I - Faith After High school

   Episode 5 of 30


I finally arrived at the point where I could choose who to follow!


My choice to follow Christ started at 16 after I was done with high school. Although a Christian and churchgoer, I still didn’t know what it meant to be a Jesus follower. I remember that I would usually get jealous when I saw people serving God wholeheartedly, but I couldn’t bring myself to do that as I wasn’t even sure who this Jesus was! It was an identity crisis for me, and I struggled during the first few years after I had made a decision to follow Christ. Although I was growing up and intelligent, I was a bright, hardworking young girl! But definitely not growing in the word of God. 

The girl in me was always finding expression to express my new love for Christ, but at this point, I didn’t know much. (There wasn’t a proper discipleship in my church then). I remember a particular brother from a Pentecostal church (Winners Chapel) who always followed me up and invited me to prayer meetings and Bible study. But that wasn’t enough for this “super intelligent girl.

Eventually, I travelled to Jos (a northern part of Nigeria) to live with Pastor Michael Bolarinwa, and this is where my proper transformation began!

I believe many of us Christians make the mistake of thinking the moment someone declares themselves a follower of Jesus, they automatically will become transformed and sanctified. Well, at least not in my own case. 

I believe it’s the reverse because FAITH itself is a continuous process. 

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