I believe three or four when I asked Jesus into my heart. I was about seven when I felt God telling me that he wanted me to do missions, local missions with children/ youth & young adults.
I feel like I had a pretty good relationship with God when I was young, I loved Sunday school & kids club, I was around twelve that all my friends starting talking about boys and liking them & wanting to date and such, I really wasn't interested in guys, but I decided to pray about my future spouse, I prayed that God would show me who he was, that we'd have a pure relationship and a wonderful marriage that honored God, I kept praying that, then, when I was fourteen I went to bible camp, it was the end of the night and people were praying and worshiping, and I was praying about a lot of things, and then,
I feel like I had a pretty good relationship with God when I was young, I loved Sunday school & kids club, I was around twelve that all my friends starting talking about boys and liking them & wanting to date and such, I really wasn't interested in guys, but I decided to pray about my future spouse, I prayed that God would show me who he was, that we'd have a pure relationship and a wonderful marriage that honored God, I kept praying that, then, when I was fourteen I went to bible camp, it was the end of the night and people were praying and worshiping, and I was praying about a lot of things, and then,
Clear as a bell I heard Gods voice in my head say. "Your going to marry John Schloneger!!"
I was SO surprised! For many reasons.
1. God just told me who I'm going to marry at age 14.
2. I had really never even talked to John,
He wasn't even my age, he was in my older brothers Sunday school classes and such,
But, I trusted God, I didn't tell anyone,
We talked to my parents and they said they wanted us to wait to date and to just be friends for now, So we talked some at youth group and texted some as well.
At that time I started having a hard time with some of my friends, all my life, I have really tried to be a good friend to everyone, and I didn't feel like they were being good friends to me, laughing in my face about things and teasing me in subtle ways, it was so hard on me. I got my love you could say, from my friendships, I didn't even want to go to church because if look over at them and really just feel sad and alone.
Later that year I started dating John, and our relationship was so good because we both put God first and wanted to have a pure relationship. I wasn't searching for acceptance from John,
I was SO surprised! For many reasons.
1. God just told me who I'm going to marry at age 14.
2. I had really never even talked to John,
He wasn't even my age, he was in my older brothers Sunday school classes and such,
But, I trusted God, I didn't tell anyone,
but after that I prayed and prayed for God to help me feel a peace about it, and to know that I wasn't just thinking this is what God wants, but know this is what God wants!
Through the next few months God really gave me a peace about it and I knew I was going to marry him and I liked him.
It was on my 15th birthday I told John I liked him, and I asked if he liked me, he said "he didn't think so."
I felt lost, I had trusted God, and where did that leave me? I had put my heart out there, and now I felt crushed. I prayed and cried that God would just help me know what to do next, he told me to wait, and see what he was going to do..
One weeks later, John texted me that he really does like me, and he had been praying for awhile that his future wife would tell him that she was the one so he wouldn't have to guess around. And at the time I took him by surprise, but when he prayed about it, he realized that that was the sign he was looking for,
Through the next few months God really gave me a peace about it and I knew I was going to marry him and I liked him.
It was on my 15th birthday I told John I liked him, and I asked if he liked me, he said "he didn't think so."
I felt lost, I had trusted God, and where did that leave me? I had put my heart out there, and now I felt crushed. I prayed and cried that God would just help me know what to do next, he told me to wait, and see what he was going to do..
One weeks later, John texted me that he really does like me, and he had been praying for awhile that his future wife would tell him that she was the one so he wouldn't have to guess around. And at the time I took him by surprise, but when he prayed about it, he realized that that was the sign he was looking for,
We talked to my parents and they said they wanted us to wait to date and to just be friends for now, So we talked some at youth group and texted some as well.
At that time I started having a hard time with some of my friends, all my life, I have really tried to be a good friend to everyone, and I didn't feel like they were being good friends to me, laughing in my face about things and teasing me in subtle ways, it was so hard on me. I got my love you could say, from my friendships, I didn't even want to go to church because if look over at them and really just feel sad and alone.
You always hear people say "Jesus loves you " but I never really truly knew what that meant or what that felt like, I had always relied on my friends and family for my "love" and without them I didn't know what to do.
That's when my whole relationship with God changed!
I had never had to fully relay on God, it was at that moment that I truly NEEDED God I went to the same bible camp and I prayed and spent time in the bible.
after that I went to another youth function,
it was then that I truly felt Gods love..
It was like a heavy down pour, pouring on me, and washing me into a new person, after that, I was such a happy person, before that I always felt like I had to pretend, or couldn't show the "real me" after God did a work in me I had so many people come up to me and say " I've noticed. Change in you, you seem so much happier!" I was! I now knew that no matter what, the only one it mattered what they thought of me was God, before I'd worry what people thought of me, Now I knew who I was and who I was in Christ! I was beautiful, His creation!
"For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." Ephesians 2:10
Later that year I started dating John, and our relationship was so good because we both put God first and wanted to have a pure relationship. I wasn't searching for acceptance from John,
God was the center of our lives and our relationship!
In our dating and engagement we decided to have boundaries and not set ourselves up for
heartbreak. We chose not to kiss till we got engaged,
almost a year after we got married
we had our son Cort. God has blessed us greatly!
Last fall I was able to do a book study with some girls and really start reaching out and ministering more into young people's lives, and now I get to help out in youth group, God can work through anyone, no matter where they are.
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