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Katelyn Chua<\/span><\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note: God has a plan for everyone including you, a specific plan that he has already planned out, when things don\u2019t go your way, it\u2019s going God\u2019s way; everything will happen according to God\u2019s will. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Hi, I\u2019m Katelyn Chua and I\u2019m 12 years old. Even though I choose to get baptized now, I\u2019ve actually wanted to get baptized since I was 8. I didn\u2019t do it then\u00a0 because I was scared. When I was younger, I had a lot of stage-fright. The thought of sharing this testimony in front of many people made me nervous. As I grew older, I realized that when I am truly ready to get baptized, God would give me the strength and confidence I need. Once I realized that, I prayed to God, I told Him I wanted to get baptized and will wait for Him to tell me \u201cit\u2019s time\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As I reflect on my past, I noticed that God has been there for me my whole life. I grew up in this church. I\u2019ve always believed in God.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When I was really young I would always have nightmares and have scary things pictured in my mind, I obviously got scared super easily, this happened for a few years. Everyday I would just pray and pray and ask God to stop them from coming into my brain. I knew he heard me; I was just confused about why he wasn’t doing what I asked Him to do until I heard Jeremiah 29:11. The verse is: “For I know the plans I have for you,\u201d declares the Lord, \u201cplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” This verse really spoke to me because God has a plan for me, a good one, everything will happen according to his will. Soon, I got busy with homework and life and I didn\u2019t realize it at the time, but He did what I asked, just during the time He knew was right.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There was another night where I thought I was going to die. I was just lying in bed and all of a sudden I was seized with the thought: \u201cI won\u2019t be able to make it to tomorrow\u201d. I was positive that it was gonna happen. I was terrified; I have never felt anything so certain, I knew I was gonna leave the world that night. I quickly got up to grab my Bible and started reading from where I left off. I read for at least 45 minutes and then prayed. I asked Him to forgive me for the sins I\u2019ve committed. After praying, I felt okay again, still a little traumatized but God provided me stillness. Whenever I would feel scared I would just talk to God and then after a while I would feel calm again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t believe I\u2019ve never realized but He has always been there for me, through the ups and downs. He was always supporting me. As I slowly accepted His grace into my life, others \u2013as well as I\u2013 around me have noticed I changed, in a good way. Like the song \u201cBecause of Jesus\u201d, I feel like I can sing \u201cbecause of Jesus, I have been changed\u201d without a doubt that it\u2019s true. I\u2019ve been giving my friends more smiles and spending more of my time with them. I was there for them and God gave me them for when I needed someone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve lost some of my most important friends and it has been hard for me. I\u2019ve been sad a lot and sometimes I would just wonder, \u201cWhat is God\u2019s plan?\u201d or \u201cIs God\u2019s plan for me really good?\u201d However, at times where I really started doubting my life and God, He led me into the arms of my friends. I never really noticed but God blessed me with so many great friends that were there for me when I was going through the mountain peaks and darkest valleys of life. They were always there, hanging out with me or just asking a simple \u201cAre you okay?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Now I feel like \u201cI\u2019m ready\u201d. God has been faithful all of my life, supporting me, and holding me up when I was falling; I\u2019m sure He will always do that for me because now I know, He truly cares and loves me. I admit I have sinned so many times, I get tempted to sin and still do sometimes even if I know what I\u2019m doing is wrong. Even though there are more than a trillion reasons why I don\u2019t deserve to be forgiven, God has forgiven and blessed me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now I am sure. I\u2019m ready and willing to give up my life for God. I\u2019m ready for Him to use me for His plan, and I\u2019m excited for others to see Jesus in me. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen in the future, anything can happen, but I know for a fact that God knows what he\u2019s doing, and His plan is always good. <\/span>I\u2019ve learned that if God doesn\u2019t answer your prayers it doesn\u2019t mean he didn\u2019t hear it, it just means it isn\u2019t the right time yet, or it isn\u2019t part of His plan for you. God has a plan for everyone including you, a specific plan that he has already planned out, when things don\u2019t go your way, it\u2019s going God\u2019s way; everything will happen according to God\u2019s will. <\/span>\u00a0Someone once said, everyone is a sinner. The distinction is, sinners who accept Jesus Christ are <\/span>sinners saved by grace<\/b>. I know that I\u2019m a sinner and nothing can change that, but I want to be a sinner saved by grace. I\u2019m ready to die with Christ and then rise again with Him as a new person. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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