Who was the first person to talk to you about God? What effect did this have on you?
This is a weird question for me....I mean, everyone has talked to me about God for as long as I can remember. Every single person in my family talks about God every day. About prayer, about how we see Him at work in our lives, about how He will see us or those we know through hard times.
Mom used to sing church songs to me to settle me down at night, and to wake me up in the morning. Even Tim, who I have always considered a heathen, would play Christian music in the car for us.
So, as I said--kind of a weird question for me. There are one conversation that has always stuck out to me though:
One day, I asked Daddy about denominations, what made us "church of Christ". Of all my family members, he is probably the least "churchy", though he is religious. He explained the history of the church of Christ and objectively told me what we believe. Then he told me that I couldn't let everyone else tell me what I believe, but to search for the answers myself.
I never forgot that conversation, and I have held it dear--it means that I have argued with professors, asking them the tough questions, and it also means that I have disappointed and frustrated my family on occasion. Specifically over my choice to wait on baptism. But that's neither here nor there. As it is, I am getting to know who I am and what I believe, and that brings me closer to God then I was before =)
~Andie~
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