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I was struggling with the concept of being a Christian when I was 16. All the Christians I knew in my high school were very nice and wonderful people but I couldn't see myself being one of them. In other words, I didn't think Christians were "cool". They were all very stuck-up and happy all the time and for some reason that turned me off. It didn't seem to me that these people had any fun either. They just weren't the kind of people I like hanging out with and they were very cut out from the real world. That was my presupposition on being a Christian. Then I met this girl named Kierstin. Kierstin was a Christian at the time (and still is) and she was also COOL!! It really struck me as something interesting that there was a Christian who I could see myself hanging out with and listening to the same type of music. She's awesome. We're still really good friends. We actually tried dating but she lived in a different state than me and I wasn't a Christian. But after we decided not to date, I cried my eyes out. Not in sorrow, but in happiness because I gave my life to Christ and I told Jesus to take over my life. After that I started doing the normal Christian stuff. Like reading my Bible, singing during worship, going to prayer meetings, etc. But that didn't last long. Then I met this girl Sara. Sara and I dated for 7 months and during those 7 months I was very far from God. I wanted nothing to do with Him because I was having too much fun with Sara. Needless to say, she was not a Christian. Nor is she even today. Fast forward and I'm in college at RIT. Sara and I break up for the first time because I lost interest in her and she knew it so she made the break. Fast forward again a few months and Sara and I get back together even though I'm at college and she's at boarding school in NYC. Fast forward again and I find out she's been cheating on me for 2 months with another guy at boarding school. I get super bitter and pissed. I stopped talking to her for about a month. But one day my pastor at the church I was attending did an excellent sermon on forgiveness and I had an extreme amount of conviction in my heart. I had to forgive Sara. But before I forgave her I had to ask God for forgiveness because I was so bitter and had hate in my heart for her. Doing that made it much easier to forgive Sara. Since God forgives us, we are to forgive others. Sara and I then mend ties and I discover I still loved her. Fast forward again and my now spiritual mother, Sarah Mesh, tells me I need to stop talking to Sara. Because I could not have both Sara and God in my heart. This was probably the single most difficult experience in my spiritual life. But with His grace and mercy He gave me the strength to end it. I cut it off with Sara. After that I felt so free. It was amazing. I even got a tattoo for it. If you're wondering, its the Calvary Chapel Dove. I got it because Sarah Mesh has the same one on her wrist. Now I am very ashamed to say this but I know I'm forgiven for it but 2 months I cut it off with Sara we got back together and hung out a lot. I was so confused at that time. But I cut it off again. Then got back with her, and cut it off again. I felt like the biggest idiot. But hey, Jesus loves me and I know He loves you too. There has been a lot more going on in my life since then and to give you a time frame, I stopped talking to Sara for the last time in the spring of 2007. I write this testimony in September of 2007. I am now a member of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship at the Rochester Institute of Technology chapter. I am a small group leader and quite involved in bringing people of my campus to know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Thanks for reading this. I really appreciate it and I pray that it is helpful to you in your journey with the Lord.