Before Jesus Changed My Life

I grew up in a Methodist church. I went to church every day and went to Sunday Bible school after church. I went to Church Camp every summer, I would describe my family as very fake Christians. We would go to church and do all the right things, but once we got back from church, we were still in our worldly ways. When Covid hit, my family stopped going to church altogether, so I did as well, but in early 2024, I started to do really bad mentally. Before I talked to someone about it or got on medication, I thought I would give God a try, so I went back to church by myself in April 2024, and ever since then, I’ve gone to church every Sunday. In the beginning, I was going to church, but I wasn’t attaining the message or the scripture that the pastor was telling us. And then I moved here to Cedar Rapids for college, and I was trying to find a Methodist Church here because that’s all I knew, and I didn’t want to change, but one of my friends here told me about Veritas, and I gave Veritas a try, and I’ve loved it ever since. I joined a C group, and I have met some friends who have helped me through some hard times. Coming here has made me want to learn about God even more and open up my Bible every chance I can get, but during the fall of 2024, I still wasn’t taking God seriously until December 2024.

How Jesus Changed My Life

I went back home for winter break, and it was the middle of December. One of my friends back home invited me to this party, and I just remember looking down at the text message and thinking to myself. Why would I want to go to this? This shouldn’t satisfy me anymore, and it doesn’t satisfy me anymore, and at that moment, I had a huge shift. I think at that moment, the old Kysa, the one who was very judgmental, the one whose mouth was terrible, the one who drank all the time—that Kysa was dead and buried at that moment. Ever since then, I have taken God seriously, and I’ve dedicated my life to Jesus Christ.

My Life After Jesus Saved Me

I went to Salt Conference in January 2025, which just elevated my curiosity about Jesus and my love for Jesus. The person I was a year ago or even six months ago would not recognize the person I am now. I can see God working in so many ways in my life, even with just the small things, like I’m more compassionate and kind rather than judgmental. Jesus has really changed me for the better. My priorities were so different six months ago than they are now, and I feel I’m just becoming a kinder, more compassionate person because I have the savior in my life.