XX: A Christian at Twenty
April 24th, 2008
Twenty years ago today I made a decision that radically shifted my entire existence.
The butterfly effect from this one decision saved my life then and continues to give me purpose today. It has affected everything from my voting record to my radio presets. It has dominated major decisions like college, friendships and how I raise my son. It has guided smaller ones like where my extra money goes and how I spend my free time.
I was fifteen when I decided to follow Jesus and had no idea where it would lead. I just knew He had what I needed - even if I had to chase Him to the ends of the earth to get it.
I’m still a Jesus-follower today. There have been times where I was better at it than others, and I still have a lot of room to do it better. But I keep following and He somehow sees fit to keep working on me.
That’s the thing that makes this relationship so amazing. I come to Him a total failure. He says, “That’s okay, because I only work with failures.” Then he picks me up and works a little bit at a time.
Back in 1988, friends and family said it was a phase. Some people even thought I lost my marbles. Many of those same friends and family are now following with me. Others, I’m still praying for.
They all know this thing ain’t going away.
“Twenty years later.. and the truth hasn’t changed.”
- Glenn Kaiser
BTW, If you want to know more about how I met Jesus in the first place, check out my post, Darkness Falls.