Jordan

   Growing up, I always went to church with my family since before I can even remember. I have wonderful parents who brought me up with biblical principles and taught me the truth. Although I had great experiences in church, I had never actually surrendered my life to the Lordship of Jesus, and that would be evident in years to come. Throughout middle school and high school, I gave myself to a lot of sinful desires with girls, drugs, and street racing to name a few. All while participating in these sinful habits, I would lie about them to my parents if they ever asked. Even though I knew it was very dishonoring to my parents to lie to them, ultimately, I disregarded the reality that my sin was offensive to God. I didn’t realize how it actually separated me from Him. I thought that I could claim to know God and live the life that I wanted to live, indulging whatever sinful desires that I had.

     Fast-forward to my freshman year of college, where I started doing Bible studies with one of the ministers from Cornerstone. During the Bible study, I was able to read for myself what the Bible says about how someone could be saved, and it was very different than what I had understood growing up. The Bible says that I need to deny myself, pick up my cross, and follow Jesus. I was professing to know God, and yet I denied Him by my actions. I was trying to serve two masters. I was giving lip-service to God on the outside but serving myself on the inside. God’s Word tore through my religious veil as He showed me how much He loved me. Jesus did not give it all for me to live a fake life for Him. God showed me that giving anything short of every part of my life to Him was disrespectful to the total sacrifice that He had made for me on the cross. 

       I gave my life to Jesus in January of 2023, and have been growing in His grace ever since. I have been able to have awesome fellowship with other church members and be sanctified with the truth. All of my roommates are born-again believers who are able to speak into my life and bring encouragement and correction. As the Lord changed my life, I developed a desire to share His life changing love and salvation with my peers. I started to lead Bible studies on campus and in the process lead several of my friends to the Lord. A month after I got saved I knew without a shadow of a doubt that my life purpose is to preach the gospel to college students in a full-time capacity. I cannot wait to get started when I graduate next year!                                                 

-Jordan