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I am a teenager, grew up in a Christian house my whole life, but learned the hard way that that doesn't automatically save you. Like a Pharisee, I had all of the knowledge but never lived it out. These past few years, God captured my heart and I would really feel something real. One of my spiritual talents is being a prayer warrior, so I would constantly pray about anything and everything. After some time of pursuing God, something else would always distract me. I would reject God's love for something earthly...you know us teenagers, we easily get distracted. 
But a few months ago, God really did capture my heart after a sermon on Hebrews 12, especially verses 14-16, and after the service He tested me with exact relation to what we had learned. In general detail, doing something I shouldn't have been with another person, a car drove by and the driver yelled "I SEE YOU"..i didn't have a chance to see who had yelled it, but it was a good chance it was someone from my church, since there is a big community of believers that go there. It made me realize that God saw exactly what I was doing, and that He didn't want me to do it. It immediately broke and humbled me at the same time, and even though I wanted to keep doing what I was doing, the Holy Spirit pretty much forced me to turn around and say no. I didn't know what had gotten into me until that person walked away, angered by my actions, when I saw who they really were and what God had done for me. The Holy Spirit had worked through me so much without me even realizing it, that it freed me from making a decision I would regret. In the sermon before that, the pastor had touched on instant gratification vs. waiting for what God has for His children. I went home thinking about it, completely heartbroken that this person had walked away just because I had said no, but God came forward and gave me new perspective. He encouraged me and opened my eyes to what He had done for me, no matter how hard it seemed this morning. Even when I didn't want to say no, He said no for me. I know I had been saved before today, but was swerving away and so close to giving up on God without even realizing it. I'd never felt the Holy Spirit work through me like He had that morning, and that's when I knew I had to make a change. I stumbled upon this site, and thought it'd be a cool way to be able to pray for people and for my strength to be strengthened. Even sharing this story has helped me so far, and I'm excited to see how this affects my walk with Jesus. For all of you who read this whole long thing, thank you. I hope God was able to encourage or speak to you through this story, one way or another. Goodbye for now
But a few months ago, God really did capture my heart after a sermon on Hebrews 12, especially verses 14-16, and after the service He tested me with exact relation to what we had learned. In general detail, doing something I shouldn't have been with another person, a car drove by and the driver yelled "I SEE YOU"..i didn't have a chance to see who had yelled it, but it was a good chance it was someone from my church, since there is a big community of believers that go there. It made me realize that God saw exactly what I was doing, and that He didn't want me to do it. It immediately broke and humbled me at the same time, and even though I wanted to keep doing what I was doing, the Holy Spirit pretty much forced me to turn around and say no. I didn't know what had gotten into me until that person walked away, angered by my actions, when I saw who they really were and what God had done for me. The Holy Spirit had worked through me so much without me even realizing it, that it freed me from making a decision I would regret. In the sermon before that, the pastor had touched on instant gratification vs. waiting for what God has for His children. I went home thinking about it, completely heartbroken that this person had walked away just because I had said no, but God came forward and gave me new perspective. He encouraged me and opened my eyes to what He had done for me, no matter how hard it seemed this morning. Even when I didn't want to say no, He said no for me. I know I had been saved before today, but was swerving away and so close to giving up on God without even realizing it. I'd never felt the Holy Spirit work through me like He had that morning, and that's when I knew I had to make a change. I stumbled upon this site, and thought it'd be a cool way to be able to pray for people and for my strength to be strengthened. Even sharing this story has helped me so far, and I'm excited to see how this affects my walk with Jesus. For all of you who read this whole long thing, thank you. I hope God was able to encourage or speak to you through this story, one way or another. Goodbye for now