I come from a family that is almost entirely Christian; I have attended church since I was very young and spent every summer at a week-long camp that my church put on. One year at camp when I was eight years-old, a man came and spoke to us about who Jesus was. He explained that we all did things that were bad, whether through our actions or thoughts that made God unhappy. He said, God has created the world and made us with his own hands. If we decided to live our lives in the way Jesus had asked us to in his book, the Bible, then we would be able to go to heaven and be with God for eternity when we died. I was a very frightened child, despite my loving family, always scared of what was going to happen and this man explained the answer to my problems! I made the decision in my heart to follow the Bible and Jesus by praying and living my life how Jesus wanted me to. Today, I have been a Christian for almost twelve years and God continues to direct my life, make me feel secure and has become the most important thing in my life. There are times when life is hard, but God is always there for me.
