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Karli Fulwood – 7-2023 Testimony
Great Commission Church
I was baptized at 9 years old and have always believed there is a God. I knew the gospel and I believed it, but I soon realized my relationship with God was only at a surface level. I went through the motions for the past 10 years of not reading the Bible, not wanting to go to church, and not living as a saved Christian girl would have lived. God was never at the forefront of my mind, and this past year I realized that all my actions and even thoughts since being baptized did not align with what I proclaimed 10 years ago.
This past year, as a freshman in college, I struggled with wanting it all, a relationship with God and the world. I was lost in the busyness of life, but I felt like I was missing a part of myself. Many of my friends and my boyfriend lived for Jesus, and I envied their relationships with God and their desire to be with Him. For months, I prayed that God would give me ears to hear His Word and change my desires.
One Sunday morning, I found myself wanting to go to church, and I walked in GCC for the first time in over a year. God moved me to fill out my ministry card and mark that I would like to rediscover my faith. I had a meeting with some church members, and I began to realize God was opening my ears and I had a new desire to want to run to him and trust in the Lord Jesus.
That day, I felt God pull me, so I ran to Him. It finally clicked that Jesus Christ died for my sins, was buried and rose the third day. He did it for me and I was reborn to live a life alongside Him. I felt a weight off my shoulders, and it was as if I found the missing piece of myself that has been in front of me all along. I have experienced an overwhelming sense of happiness and peace by putting my faith in the Lord Jesus. It is so different than when I was 9 years old, so I’ve realized I had a false conversion.
I am eternally thankful to the Lord for giving me such an eye-opening experience. I have a new desire to tell others the good news of Jesus Christ. And, I want to obey my Lord Jesus by being baptized as a new believer in him.