Living Waters Fellowship

I grew up with a Catholic faith background, was baptized when I was a baby, and went to church with my family almost every Sunday morning.  I never really had a personal relationship with God, and I definitely never read out of a bible.  I knew that God was real; I just did not apply his will with my will in my daily life here on earth.

I started going to a youth group my senior year in high school, and it really made me start to think more about God and how he wanted me to live compared to how I was currently living my life to how I wanted.  I graduated from high school, and moved to Des Moines to attend college at AIB.  I started to attend bible studies, small group, and church with Living Waters Fellowship.  It was a Friday night and I went over to Josh and Danielle Daggett’s house for supper.  We started talking in depth about God and my personal relationship with God.  I realized that my pride was getting in the way of connecting more in depth with God, and that I could not really build my relationship with him until I let go of my pride.

That night after I left Josh and Danielle’s house, I really started to think on my way home.  I was doing my regular things at home, when I got a feeling that I needed to go to my room.  I then knelt to the floor, folded my hands, and I asked God to forgive me of all my sins, I accepted that I am a sinner, and that I would love to build my personal relationship with God if he would let me.

Ever since that night, I have been so much happier, and I read my bible, I attend bible studies, small group, and church still, but I understand it more than I ever have before.  I try to find opportunities to talk to others about God and the bible now, and I have a passion to live God’s will instead of my own will now that I am a true believer!