My Salvation Experience

Ever since I was a kid, I believed that God was real. My mom had told me that God is real and that God created me. Therefore, I just started to believe in God and I never went back. However, I didn’t know that you were supposed to believe in Jesus until a few months later. I didn’t know that there was a thing called hell that I would go to if I didn’t believe in Jesus.

            Let’s talk about my salvation experience.

My Salvation experience has practically been my whole life

             So, I got saved when I was a kid. I recall that I’ve already told you about when I got saved and what was going on. However, I haven’t told you the whole story.

            So, when I was a kid, I started to believe in God because my mom had introduced me to him. She said that God was real and that I needed to believe in him as well. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into at the time, but I started to believe in him. I knew that God created me, and that was actually my reason for loving him.

            I wanted to know more about God, so I started to learn more and pay attention really close to his word in church.

            I asked my mom questions and also my uncle who is a preacher. And sure enough I learned about God.

            I was actually really committed to God when I was in elementary school and sure enough, I passed all of the classes with honors.

            It wasn’t until I got to middle school that my grades started to slip. I’ll be honest here, I started to listen to pop, rock, metal, hip-hop during this time and it went downhill for me then.

            I got my first ever D in a class for a report card in 7^th grade. It was a nightmare, I couldn’t believe what was going on in my life, but I was suffering with my parents.

            I was also suffering from bullies.

            And at the same time, I was becoming a really relaxed Christian.

            I didn’t want to know about God anymore than what I knew at the time. I wanted God to become second in my life.

            I kept saying to myself, if I just keep God in the back of my mind and to the side, then everything will be alright.

            However, I learned that, that is idolatry.

            When you put something in front of God, you are making that thing your God. You cannot do that. You have to put God in front at all times.

            God has to be in the front, center stage, lead vocals, lead guitar, drummer, producer, mixing engineer, bassist, percussionist, and mastering engineer in your life.  

            God has to be the songwriter in your life, otherwise, it’s just not a life to live.

Then I got into high school

            I got into high school and my life was changing at a fast pace. Everyone around me was changing.

            I remember that I had a girlfriend back in high school, I’ll be honest here, I really didn’t like her. It felt like she didn’t like me either.

            And there was another girl that I loved. And I felt as if though she loved me too.

            And the girl that I loved, left my side.

            She left my side and she never looked at me the same way again.

            I didn’t do anything bad, but we just one day talked and that was the end of that.

            I was heart broken.

            I wouldn’t brush my teeth, I wouldn’t shower, I wouldn’t put on deodorant, I stopped caring about music, it was bad times for me.

            However, God was working.

            In those times of depression that I had, in those awfully dark times, in the times when I said to myself there’s no hope…

            I started to seek God.

            I started to seek God and I wouldn’t stop.

            Each day my heart wanted more and more of God and I wouldn’t stop until I got my fill of God that day. I wouldn’t stop and I’ve been on that same ride ever since.

            And you know what, I know now that God did that for a reason.

            God gave me that girl and God took her away because God knew that I needed him.

            God saw that I was going somewhere far away from him and he wanted me back because he knew what was best for me.

            And you know what?

            I am so thankful that God gave me and took away that girl from me.

            I am so thankful that during those days I got sent to a mental hospital. Because in the mental hospital, is where I cried for the Lord. I cried for him and I prayed and I wouldn’t stop praying. Every day I would just keep singing to him while I was in the mental hospital.

            And I knew that God would be the one to get me out of the mess that I’m in.

            Look at me now?? I have a blog that’s on the verge of taking off into the stratosphere, I am making music, I am getting my college education, I have two jobs, and all of that wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for God.

            If it wasn’t for all of that pain that I went through, I wouldn’t have what I have now. If it wasn’t for all of the difficulties that I’ve had, nothing that is mine would be mine.

            I am thankful that God got me where I am today.

            I know that God will get me to where I need to be in the future.

Broadcast

            Thank you all for listening in on this blog post. I know now that there is a reason for pain. God has a reason for the pain that we go through. God can give us the things that we need. God is the one and only true God.

            If you want to go to heaven, then believe in Jesus and Jesus will get you into heaven.

            Thank you all for listening in on this blog post. I hope that I have been an inspiration and a hope to you all. Please pray, read your bible, go to church, and love God above all else. Like, comment, share, subscribe, and I will see you all next time. German Gonzalez, signing out!