"Mark North's Story"
I've been a Christian since about the age of twelve. I didn't remember to mark the exact
date, but I remember the event clearly. My mother, also a Christian, had attempted to lead me to an
understanding of Jesus at the age of five. Although she believes that that was when I became a Christian,
I am sure that I did not understand the concepts. This began to bother me and it was when I was
approximately twelve years old that I was convinced that I had not understood. It was then that I
actually became a Christian and gave my life to the Lord. Funny how things happen; how Satan works... I began to believe that God had abandoned me. Through my teenage years, I became less interested in church and anything spiritual. I went to college and found myself indulging in the many pleasures that a large college campus had to offer. I never lost my faith entirely however. My biology courses' teachings of evolution bothered me a lot and I knew that I was behaving as badly as any non-Christian could possibly behave. Eventually I graduated and joined the army. It was then that I was married. My wife was a non-Christian and this also bothered me, but I was in love. Eventually, I felt God calling me even stronger than He ever had. Various circumstances in my life were unresolved and I needed to ask God for guidance. I began attending church and was finally baptized (20 years post-salvation). My wife also become a Christian and was baptized with me. I am finally finding peace that I had never really had. To be honest, I still don't have all of the answers, but I don't feel alone and helpless anymore. I finally realized that I had abandoned God; He hadn't really abandoned me. Now I try to face each day knowing that He is with me and if I don't have all of the answers, it's because I don't need them. I know it sounds like some kind of cop-out? It's not. I still realize that I have much work to do and much planning; however, now I have a different attitude. My plans may fall-through, but His won't. Just a noteI Praise God for Mark's testimony, and now, if you really want to see how the Lord worked in Mark's life, just click here and you will see all that a change of life can do for a person.
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