Nobody was born a believer, but at some point in time everyone has to decide whom to believe on.
Faith is having a belief on a supernatural power or supernatural being as a controller of humankind, all creatures and human destiny.
Just as every other person I wasn't born a believer from my mother's womb. And although I was born to a pastor that does not automatically made me a believer of my parent's faith.
How then did I become a believer in Christ?
While growing up as a small child I have heard alot of stories about Jesus, about his death and resurrection, and also about his second coming . And around the age of 5,6 and 7 I remember I usually have dreams of Jesus second coming. The painful part of all these dreams is that I was never part of the people that Jesus took away with him when he came back. I cried bitterly in those dreams and after each of these dreams I remember how scared I use to be. This dreams make me even as a small boy to start desiring to live a good and moral life. But even in morality I was not satisfied, I was still scared of what to come there, was no assurance that I was saved. It was later on I understood that conviction of sin is one but not sufficient condition for salvation. I came to realize that after been convicted of sin in my heart and also having believe in my heart in the finished work of Christ I also need to confess with my mouth my Faith in Jesus. And somewhere around 2008( when I was 9yrs old) I met my dad who is a pastor of a local church and informed that I will like to stand before the congregation of God's people and confess my faith in Christ Jesus before them all. My dad was very happy to hear that and he arranged a Sunday for me to declare and confess my faith in God before the people. That very Sunday came and there I was before the whole congregation to declare my faith before God and before men. It was a moment I will never forget in my life. Many women in the congregation were in tears of joy seeing me stand boldly to confess my belief in God. From that instance my heart was overwhelmed with such a peace that I have never experienced before. I can feel been accepted by God at that instance. The joy I experience at that instance was something I don't know how to explain. But what matter the most was that I knew deep within me that I have been accepted by God.
Now you remembered the dreams I usually have of Jesus second coming and me been left behind right? After my faith confession I never had such dreams again. It then occurred to me that what God wanted to achieve with those dreams he has already achieved it, and so, the dreams ceased!
What then followed after my confession? I MARRIED THE BIBLE! The bible became my best companion, it became the most interested book to me. It was only in reading my bible that I feel satisfied. I read the bible so much and it has become so interesting to me that I began to gather my peers to teach them bible stories and any other thing I have found out from the scripture. in the same year almost all my friends were also convicted of sin and made a public confession of their faith in Christ Jesus.
It has been 16years since I made the decision to follow Jesus, and I can loudly and proudly say that the best decision I have and I will ever make in my life was the decision I made to follow Jesus 16years ago. I know that I have failed him in somany occasions but one thing I know is that Jesus has never failed me. Most times if I sit down and imagine how much he loves me I will just start crying, because at the points where I have failed and disappointed him that is where and when he shows me much of his Love. Even when I feel like giving up on everything he still comes around to strengthens me.
There would be no any better decision in my life than the one I made to follow Jesus!