Rebecca Blue's Testimony

My name is Rebecca Blue. I grew up in Oklahoma, where we were always at church. I knew about Jesus and God for as far back as I can remember. I always believed in God, but I didn’t totally believe Him. At the age of 16, I started questioning my beliefs. It seemed that those at my church had a peace that I didn’t have. But, having been in church all my life, I was sure I was going to heaven, I just wasn’t sure why.

One Sunday evening, all the teenagers in the church came to my parent’s house to hangout. Later, a close friend came in and asked if we would turn the TV off so that he could tell us something important. He shared that he had accepted Christ as his personal Savior that night, and he told of the peace and joy he now had. He said, “I found out that salvation isn’t something you get along the way, it’s a time and place when you ask Christ to forgive your sins and take control of your life.” Now, this friend and I had talked about how we both had the same feelings; that even though we didn‘t remember it we must have become a Christian sometime. So his words that night shook me to the core.

After he left, I told my parents that I wasn’t sure I was a Christian. I knew that Romans 3:23 says that “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God”. I could quote
Romans 6:23 that said “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God was eternal life.”
I knew “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved,” but I had never done just that.

That night, I knelt by our couch and ask the creator of the world to forgive my sins and asked Jesus to take control of my life. What a difference that made! Oh, not to those around me, because I always tried to obey and make people happy. But, for the first time, I was doing the right things to make my Savior happy.

My life has not been perfect since then, and there have been some major tragedies occur, but it is so wonderful to know there is someone else in charge of my life, and as long as I listen to His (Jesus’) spirit and obey, I will know a peace and joy not available anywhere else. If you are missing this peace in your life, please talk to someone listed on this page, we would all love to tell you about the Savior who is waiting to forgive your sins and give you eternal life with Him in heaven.

Rebecca Blue