[tehkorean]

Hey guys I'm David S. Kim, and I'm pretty young 15 and a half still going strong. However despite my age my life has been tough, and I wasn't really that good a person. Like many I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, but please sit back and I hope that my story despite my age inspires at least one person.

I started going to Church because I was a selfish person. I went to church to see my friends, and to play Pokemon cards and play gameboy and stuff. I didn't give a care in the world about God or Jesus all I knew was that he was "the dead guy who was up in the sky." After the first 6 years of my life going to Hannam Church my family decided to move to a new church, and ya I didn't care I didn't like anyone there really. I made many people angry, I was a troublemaker, and I was your regular Dennis the menace. I didn't have a care in the world, but I was horribly wrong and soon life just fell.

I went to Miracleland Church next, and I met a couple of guys who I considered my friends for the whole time I was there. However over the years as I stayed there I fell horribly. It started out small with me just ditching service, and not going to bible study, but it grew to some pretty bad stuff. I started spray painting graffiti over the church walls, I cussed at Pastors and teachers at age 8 :P. Then life just started sucking. I had no faith in God, my parents were constantly bickering, I was being pressured to work harder and harder in school, and I just wanted life to end. My grades started going down, and then my parents argued even more. I hated seeing them fighting over and over again, that times I would cry myself to sleep from all the pain I was feeling thinking that I was the reason for all this arguing. I wanted it stop but God had other plans for me.

At age 12 I went to Canaan Church, and that's where life got interesting. I entered youth group during the summer, and as I came to Canaan I was originally going too do the same things. I was wrong. I went to our youth group's summer retreat for the first time. I had the TIME of my life. I had a great time playing games, performing skits, and just talking to these people who LOVED God with all their hearts. Then it as the last night, and it was the revival night. I saw all these people crying with tears in their eyes, and they were praying for each other. I saw people raising their hands, and I just sat there wondering wow what is this feeling this empty feeling? Then I felt a hand on my shoulder it was my youth pastor and he just prayed for me. He prayed for my heart this cold, black, kindless heart, and he prayed for 15 min straight than my other pastors came and prayed for me, then the teachers, and then the staff, and students. they all prayed for my heart.

After it was all done I had tears in my eyes, and the empty feeling was gone, and in its place was this AMAZING feeling of love. It was almost as if Jesus came down and gave me this HUG this hug that just cleansed me and I knew that day that Jesus was right next to me. Ever since that day life has gotten more interesting. Ever since I opened my life to God I've grown in ways I couldn't imagine. I've learned a lot of Good things and seen amazing things, but I've also experienced the pain of losing a person close to you, and seeing your friends on the verge of suicide. However through it all I've learned to help people in need and I'm grown extremely wise because of all these experiences, and I'm glad God is letting me feel these feelings and because of it when I need to help somebody I know how I can approach it in a caring way.

SOOOOOO I'm 15 now its been three years since then. I've decided to attempt becoming a Pastor for any youth group. I'm currently leading worship and praise just playing my guitar with my buds. My youth group is family to me, and they're very close to me, and I'd die for them if i had too. I've grown a lot wiser, life is good, and I feel that God is leading me towards being his servant .

So ya guys that's my story. I'm sorry that it was so long.
oh and FIRST POST lol WOOT! Its real nice meeting all of you, and I hope that through you guys I can better my ability with guitar and become an even better Wroship Leader.
GOD BLESS guys

[iLove3]

AH my goodness! this sent a electrical sensation throughout my whole body...
i'm so happy. hehe. Good luck on your journey[ :

[Becky]

Welcome to CGR it's good to hear about what God is doing in peoples life.

[Muffinly]

That's awesome. God's love is totally real and tangible if you let go of control and let him.

Thanks for sharing, dude!

[roscoestring]

Just remember that there are other 12 year old kids out there that need a hand on their shoulder.
You may be the one that can turn their life around.
God has hugs for everyone that will accept them.
You'll be tempted by Satan again. Hold on to what you've got.