As I continued on my Christian Walk, I started realizing that there would be “Stones” set in my path. Challenges set before me such as the death of my cousin, changing churches, personal doubts, moving out, learning to be a Godly person, and following Christ even when others don’t understand.  Although some challenges seem huge to me, others seem “logical” or easy to go through. This next one was an easy decision for me, but until just a few years ago I never realized how it affected others in my life. Let me explain.

I had been saved for about 6 months and faithfully attending church, helping out in ministries like the nursery, Ranch (our teen group), and even occasionally cleaning the church, which surprised me because to this day I don’t like housework 😉. I was excited to get involved, get to know other Christians, and learn more about the Bible and what God wanted for my life.

One of the next steps for a believer is to be Baptized.  I was excited to be saved and I wanted to let others know that I believed that Jesus died on the cross, was buried, and roses again on the third day making it possible for me to go to heaven. What a better way to show that by being Baptized by immersion – a wonderful picture of salvation.

I talked to several church member and the pastor and decided that I wanted to get baptized. We set the date and then, I asked my family to come and see me get baptized but none of them did? My Mom even questioned me as to why I was doing it, I was baptized as a baby. I never really understood why my family was not excited for me. But I knew that it was what I needed to do.

Many years later I was able to ask my mom about it, she said that she thought I was getting caught up in something strange group and that I would get tired of it and stop acting so weird and doing all this religious stuff.  She even said that she called my Pastor and told him to stop bothering me with all the church stuff – we were Catholics.

Now looking back, I see that, me getting baptized was a big stone in my family’s path. They had never before seen someone dedicated to serving the Lord. They had never been taught about God’s True Love for them. There would be many more stones along my journey that my family didn’t understand, but as each stone came it brought them closer to understanding God’s plan for each of them.

So, stay strong as you progress on your path that God has for you it will not only change your life but the lives of others around you.