I witnessed one of the happiest moments of my life on Sunday. Justin and I have talked about finding a church home for a long time. My anxiety held me back while he is just so laid back that it didn’t matter to him one way or the other. This was only our third week to attend church and the second time at this specific church. To make a long story short, I watched my husband head to the altar, drop down on his knee, and dedicate his life to Christ. He had no idea that I had prayed for that moment for a long, long time. He is the best person I know, but I just wanted to be 100% certain that he was going to Heaven with me one day. And now, I know. And it was such an amazing moment as my heart was about to beat out of my chest and tears of joy rolled down my face. I felt him begin to tremble beside me then I heard the first sniffle and I knew what was happening. He rarely shows emotion so I was certain what was happening. I locked my hand in his to let him know I fully supported him, then he turned to me and said “Do I go up there?” and I told him to do whatever he felt led to do. So, there he went. Afterwards, I told him that moment ranked right up there with bringing our children into this world. And in a way, it’s the same thing. I watched my husband be born again. I am so proud of him. It was so awesome to watch God work in him.
Thank you to everyone at Oak Grove Baptist for inviting us, for making us feel welcome, and for taking part in such an amazing event in our lives.
I’m so happy for Justin and your family. That’s a huge step and I’m sitting her with tears in my eyes and goosebumps just thinking about what happened.
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Woohoo this is such an awesome story! Love you guys!
I got chills reading this. This is absolutely wonderful!
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Whitney, I can feel the love and compassion in this post. My husband is a Christian. I come from a Jewish family, but never really learned about religion. We’ve been going to church for a month now, and have found “our” church finally. They are baptizing the weekend of Easter, and I’ve been thinking and praying about becoming a Christian as well. I feel like this is the first time in my life we’ve found a place that brings nothing but joy, happiness, and quality to our lives. Every Sunday we sit in worship I feel so much more connected to Him than I’ve ever felt. I guess my biggest worry is disappointing my mom or family.
I’m so so happy for you, your husband, and your family!!
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YAY!! This makes me so happy for him (and you, and your family!)!!
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Way to go Justin, Whitney, and family. You are a good man.
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Congratulations to your family (and Justin!)
It took us a long time to find a local church home here and it is an amazing feeling. I hope your family finds the same blessings we have found in our local church family in the years to come!!
AMEN! GOD IS GOOD!
Congrats to your family!!!
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That is soooo wonderful! I am so excited for your family.
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This makes me HAPPY!!! Praise GOD!!!
God is good all the time! Thanks for sharing
What a wonderful moment! JB asked for a Bible for Christmas this year. It meant a lot to me to hear this. I have seen him grow spiritually this year in so many ways. A wonderful feeling indeed.
That is absolutely wonderful! My husband started going to church with me a year ago. He loves going every week but I’m not 100% sure he has asked for salvation and I know he hasn’t been baptized. I’d be ecstatic on the day he decides to do the same as your husband did and I’m sure I’d have the same emotions you had.