows me better than I know myself. I prayed that He would tell me what He wanted me to do while I felt Him so strongly. And as countless other prayers I have prayed have come true, this did too.

I didn’t hear His voice as a voice in the sense of this world, but my mind spoke to me if that makes sense - I didn’t think about those words at all. “Keep sharing the music I have given to you with the world.” I don’t know if that is verbatim what He told me, but it was along those lines. I know certainly now that He gives me music; I am a vehicle for His ideas. I am so blessed that He thinks me worthy for this - to be His servant and to be saved is the greatest blessing. I know that He is there. I know that I am blessed that He drew me, who didn’t believe fully, to His Kingdom.

He is the way and the truth and the life (John 4:16) and now I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to hell. On the third day, he rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. God bless you and may He reveal Himself to you so that all may testify for Him. Amen.