1timothy4:12's 1991 Toyota celica

My family always took me to church when I was younger. It was never debated (and I praise the Lord for this) because my dad was/is a deacon and my mom was/is a Sunday school teacher. I always looked forward to going to church on Sundays and Wednesdays so I could hear about this fascinating man named Jesus. This guy sounded awesome! He could do it all! Well, time passed and all my friends were Christians, so I thought "well, since everybody else is doing it I might as well go ahead and do it". I didn't realize it at the time but there is a huge difference to knowing about Jesus and knowing Jesus personally. Alot of people have religion, but they don't have a relationship. So I went through school days and tried really hard to fit in, but in doing this I forgot about God, who had so richly blessed me. I was heading down the wrong path at a very rapid pace. I was always arguing with everyone in my family, I never wanted to go to church, I was getting in with all of the wrong people. It took something tragic to wake me up and set me straight. One of my best friends in the world, Amanda Russ, died in a car accident in the eighth grade. I sat beside her in all of my classes, and we talked everyday about anything and everything. I realized at that moment that I had never asked God to forgive me of my sins and come into my life. There was no change, no difference in my heart. So over the summer that year before my ninth grade year the youth group at my church went to a camp called Crossroads. The title summed up that whole time for me. I was at a crossroads in my life and I knew I had to pick a path. I had to choose whether I was finally going to ask for my free gift of salvation that was made when Jesus died upon the cross for our sins, or if I was going to continue living for myself and keep trying to fill the voids with material things. I chose Jesus, the only and final answer. A few years later when I was a senior in high school, I accepted God's calling on my life to become a preacher, and I'm now in my third year of college, doing my best to accomplish that goal.
Now, I want to ask a favor from you. I want anyone who reads this profile to ask yourselves...Do I have religion, or do I have a relationship? What kind of Christian am I when nobody's looking? and remember that everyone else knows you and your personality, but God knows your heart. He created you and he knows what's best for you. He wants to be there in your time of need, and he wants to be your best friend. All you have to do is ask. Remember, Whatever riches you have here on earth stay here. I love working on my car and hookin it up, but when this life is over for me, this car stays here, but I don't. Which way are you headed? "Trust in the Lord with all your hear and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6