KiwiChristian, I always believed in God and everything, but didn't really think of him as always being there for me until I was saved... Like the blinders came off and I was able to see life and it's reality... It was the most amazing thing... I wouldn't trade the onfire feeling for anything!  

Thank you so much Royo for being Honest with me... I know there are a lot of things people take for granted and I was one of them... I just wanted to be loved... and the only real love I could find was in Jesus... May God bless you in all your endeavors Roy!

Randi <---Girl's name actually! lol  

My testimony may not be to great as opposed to someone elses, but I thought it would be great to share considering there are tons of young people who have been through the things I have and still are!

I was born and raised in the Catholic religion, didn't really think anything of it AT ALL! Didn't ask what it was, don't remember anything about going to CCD classes except that i would go to class every wednesday night and my dad would pick us up early so we didn't have to go to mass. See my dad went to catholic school when he was young and didn't feel it was necessary for us to do it as well. So we just basically stopped going... In high school I thought I should go to church more, but never really made the effort. I lost my virginity when I was 14 and didn't think it was really a big deal. I partied all the time and eventually I had slept with a lot of guys by the age of 18... I was in college last year and I partied all the time and still slept with guys... some I knew some I didn't... One night during the winter where I lived on campus we had a huge ice storm, it was the worst thing that had happened in Ohio in a long time... COllege classes were canceled for about a week and we just drank and partied everynight... This night in particular I drank and drank with all my friends... no more than I usually did.. which was a lot btw.. I got extremely sick... I couldn't stand I couldn't move I thought I was going to die... woke up somewhere and didn't even know how I got there... the next morning I got home had a busted blood vessel in my eye... kinda like a remembrance of the whole night...

later on that night one of my best friends, Katie, a good christian who went to church praised the lord everyday and did everything I should have been doing... her friends from another town came to visit her... two guys... one of the guys walked in the door and I couldn't keep my eyes off him and I just knew I was supposed to meet him and we just connected even the moment we talked to one another... we spent the whole night together... talking and sharing everything we could think of with one another... He was a CHRISTIAN.. in a christian rock band and was purely God's and it showed.. we started dating and he told me everything I needed to know about Christ... led me to the Lord... I have been there ever since... We are no longer dating, but when he hugged me it just felt like God was holding me... it was the most amazing feeling ever... and now when I look back i know God was in me that night making me throw up all the evils in my body...

Well, I just recently started going to massage therapy classes to become a massage therapist. I left college and all my friends to do this because I felt God had led me here for some reason. I don't know if it was to lay hands on people or what, but I knew it was something. Today in class we learned about Reiki, for those of you who are not famiular with this, it is a form of energy healing. It may also help with personal and spritual growth. Being a Christian I don't believe in other sprits besides the father and the son. and this procedure shows signs of other spirits... I was wondering what everyone thought about this procedure and if it is Christian friendly... I know it's my own decision and I am going to do what God feels is good for me, but maybe I will get the answer from God from one of you!