Student Blog Written By: Lucas Martin, Fellows
A big part of my story coming into impact was doubts of my Salvation. I really struggled and questioned if I was truly saved.
My life included a lot of legalism, and coming up with rules for myself. Even through the first semester of Impact 360 Fellows, these struggles remained.
Before our trip to South Africa, one of my team leaders invited me to have dinner with him. That dinner changed my life.
I don’t remember exactly what was even said, I remember going into it with a different issue, but God used it.
Later that night, as I was writing out my testimony for an assignment, I was overwhelmed with the joy of the Lord. I remember thinking that God had given me so much for free, and that there’s nothing I can do to earn it, but I want to do everything because of it. I was a transformational time in my life. During that trip, I felt to close to God. It was an amazing time where I was able to grow in other areas as well. But it wasn’t perfect, because those struggles and doubts returned. I remember that there were some days afterwords that I struggled with these doubts very intensely. These were some dark days.
But God revealed something to me that was the biggest game-changer in my walk.
God showed me that even when I don’t feel close to Him, I can still see Him working in my life.
This changed my outlook on my walk. I realized that I was focusing too much on my emotions and how close I felt to God, and now, I can focus on looking to Him, not myself.
Overall, this time at Impact has grown me so much.
Although it will be hard to leave, I am excited to take what I have learned, and share it with others.
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