Dear Christian Faith Fellowship,

My walk of faith really began a couple of years ago when Jesus called me and my life started to change.  My boyfriend and I were having a lot of problems. One day I even left the house because of all the fights we were having. 

One day a very good friend was having her son baptized.  I felt Jesus call me.  He knew that I needed help and I needed to be more close to Him. I started to change my life and to talk to my boyfriend and not argue over the little things.  When I changed my boyfriend noticed the difference.  He was so happy that a year later he asked me to marry him.  I accepted and we had a beautiful wedding.

We are living happily together.  Life is good and always getting better thanks to God, who changed my life and my spirit.  I am a better person!

God Bless everyone!

                                                                    I. Valencia

                                                                    New Jersey

Dear Christian Faith Fellowship,

Where do I begin?  I guess by saying that I am a young lady who has over the years come to a new and clear realization of what a gift the Savior and Lord Jesus Christ is.  My walk with Christ began quite some time ago, or so I thought.  Having been raised in a Catholic family from birth, it had been inculcated into my belief system that Christ was the son of God and came to earth to save us from our sins.  Although I espoused this belief daily and it was ingrained into the very fiber of my ethos, it was not until much later that I realized that there was so much more to Christ; and so a new beginning emerged…

I am not a religious fanatic.  I don’t feel it is imperative to preach or testify to everyone I meet.  As an adult on a quest for more meaning, a search for substance within the core of my existence, I discovered the power, the truth and the transformation in the simple act of acknowledgment of Christ as my Lord and Savior.  This cognizant decision was one that came with time and with self exploration.  It came after recognizing that what I had always believed was what I had been taught and not necessarily what I chose.  It came after seeking out answers to a plethora of questions I had never taken the time to ask.  It came after knowing that my heart had always believed that Christ had died for my sins but had never publicly embraced the fact that without Him, I could not be saved.  Undoubtedly, most importantly, the day came.

I have been through a lot and quite frankly who hasn’t?  There is no fool proof plan to eradicate all that is painful and difficult in life.  There is no great cure that once injected all things will come up roses.  For me however, being in an intimate relationship with Christ, the one who has blessed me with the very breath of life, has in essence been my saving grace.  It has changed my life or more accurately put, it has given me life.

I read His word in my Bible and spend quiet time with Him daily.  Although life has not turned into something of ease, my perspective has so changed that my problems have become mere challenges.  I appreciate the lessons that I must learn no matter how harsh.  Negativity and strife are no longer constants in my life and have been replaced by positive thinking and empowerment.  Do things still go wrong, do I get angry, am I tired and still frustrated from time to time?  Yes, however the time spans are fewer and far between than ever before.  I realize that these growing pains are sometimes the very things that I must go through to fully evolve.

My walk with Christ is huge.  It goes far beyond being saved; it’s about bringing Him glory in all that I do.  It’s about leaving a legacy of integrity and wisdom.  It’s about aligning the desires of my heart with the Almighty and fulfilling the purpose that he has set before me.  It’s about bringing who He is to others and being a pure expression of His love. 

Life although wondrous and magnificent, may not always be so easy to navigate.  Fortunately, the Almighty has supplied us with ultimate “survival kit”.  The best news is that the price has already been paid in full, by his son Jesus. 

Take your time and get to know Him, he most certainly wants to know you.  On your path I am sure you will soon learn that there never can be enough time to discover all of Him in his wondrous glory, but please know how glorious it is, as you peel away the layers!

Be Blessed.

                                                                  M. Prophete

                                                                  New York