Introduction
Kellyn was headed down a stubborn path, doubting the existence of God for as long as she could remember. Not caring about her parent's divorce, stealing at a young age, and being hateful to Christians in high school are just a few examples of things she remembers doing while growing up. Yet some of the Christians she met along the way offered friendship and acceptance, eventually leading her down the road to faith in God.This account is one of our featured testimonies from you, the members and visitors of this site. Each story reveals a life transformed by Christian faith. If your relationship with God has made a significant difference in your life, we would like to hear about it. Submit your testimony by filling out this Submission Form.
Kellyn's Path to God - From Agnosticism to Faith
It all started when I was born. Of course, that's where it always begins. My parents were normal, middle-class parents, who decided to get a divorce when I was ten. For some reason, I wasn't too upset by it. Call me heartless, call me insensitive, but I didn't care. I was starting to get into trouble more at school, so I just didn't care if one more thing went wrong in my life. All I had to do was sit back in school, do as little as possible, but enough to pass, and have fun on the playground.I was stubborn, boy, let me tell you. I was stubborn from the very beginning. I wanted to be born three months early, and when they didn't let me do that, I just settled right in and didn't come out until three weeks after I was supposed to. I was stubborn as can be. Well, that quality has stuck with me my whole life. If someone told me something to do or what to say, I did my very best to do just the opposite, especially my folks.
When I was about eight or nine, I started getting into a thieving spell. I would go to the store with my dad and take little things that were easy to take just because I could. It got so bad that I started trying to get bigger things, until one day I took a little "kiddie computer" worth about $100 at the time. You know, one of those learning computers for kids younger than me. I don't know why I took that certain item. I was a smart enough kid. But then again, maybe that's why I did it, because I was smart.
I Got Caught
Whatever the reason, I wasn't smart enough. I got caught. I tried to pass it off a few days later as an early birthday present from my friend and neighbor (who happens to be my same age and wouldn't have money to give me a gift like that even if he wanted to).My dad, who was the punisher, got me to confess, as hard as it was. He told me how disappointed he was in me and that I was grounded for six months and that I couldn't go to that particular store anymore except to return the thing I stole. As ashamed and scared as I was to tell the store manager what I had done, it didn't shame me half as bad as having to face my father. I wanted his respect more than any one else's in the whole, wide world. I had lost his trust.
Many years down the road, I gained his trust back, but not until getting into my tough years of high school. When I was little, I was so clever - I could do minimal work and pass with flying colors. I wasn't challenged at all. But when school started to get challenging, my minimal study habits stayed and my grades dropped. I felt stupid and I resigned myself to the fact that I was stupid. That gave me an excuse not to try too hard.
They Accepted Me
I started hanging out with what I called my best friends in high school, Matt and Renee. Matt was a big, lovable, gay guy, and Renee was a bit on the promiscuous side. I loved hanging out with them because they accepted me for being "strange" and, what I felt, dumb. We'd hang out every day at lunch and usually do things at night.On the first day of my second semester of my junior year, I met a guy named Ky. He was a Christian, but surprisingly, he's not really the one who led me to be saved. I will explain more about Ky a little later. He was important, however, in high school because he stood up for himself and what he believed, and he never let anyone do anything or say anything to him that he wasn't comfortable with.
