Finding Direction
I was brought up in an Anglican church and for as long as I can remember I have believed in God. I first affirmed this faith when I was confirmed at 16. I attended the church youth group for many years and felt very at home in my church family. When I moved up to Nottingham I found it difficult to fit in anywhere and I began to question my need to go to church and the things I believed in.
One day...
I drifted along for a bit then one day when I was in the pub with some friends, for some reason I started to think about the reality of death and how we were all one day going to die and leave the familiarity and comfort of this world behind. I don’t think my friends knew what to make of this random realisation but I knew the whole idea of facing the rest of my life and death without God really terrified me.Direction and Purpose
Over the summer I spent a week working with my home church at a youth event. This reminded me what I was missing out on and I believe God was trying to tell me that I needed a church family wherever I was.
On returning to Nottingham for my second year at university I decided that I really had to find a church. Grace Church was recommended to me by a friend. From the first time I attended I felt welcomed. It has been an amazing boost to my confidence and faith to be part of a church again and have God back in my life. Handing my life back over to God was no easy decision but with his love and guidance my life now has direction and purpose and I no longer fear the challenges that are to come.
