God's Love💕

💜DairyHouse365's Testimony💜

Another testimony! Thank you DairyHouse356 for sharing! <3

It's not the most gripping story or even interesting at all, but I think that's the beauty of all different types of Christians. I grew up a Christian so I sometimes feel like I don't have much of a story, but I think it helps other Christians to know that not having the most compelling story is okay. God lets some people be born into Christian families and others into other faiths, or even atheist families.

So I was basically born into a Christian family, so I gave my life to Christ at a young age. I actually even gave my life to Christ more than once, because my church (kid's service) used to hand out certificates for the kids who got saved. XD Anyways, I've always loved God. But recently, I haven't had that same passion for Him that I used to have. I knew the devil was trying to pull me away from God, but I couldn't really tell how he was going about it.

I love music. I would listen to artists like Billie Eilish, Cavetown, Ruel, mxmtoon, Conan Gray, etc., and in fact, those were some of my favorite artists. Of course I grew up listening to people like Toby Mac, Hollyn, Jamie Grace, Francesca Batistelli, Third Day, PureNRG (if you haven't heard their music before, you should really listen to it), Maranatha (they're also REALLY good), the Imperials (they are too), and 1 GirlNation, but I basically stopped once I started listening to pop. Maybe their songs would come up every once in a while, but that was usually because I searched for it or saw a suggestion for a new music video on YouTube.

These Christian artists that I used to listen to had been big in helping shape my love for God early in life; outside of church or Bible study. There were a few areas that started taking hold of my life; laziness, irritation, depression, etc. And although these had been going on for years even before I started listening to some of those secular pop artists, I realized that listening to them had the tendency to make these areas of my life worse. I would listen to them when I was sad, when I was happy, when I was irritated (and sometimes mad), and they would help me to calm down or be happy. But I realized that they weren't good for me.

A few months ago, around January, I decided to challenge myself to listen to only Christian artists for a month. With a few slip-ups because of Spotify inserting random liked songs into my queue, but as soon as I realized it I usually skipped them.

When I gave myself that challenge, I didn't expect that I would be able to go much longer than a month. But here I am by God's grace, almost 7 months later, and I'm still listening to only Christian artists.

This is just my most recent lesson, but as I began to listen to Christian music or worship throughout the day, I saw those areas of my life change. I'm still working on my laziness mostly, but during that month there was a huge turnover in how my studies were going and my motivation to do things. I was at least a little bit happier (I'm still working on that), but my self-esteem has improved a little as well (coupled with the fact that I also started watching a lot more Christian Youtubers and videos around the same time of the challenge). By the end of the year, I saw a lot of much needed progress in my life, and I hope to continue that way.

My personal message to anyone reading: "I hope this inspires people, both unbelievers and new and old followers of Jesus Christ. I know that God will continue to work on me little by little, and I pray the same for each and every one of you. Amen"

I don't really know exactly what to write, but I would be happy to answer any questions you have about the journey.

Soda <3

Couldn't have said it better myself! Thank you so so much!! Some people have been saying how they don't really feel like they have a testimony but that's not true!! Everyone has something to say, whether it be how they found Christ or what God has done for their lives but there is always something. Thank you!

And comment any questions you would like DairyHouse356 (or me!) to answer