Have you ever had that moment of impact that led your heart and mind to unforeseen doors that when they opened you never wanted them to close ever again? I’m not talking about just your average encounter; the encounter that I speak of had such an impact on my life that it never left me the same. I grew up in Ethiopia and was raised as a Greek Orthodox. Greek Orthodox is based on the Law of Moses and the ten commandment. We believe in Christ but I never learned about grace. I grew up fasting and going to church almost every day. As a Greek Orthodox I did a lot of physical and mental work in order God to love me. My parents left me when I was five years old, so my uncle took me in to raise me. After my parents left I start
…show more content…
I went to church with some friends and start hearing about their God. I still did not understand about the grace and mercy they were talking about. I grew up in religion thinking I have to work for God in order to love me. After I start attending church for couple month I saw some changes in me. I started to read the Bible more and I try to get to know who Jesus was. One day I was setting in the back of church I start kind of zooming out of service for some reason. I was not paying attention what the pastor was saying and in the middle of service he asked a question, and for some reason my hand went up quick to answer the questions he was asking. After I answered the question I give the mic back and I raised my hand quick again to ask a question about Ethiopian people while I was still talking the Holy Spirit come upon me and took me back my childhood. I put the mic to my mouth and started saying he was free all this time. I never seen my self screaming at church and I was crying at loud in front of the whole church. That was the day I got salvation. My life begin to change and Jesus start showing me dreams about how my anger, bitterness, damaged emotion and jealousy came from. I had to start forgiving my parents for living me and I started letting God love me. After Jesus helped me to forgive my parents the bitterness start to leave, jealousy, damaged emotion and anger. I am still in process of getting heeled from my past and my parents
I went to church with some friends and start hearing about their God. I still did not understand about the grace and mercy they were talking about. I grew up in religion thinking I have to work for God in order to love me. After I start attending church for couple month I saw some changes in me. I started to read the Bible more and I try to get to know who Jesus was. One day I was setting in the back of church I start kind of zooming out of service for some reason. I was not paying attention what the pastor was saying and in the middle of service he asked a question, and for some reason my hand went up quick to answer the questions he was asking. After I answered the question I give the mic back and I raised my hand quick again to ask a question about Ethiopian people while I was still talking the Holy Spirit come upon me and took me back my childhood. I put the mic to my mouth and started saying he was free all this time. I never seen my self screaming at church and I was crying at loud in front of the whole church. That was the day I got salvation. My life begin to change and Jesus start showing me dreams about how my anger, bitterness, damaged emotion and jealousy came from. I had to start forgiving my parents for living me and I started letting God love me. After Jesus helped me to forgive my parents the bitterness start to leave, jealousy, damaged emotion and anger. I am still in process of getting heeled from my past and my parents