Friday night at Impact Zone, November 17th 2006,
10:52pm I re-dedicated my life to Christ, and ever since
I haven't felt more alive! -Bre
Acquire the Fire really set me straight. Everyone thought
that since I came from a Christian family that I was a
"good Christian kid" but that wasn't the case.
Back in the fourth grade I obtained a cursing problem
because I was around "cool" sixth graders and
I guess that I just picked it up. So I tried to stop but
couldn't. Because outside I wasn't ready to stop, because
my attitude stunk. I was living a "me, myself, and
I" lifestyle. So on the inside I was ready but the
outside wasn't backing down.
When Battlecry came I signed up really fast, not knowing
what God was about to do in my life. I wasn't impressed
with the first speaker, but when the band got out there
and started singing I knew then that this would be the
weekend that God really spoke to me. So the next ten hours
I had a "God, God, God then me" outlook. I just
soaked up everything this speaker said. Then finally about
two p.m. Saturday Michael Gungor played "Wrap Me
in Your Arms" and I just broke down. He did an altar
call and people right and left would be yelling "I
want the Cross" with out stretched arms. Holy cow
God was in that stadium. I screamed out in all the voice
I had left and instantly I felt Him. It was like a second
chance. From then on I have been asking myself what would
Jesus do in this situation, and how can I be like Jesus
and still do this. This year I wish I could take everyone
to Battlecry just to feel what I felt.
Chase
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There are no real words to explain how God really worked
in me so much. I acted different at home than I did at
school. At school I cussed, thought about drinking, helped
my dad with a bar, and even wanted to own one myself.
One good thing I NEVER EVER drank or did drugs. I joked
about it but didn't do it. All my life I knew that God
was there, but I never reached out. Before I was saved
I prayed about four or five times but only in really hard
times. The first time I really focused on God was after
my three friends died in a car crash. I thought that life
is not long but short and that you need to get more out
of it. I was dating my girlfriend now and she was there
for me through this, and I couldn't handle it and I broke
down, and it took three of my friends to die before I
could work with God. My brother was going to church with
his girlfriend and mine. I was jealous that he was with
people. So one day I really wanted to go, so I asked but
bailed on a Sunday, but went on a Wednesday. It was really
cool. I kept going and I loved it so that weekend on Sunday
at intercessory prayer with the help Mr. Geissler I accepted
Jesus into my heart and I felt new again. That was a birthday
present to me. That Wednesday I took a purity vow and
kept going to church and got a Bible and it was just awesome.
I wanted more and more so two weeks later I was water
baptized and that night at prayer was baptized with the
Holy Spirit and it was awesome. I can't explain it more
than that. With the life of a Christian I learned more,
got fed spiritually and loved every second of it. The
devil was at home and I kept getting him off but he just
kept coming back. So then I knew how to get him off by
the name of Jesus Christ. Over the summer I got a job
with my youth pastor and it was awesome and then we made
up Impact Zone for Friday nights and that's where I did
my first teaching or every one, I think. Then I got hungry
for becoming a pastor. My pastor then asked me to do the
announcements for Wednesdays and some Sundays. I loved
it so much and God's been working on me ever since. It's
been almost a year since my friends died and I changed
so much. My favorite bible verse is Eph. 6:10-18. It's
about God's armor and I loved it. So rock out for God!
Thank you for reading this.
God Bless,
Ryan
