Bryan Lo

I grew up in a Christian home, but I never really understood what it meant. I though I started to understand when I was in Grade 1. My understanding of Christianity was that it was a title given to a person by God and made that person above others. That made me prideful towards others, costing me all my friends. Throughout elementary school I was the loneliest kid in class. I was ridiculed or ignored by everyone for everything I said, which made me very quiet, afraid of the pain. I didn’t even know why I still went to church, because it was no better. I remember crying in class twice and once in church. Throughout those years I seriously considered suicide. If it weren’t for my family I would have done it. I tried convincing myself that I didn’t need friends, but during a sermon, I learned that friendship was essential to a healthy life. So I prayed a lot for that, and the Lord gave me one, my best friend up till now, but that didn’t satisfy for long, I still wanted more. I resorted to getting more friends through my own efforts, but instead I became more unpopular.

In the summer between my elementary and high school years my mom took me to the “Basic Life Seminar” where a tape of Bill Gothard’s seminar was playing. It was really something to me. I learned what it meant to be a Christian and what it meant to live in Christ. That is where I reaffirmed my faith in Christ. It is written, “Seek and ye shall find, ask and it shall be given onto you” so I asked the Lord for courage and I sought friendship and deeper relationship with Jesus. God really helped me.

Grade 8 was something I had never experienced before I felt more comfortable talking to others and even starting conversations. I started to come out of my shell. There are still people who act colder than others to me, but I m learning to deal with that. I started to be more active in church than I was before, and now I have my quiet time with God every evening. I know now that I will spend all eternity with Him.

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