Personal Narrative: How Christianity Changed My Life

At an early age, I was introduced to Christianity. All my life I’ve been raised up in a church. My great grandmother, Irene Davenport, whom is around the age of 89, she took me to church every Sunday. For years I was presented to the idea of being saved/baptised. I wanted to be saved and baptised but you know I never really felt that “connection” that everyone says you have when God is tugging at your heart waiting for you to let him in. I desired that connection, I wanted that more than anything. Couple of years past and I slowly started drifting away from my church until I just stopped going altogether. Things were getting tough, like my parents fighting, speaking of divorce. To me, that ripped me from edge to edge. Our family was getting even more distant everyday. I was literally watching my whole life fall apart right before my eyes and all I could do was watch and not do anything to fix it all. My brother and I had to suffer from listening to all of their nonsense. I thought “why me?”. I was so angry with the way my life was being placed.
I distanced myself from everyone at school because I was ashamed and embarrassed. Watching my …show more content…
Emma has always been my go to person. She’s so sweet and down to earth. She’s the most caring person you could ever meet. We’ve known each other since 8u softball and she’s always been my inspiration to keep moving forward. I went to her church on that Wednesday and I really enjoyed the way they did things, like the layout/format. I started going more and more until I started going every Wednesday. I got really close with three specific youth leaders. I went for about a year and then they were having a summer youth camp in Panama. I decided to go and that’s when everything changed. Everyday was filled with laughter and fun while worshipping the lord. I was having a great time for the first time in a long time. We played on the beach, volleyball, basketball, went to the pool, and went to Shipwreck Island