Alexander Ferguson

Less than a year ago, my life could be summed up in two words; utter mayhem. I had assignments in and out, marks interchanging from perfect to utter fails, and I had no meaning in life. To me my life consisted of numbers, preferably between 50 and 100. To me this was quite mind-boggling; why would I be on this earth, just to live day to day? I felt that there was something missing, some larger force must be at work.

I grew up in a Christian household. Essentially I had been going to church from when I could talk, till now. I went through Sunday school, a brief stint in Awana and, now, Youth Lighthouse. As a result, the actual commitment to faith, with a prayer and such, is quite vague. However as soon as I reached high school things began to change. I went to Youth Lighthouse; however it was more because of friends rather than God. Eventually my visits went on hiatus as I focused on homework. Essentially God had then taken the same priority as walking the dog; delayed as long as possible. However, as everything began to slow down, I began to read ‘Our Daily Bread’ daily devotionals everyday, whether it is at home, in the car or before school. I also used the ‘Bible in one year’ guides and completed the Bible in, as the name suggests, one year. After a month, I read the story about a famous cello player, Pablo Cassal. Although I don’t remember the exact story, whatever the contents were really touched me, and brought tears to my eyes. I began to pray that Jesus will take my sins away from me and I committed my life to Him.

Now, my life can be summed up to one hyphenated word; self-peace. The fact that God loves me no matter what I do, and that He forgives my sins, gives me new hope in life. Now I began to see past the numbers of life, and look at the equations of life. The answer is that we will live forever.

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