The Salvage Yard
Allie
Hi, my names Allie. I guess the
nickname is kind of obvious.
I never was much of an alley cat
though? I was raised in a 'Christian' home, where my
whole family went to church, and that was fine/cool you know, but I just didn't
GET that much out of it. I mean, I went to youth group, and even went to some
retreats that my church did... but it didn't mean anything to me.
Well, after high school things got
a little messed up. I moved out of town, got a job, and tried to make it on
my own... Well, I started hanging out with the wrong people and found myself
waking up in someone elses bed. I had no idea how I
got there, and no idea of what had happened the night before. I know, I know . .
. It scared me.
Well, I visited my moms church
a couple of years ago, and when I was there they had a guest speaker come in and
ask everyone if they had Jesus. Well, he used that milk slogan knock off: 'Got
Jesus?' Sounds really cheesy, but it stuck with me. I mean, DID I have Jesus?
For REAL? That got me to thinking...
So after church, we went home,
and I pulled out this reaaaally old diary from my old room at my mom's house, and
started reading my old youth group stuff. I was really wondering back then, and
had some serious questions that never got answered. Suddenly it was all clear, I
was almost in tears, and I just said this:
'God, I am really messed up right
now, but I want you, I DON'T have you, and it really stinks. I need help and I
don't know what to do. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do SOMETHING.'
Well, that was it.
When I got back to my apartment, I
called all of my friends. Did they want to know what happened? I didn't
care, I told them
anyway. I just couldn't help it, something happened to me back there at my moms
house. Something undefinable. But definitely something very, very REAL.
My
old life was like a nightmare. God is changing me though, by pure
luck (yeah right). I got a job at MH Bakery and Coffeehouse. Pops and Lisa
Crawford own it. They're really great people. Sometimes it
doesn't even feel like going to work. They have taught me so much. After
working there for only a short time, they convinced me to go back to school. So
I enrolled in college, and am now in my second year. Things are so great, not
that there aren't tough times sometimes. Yet some how I am able to get up
each morning with a smile on my
face and a song in my heart.
God is really cool, and now that I
'Have Jesus', I am blown away everyday by the peace that is in my life. I
don't 'NEED' all that other crap that just got in the way.
I prayed and prayed everyday about
what to do with this new joy I had. I didn't know what to do with it, but
those two words kept coming back: 'Got Jesus?'. Now I can't help but ask
everyone 'Got Jesus?' I guess that means I'm growing in God.
When I talked to the Crawfords about it, they said it was God, prompting
me to tell others about Jesus.
I thought that I needed to be perfect
before I could tell others about how I feel. God didn't wait for me to be
perfect. He uses me to encourage others to grow in God. Often, God uses my
weaknesses to help myself (and others) to change.
Working with Simon has been really
cool. I kept asking Simon if he 'Got Jesus?' At first he did not respond,
but as the Crawford's prayed with me, I began to see Simon change. What a
miracle, I thought nothing could change Simon.
So, how are you growing in God? How
is He using you? Are you telling others about our best friend Jesus? Are you
bold enough to say 'Got Jesus?' If you are, then YEAH for you. If not... What
will it take? Are you ready for it? Or maybe just a little curious? Let me tell
you this: If you are the least bit interested in getting Jesus, then you are at
least POINTED in the right direction. Now all you have to do is get moving.
Well,
I've got to run now. I got to go to work, see ya later.
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