Why I’m still serving Jesus after 30 years

This past July 5th was my 30th birthday, my spiritual birthday.  I was at Fishnet (think a Christian version of Woodstock) in the children’s tent and I raised my hand to ask Jesus into my heart.  I really didn’t understand what it all meant at the time but I knew it was the right thing to do.  I was 5 years old.  Now that I have a 5 year old of my own I’m starting to think about how to explain spiritual things to him.  How do I explain salvation, the cross and grave, Heaven and Hell…all of those important things?

It was just a year after I gave my heart to Jesus that we started to attend church.  And it was soon after that where I discovered the key to keeping me close to Jesus after all this time.  I joined Kids’ Choir.  I totally loved it, too.  Year after year I kept signing up for Kids’ Choir.  And when Kids’ Choir was finished I looked for something else to join.  Drama group, worship band, Fine Arts (it was called Teen Talent when I was in it), youth choir, mission’s trips…you name it I did it.  I got involved as a young kid and kept involved all these years.  Many of my friends who got involved still serve Jesus to this day and a few of them are even in the ministry.

When you get involved God gives you an incredible gift, a power that takes what you are and makes you so much more.  The Bible calls it “anointing.”  Basically, it’s God’s power working with you and through you to do things you could never do on your own.  And as a child it’s a powerful thing to experience.  I didn’t understand everything about my faith as a child but I understood that God could use me to do great things…and I experienced Him doing that.

So Marky will get involved (and Ben and Ella, too).  And I’ll be there cheering them, probably with proud tears, as they experience God’s anointing.  And after they experience God, taste and see if you will, then they’ll be hungry to know Him.  That’s how it worked for me, for my friends, for most people who serve God for the long term.  Get involved, get your kids involved, and experience everything God has for you.

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~ by Marc Romero on July 23, 2009.