I was saved when I was 5.  I remember my grandpa talking to me about Christ and saying a prayer with me. I suppose this makes it hard for me to say what my life was like before I was a Christian.  Because I accepted Christ as a child,  God helped me stay away from a lot of things that I may have gotten into otherwise.  This is not to say that I am perfect. 
 
I truly dedicated my life to Jesus when I was 21, due mostly to the fact that I began to encounter opposition to my faith and I had to investigate what I believed, and why I was convinced that Jesus and God are real. If I wasn't sure of that, it wouldn't be worth all of the derision and ridicule I faced when I said that I was a born again Christian.
 
It's truly amazing how relavent all of the rules recommendations are to our lives when the world constantly lectures us about how outdated they are. I have yet to find a rule in Christianity that suggests that God is a control freak. They are more like the laws of physics, you can jump off a building but the law of gravity basically says that you'll get hurt if you do, plus our beliefs point to the fact that God loves us and only wants the best for us so we can build a strong relationship with him.
 
Today I am serving God by living, or at least trying to with His help, an honest and Godly life.  I'm far from perfect but still trying. I am studying to be a mentor and teach a Sunday School class when I am home. The Bluffton First Church of the Nazarene has always been a great place to learn more about God and the members are an encouragement to me. For instance, when I went to Olivet, I enjoyed it when the teens/seniors from church came to ONU to visit me.  It's encouraging that they are still interested in what I am doing.
 
I really enjoy the activities at church.  I especially liked Spiritual Formation University.  I love programs like this which help me get deeper into the faith, learn new things, and see from a different perspective.