I love Jesus. I know he died for me and that He lives and that I will live with Him forever. I believe that my life should be lived in response to His love for me demonstrated so powerfully in His death on the cross.
Two of my aunts and uncles went off to Africa as missionaries during my infancy
and our Church was visited by various people who served the Lord as Missionaries
or in some other capacity on a regular basis while I was growing up. I came
across my mother kneeling by her bed praying one day and she always spoke lovingly
and confidently of God and how we should always trust him. All of these things
made a very deep impression on me as I grew up.
Mum says that I believed in Jesus as my saviour as a very young child and I
remember giving my Life to Him when I was ten. I was baptised when I was fourteen
and went to Bible College after I had completed my Nurses training. During my
young adult life before marriage I served the Lord by being a leader at Camps
and as part of Beach Mission teams.
My faith in Jesus was severely tested when one of my brothers decided that He
wasn't a Christian any more. It took a number of years for me to recover. I
knew that God was hanging on to me while I was being tossed about by doubt but
I could not and did not want to give Him up. It was like God was wrestling with
me for a long time. Psalm 139 was a comfort.
The confidence in God that came from this terrible time stood me in good stead
when this same brother became ill and died. I was sustained by it and I was
able to trust Him.
I am enjoying God at present. He is wonderful and worthy of our praise and worship.
The very best thing I can do for non Christian people is introduce them to Jesus,
just as I was from an early age by those around me, all the while trusting God
that he will work in their hearts to bring them to Himself. The very best thing
I can do for my brothers and sisters in Christ is to encourage them in their
own faith and serve them in various ways.
Philippians1: 6 is the verse that tells my story,
"being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will
carry it on to completion until the Day of Christ Jesus".
Praise the Lord.