My testimony

I grew up knowing that I did many things wrong. I thought I knew best even if things didn’t always turn out well. Although these were often little things, I soon began to realise I had a problem. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop doing bad things, thinking bad things. One thing I knew, I deserved to be punished. If there was a heaven, I didn’t deserve to go there. The thought scared me but there was nothing I could do about it.

Then I remembered Jesus. My parents are Christians and I was taught all about him. I knew that he had claimed he could forgive sins. I knew that he had died on a cross so that people wouldn’t have to be punished. I knew all I had to do was to trust and follow him and I would be forgiven. So I did. As a young boy I begged him to forgive me and help me to change. I knew I’d been forgiven but things didn’t change all that much.

A short time later, everything changed! My friend got up and shared something with us at Sunday school. He had a medical problem which meant he found it difficult to walk and talk properly. He told us how he had asked Jesus to come into his life and live inside him. I looked at my friend and knew that he had something that I wanted. He had something in his life that was so much better than anything in my life. I knew Jesus could forgive me but I didn’t know he would come and live inside me if I asked him. So I asked him. There and then I prayed that Jesus would come into my life and never leave me.

I am a different person now to who I was then. Little by little, Jesus has been changing me and helping me to stop thinking and doing evil things. I have gotten to know him and realise that he loves me and will never leave me. He wants only good things for me and I am certain that one day I will be with him in heaven. Life isn’t always easy. Bad things still happen all around me, but I know Jesus will always be with me. I am loved by him and completely forgiven. He offered me life. He offers the same to you.