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Hello,
My name is Jerusha, and I hope I'm here to stay a little while.
I am here for Christian fellowship and I also don't mind a bit of theological debates. I'm a skeptic of everything so please don't take it personally when I throw some questions at you.
So, I guess I should tell you a little about myself. I was one of those lucky people, who grew up in a Christian home with parents that cared for me. Jesus was accepted into my life at a young age of about 5. I was baptized at 12 years old. Only after my baptism did I really start to struggle with things. Some bad things happened. Things I won't go into. But the storms caused me to search. There was a period of time I didn't trust God and had given up. But I was still searching in a way. Eventually it came to trusting God or death. Without God we are nothing. If we are the result of random chance then nothing matters. I had done a lot of searching on worldviews but it just came down to having to trust God.
Trusting God is still a skill I'm learning. Two weeks ago I was lifeguarding at a Bible camp . We sent one of our male staff to another camp because they needed more counselor. He was a new Christian, but he had a simple faith and a love for everyone. He drowned at that camp. He was only there for 24 hours. 17 years old. No one from a human perspective can understand why he died so early. But I've arrived at the conclusion that it was just his time. His time to go home, was just a little earlier. Still miss him but I am trying to keep my trust in God through this.
This verse has come to my attention during my grieving:
1 Th 5:18
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Through this time I had to keep up with my job of lifeguarding since I was the camps only lifeguard. That strength came from God. For that was not of my own strength.
Thank you all for reading.
My name is Jerusha, and I hope I'm here to stay a little while.
I am here for Christian fellowship and I also don't mind a bit of theological debates. I'm a skeptic of everything so please don't take it personally when I throw some questions at you.
So, I guess I should tell you a little about myself. I was one of those lucky people, who grew up in a Christian home with parents that cared for me. Jesus was accepted into my life at a young age of about 5. I was baptized at 12 years old. Only after my baptism did I really start to struggle with things. Some bad things happened. Things I won't go into. But the storms caused me to search. There was a period of time I didn't trust God and had given up. But I was still searching in a way. Eventually it came to trusting God or death. Without God we are nothing. If we are the result of random chance then nothing matters. I had done a lot of searching on worldviews but it just came down to having to trust God.
Trusting God is still a skill I'm learning. Two weeks ago I was lifeguarding at a Bible camp . We sent one of our male staff to another camp because they needed more counselor. He was a new Christian, but he had a simple faith and a love for everyone. He drowned at that camp. He was only there for 24 hours. 17 years old. No one from a human perspective can understand why he died so early. But I've arrived at the conclusion that it was just his time. His time to go home, was just a little earlier. Still miss him but I am trying to keep my trust in God through this.
This verse has come to my attention during my grieving:
1 Th 5:18
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Through this time I had to keep up with my job of lifeguarding since I was the camps only lifeguard. That strength came from God. For that was not of my own strength.
Thank you all for reading.