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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:29 pm

Well hi there. :] I have a little prayer request for you. In my opinion it seems kind of silly compared to the other requests. ^^;; well then maybe it's not, but I really would I'd really appreciate if any of you would pray for me. <3

Mainly, please pray for me to make the right choice whether to get baptized or not. I know it's the right thing to do but then I'm scared. D: Rawr, stupid devil. @@; *prays aloooott* Then could you also pray for my fear of public speaking? rofl I'm wondering if this testimony thing is holding me back. D: I remember my friend and I saying "If it wasn't for the testimony we would of gotten baptized a long time ago" @___@;;

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Wooosh, all the not-really-important-background-stuff-you-don't-neccesarily-have-to-read

My church is going to be doing baptism for Easter. :33 and 2 of my friends are taking some classes to help them prepare for it. Well, I never knew about them getting baptized. D: and I think I'm one of the last ones who hasn't gotten baptised in our little 'posse'? x3;; and well, of course it's always better to do it with your friends. ^^;; So if I don't get baptized now, I'll end up doing it by myself some time..

I know baptism really is a great thing. It's a public statement of your faith in Christ.. and it's like taking the next step.. isn't it? D: I really want to get baptized actually. I was going to do it last year but my friends and I chickened out. To be honest I'm not sure if I just don't feel ready, or I'm scared of the talking infront of the whole church [testimonyyy @@;;].. Oh I don't know. D:

I also don't want to get baptized just because my friends are, or because my parents want me to. It really should be my own descision right? @@;; and I was reading some christian magazine and it said something like "baptism isn't a choice" o_o;; I don't remember xD but it said something like "you have to do it." >_>;;

I honestly think its mainly the testimony. I mean I can't even present a project to a class of 20. D: but then I really don't want to just do this because of influences. >o<;;

that's about it. i'm sure i've repeated things 34982659263x

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because I'm also worried that if I don't get baptized I can't go to Heaven? I don't believe that's true though. =/ I was reading the thread "Baptised to be saved?" and generally everyone says you don't have to. D: Uwaaah..

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:03 pm

I'm feeling lucky, old lady! Fortune tapping at my elbow!

Oh my goodness, I will so pray for you. I have the exact same problem (Okay, that was a lie but it's pretty darn close! >.<). I do want to get baptized, when I found out my pastor was leaving I wanted to do it then but I didn't and now he is gone (he just moved to go be a pastor to a new and small church, I still see him sometimes). I was really dreading the testimony, I have such a hard time with those! So, I was convicted one day and sat down and thought. I finally came up with my testimony, I had been telling it to myself the whole time. So I sat and typed (and then realized that my dog had died two weeks before [her death hadn't really hit me yet]) and wrote this beautiful little thing.

"I was born into and grew up in a Baptist family and went to a Baptist Church my whole life. I never really understood what that entitled until curiosity got the better of me on Feb. 18th. I read that to be considered a member of a Baptist church you need to be baptized. I understood/understand that it is a public proclamation of you faith and that you do not need to be baptized to go to heaven but, why then, was it so important to my church?
I guess that I was always so baffled by baptism and why it was held so highly in my church because I didn’t really know what my testimony was. For all the baptisms I witnessed, I never once could figure out what I would say because, for as long as I could remember, I had been saved. I don’t know the day, month or even the year! As I sat in my room that night thinking about that (and soon after was typing this exact thing up) I realized that I had my testimony right there.
I remember going into my father’s bathroom and sitting there praying that God would save my soul once again because I thought that I wasn’t saved if I sinned after that proclamation. I remember that very clearly. I also remember my dog Gizmo and how I took her out in the backyard one day when I was still fairly young and “praying” with her to ask God to save her so she could go to heaven with me and we wouldn’t be separated by one of us dying. (As I typed this, the true affect of her death exactly two weeks before really hit me.) Finally, my freshman year, I wanted to make a change for the better; I wanted to change my whole life around. I wanted to get better grades but more importantly I wanted a better relationship with God. I asked my mom for a new Bible (NLT) and devotion book to help.
One day, I was reading through the little stories and it had one of a young Indian prince who gave the Koh-In-Noor diamond which is among the world’s most spectacular to Queen Victoria. Years later, when he was grown up, he visited Queen Victoria and basically represented the diamond to her saying “I gave this jewel when I was a child, too young to know what I was doing. I want to give it to you again in the fullness of my strength, with all of my heart and affection, and gratitude, now and forever, fully realizing all that I do.” That story spoke to me and reminded me of my wavering faith as a child and I sat right there and re-committed my life (again) to Christ.
Now, I wish I had written down that date but I didn’t. But, I do know that I believe in a heaven and hell and I know that Jesus Christ came to earth to save my soul. I needed to repent for my sins only once to accept his free gift of eternal life."

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I'm still scared, I need to be baptized to be 'considered' a part of my church family but I really do have a few doubts left. I want to diminish those before I do get baptized. Pray for me? ^^

Anyhoo, I posted another prayer request, I would greatly appreciate it if you would take a glance at it!

That was me telling you not to be stupid.

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YeLlOwS

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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:19 pm

i was just baptize last month and its not as spectacular as you might think it is. i mean i wanted to do this. a baptism is a public expression of your faith in Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior. however some people have come up praising God or speaking in tounges. You should only do it if you want to b/c it is also obaying God. {sorry if i sound mixed up}

As for the testimony, just say what or who brought you to christ and what he has done in your life.

i shall keep you in my prayers and God Bless

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