But by the grace of God I am what I am 1 Cor 15:10
So what’s my story?
Was I “born” a Christian? Did I “convert” because I married a Christian man? The answers to both questions is “no”.
Being a Christian is something I thought I’d never be. Especially when told by a stranger that I was destined to hell when I was a child. Proud and stubborn me did not take to that kindly. So be it then, was my first thought. Life was generally good. I had no need for God. Besides my dad had always taught us to be self-sufficient. Not to depend on others, much less God.
The turning point came after a marriage proposal from my then-boyfriend, Henson, that God revealed Himself. Henson said he wanted a Church wedding. But the problem was that we needed to be members of a Church before any Church would let us marry in it! To cut a very long story short, we went Church shopping and decided on Wesley Methodist Church as Henson’s home church was undergoing renovation on the date we wanted to get married on. And then he found out that he wasn’t really a member but just a friend of the Church!
So instead of simply just transferring his membership from his home church to Wesley MC, both of us ended up having to attend Wesley’s membership course. In my mind, I would just sit through the class and go through the motions just to gain membership into the Church to get married. Terrible, eh? But thankfully, God had other plans for me.
Somewhere between the 4th and 5th class, God touched me. No, there was no lightning and thunder ala Paul’s road to Damascus. But a very firm conviction that this IS the TRUTH. I don’t remember the exact point but I believe it was during one of Dr Aw Swee Eng’s Creation lectures. It just made sense. And when TRUTH stares at you in the face, you would have to just accept it. To deny it is foolish.
So I was baptised in November 1994. That membership class opened both our eyes in so many ways. You could say that was the turning point in our lives 🙂 My husband is now a pastor of Covenant Christian Church. God has done many things with and through us since then.
And this is the story of how I, who was a lost and wretched sinner, became reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. Without fail, everytime I think back to those early days, I always, always marvel that God would in His infinite grace and mercy call and draw me close to Him. Thank you Jesus for saving me and for not giving up on me!