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God is Alive
God is Alive! Most people in the world these days believe that there is a higher being out there. Whether, they call him God or just an entity. It’s almost impossible not to believe in something higher than yourself. If you are an atheist, I still consider that a religion, but its different in that you refuse to believe in God. I do believe that there is a God, and he is out there waiting for you to come to him and have a relationship with him. I came to this realization just quicker than most people. I will discuss how I came to find my way to Christ, how there is a God out there, and how death is not the end. I have always gone to church since I was a baby with my mother. Obviously, I had no clue what I was doing there because I was so young. I was involved in just about everything from vacation bible school to Sunday school, etc. It was not until later down the road, when I was around fourteen, that I first started to wonder about is there a God out there. I’ve always realized that there was something missing in my life. I always heard about how Jesus changed lives, but I always thought in the back of my mind that I would do something about it later down the road. My pastor at my church was putting emphasis on the fact that we don’t know how long we are going to live on this earth. That made me feel scared and I had an empty feeling inside. So one night, I asked Jesus into my life. Asking him to forgive all my sins and for him to come into my life. However, I was not saved at that point. I thought I was, but in reality I was far from it. The summer before my freshman year, my parents started having marital problems. My mom ended up moving out without any warning and just stopped talking to my dad. She avoided my

Dad, with all costs unless it was about me, but that was about it. My mom was considering divorce, but my dad refused and just started praying and trusting Jesus. Never have a seen someone have so much patience and trust in

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