How did I come to this place?
A little over a week ago my family and some close friends joined me at lake Johanna and I got baptized!
And even now, the week after my baptism I am trying to figure out just the right way to tell my story and the right words to share my faith and what I believe. But as I seem to do time and time again I am missing the point.
The first time I accepted Jesus into my heart I was three. I wanted to get baptized when I was in fourth grade and my dad told me that I needed to wait until I understood what it meant. Then about two years ago I wanted to be baptized, but felt as though I had to clean myself before giving myself to Christ. That I could not be with Christ until I was clean. I don’t think that I had fully understood or remembered that it is only through Christ that I can be made clean.
I believe in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I believe that Jesus came to this earth as a little baby and after spending some time on this earth died for our sins upon the cross. I believe that being a follower of Christ is not the easy choice and will not be an easy road. I believe that I will fall again and again and that each time Jesus will take me as I am. I believe.
 And through Him I am new again, new every morning. HALES |
