Hey everyone!
Sorry it has been awhile since I've posted.
Something super awesome happened today....
I was BAPTIZED!!! but not only was I baptized, so was my husband, B, and our son, AB!!!!
As our pastor explains, Baptism is an outward sign of your decision to follow Christ. It does not make you a Christ follower, it just tells the world, that you have chosen that. He refers to his wedding ring, saying the ring does not make you married, it just tells the world you are taken.
While some people in my life, will not understand my desire to get baptized again, I felt that it was the thing to do, after walking away from Christ at 15. (That story is coming I promise! Waiting on 2 more readers then it goes public.)
I have since accepted Christ, and have been following him truly for 5 years. In April when our church was doing Baptism at Easter my heart strings were pulled, so when the possibility to be baptized came around again, I jumped at the chance!
It was a great day, and as I heard an older man tell a teenage that was in line ahead of me, "This will be the best day of your life, I promise you will not have a better day" I teared up. Its true, well my wedding day was pretty awesome, and the day EJ was born was fantastic...okay well that day wasn't but what came of it was.
Today...today marks the day I showed the world I'm truly a Child of Christ, A princess, who will continue to fight for her Savior!
#warriorprincessKJ
Here is Pastor Derwin Gray and myself before baptism. The TC on our shirts stands for Transformation Church, the church that after next weekend, I will be a Member/Owner of, so fun! I seriously Love TC!!!!
Here is Me getting Baptized!
Here is B getting baptized!
And here is AB getting baptized, I love the look of Pride on B's face, and check out my hands...I'm so pumped!! Go AB!
So wonderful. I remember being baptized twice too : at age 6 and 16. I got re-baptized because I didn't really understand it at 6. Between 6 and 16, I probably got saved 10 times. I was always scared that I wasn't saved. I knew in my heart I meant it when I prayed every time and once saved always saved. My second and last Baptism sealed the fact that I belong to Him in my mind too. I have never forgotten either time.
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DeleteThank you for sharing this story with me. I am so happy to know there are others like me out there!