For the Love of God: Part 3

Growing up in an area that had a small

population, most of the kids I went to

Elementary School with, I went to Jr.

and Sr. High School with also. The

sad thing is there was only 1 other

student that went to my church, and

it just so happened that he and I

didn't have much to do with one

another. It was at this time the LORD

moved in my life to share my salvation

of knowing Him and accepting His

Free Gift of Salvation. Soon

afterward I was Baptised into the

Family of God. Another forever lasting

change came into my life. I felt like a

new person. A joy I couldn't explain

had filled my life and I was telling

everyone I came into contact with about

this Joy of Knowing my Creator!

I had friends I hadn't seen in a while coming

up to me saying I had changed and they

seemed to be confused as to what that

change was. I would tell them it was

because I had become a Christian and

the LORD had saved me from my sin.

It would be at this point that they

would look at me as if I were crazy

and would not listen when I tried to

explain what "that change" in my

life was. I didn't know what I was

coming up against in the next few

years. Girls I had run around with

all of my life were now in a mocking

way calling me, "Rev. Susie." As I

look back on it, it is a shame they

wouldn't listen to the message I

shared with them. I felt the LORD

leading me away from them. I

had planted "the seed" and could

only pray the LORD would one day

lead them to Him. In my 11th

grade year, I started working at a

"10 cent" store in order to get a

car. My "friends" and I saw little of

one another in the next two years

as the LORD led me into another

direction. Some of my previous friends

were gone a year or so to which I found

out later, they had gotten pregnant. The

LORD began to lead me into a direction

of teaching. I had always played school

with the other children in the neighborhood

when I was in elementary school and I was

always the teacher. Now in my church which,

had a about 110 people, I was teaching four,

4-5 year olds about Jesus during the

evening services. I guess it was like baby

sitting, but I had them "in school."

Even though I was among Christian family

I had become a loner with no one else

my age in such a small church. The Lord was

shaping my life that would take me down

a path that I have no regrets when looking

back upon it. His Hand was directing

my every step.

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