saved
i went to the gathering tonight and i feel amazing. i was saved today. ive never gone to church and felt comfortable.. ive always been nervous and felt out of place. but not today. it was such a different feeling for me. i started crying as we were singing the last worship song.. but i wasnt the only one. people i NEVER thought would have anything to do with God were there, and even some of them were crying. it was so beautiful. there was a band that played at the beginning and end of the service and they were amazing! when you think of church you dont picture what the gathering was like.. it seriously reminded me of a hookah bar lounge! it was so nice having jess and bianca by my side tonight. i owe all the changes i went through tonight to the two of them. it was nice being there with lindsey, eric, and nick. the boys were sitting in front of us and nick turned around towards the end of worship and saw me crying and knew i was saved. i could tell he was proud because he just went through the same thing as me.. i love that i saw andy and mike there, and especially justin. when i saw him crying, i knew i was doing the right thing. if somebody like him can be saved, anybody can be saved. i wish more people would give the gathering a chance. it truly is amazing. i hope my parents are proud of me. my mom told me once that the reason we stopped going to church was because she didnt want to force something on me that i didnt necessarily believe in.. they wanted me to decide on my own. and i finally did. i feel so.. complete. i could go on and on and on. after hearing daniella's story -- how can i not believe? bianca told me that daniella drives home from state every thursday to go to the gathering.. ill catch a ride with her whenever i can. i feel like a completely different person. im patiently waiting right now for matt to get off work so i can tell him my story and every single detail of what happened tonight. its so great to have somebody i can share this kind of stuff with. i know hes going to be really happy for me.. hes been to the gathering before to pray with daniella and be there for her. i really do have myself a good guy. i seriously cant wait to share this with him.
you can be anywhere when your life begins.
i just so happened to be in a dark room in my black boots chewing a piece of gum.