back to index2022-07-10 Yun Kang Baptism Testimony
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Hi, my name is Yoon, and this is my testimony. 00:00:09.320 |
Like many others, I grew up in the church and continued to attend until I was about 00:00:15.000 |
During that time, my parents had converted to Catholicism, and both of my sisters went 00:00:21.960 |
I continued to attend various churches, but eventually my ten-year-old mind concluded 00:00:28.640 |
I had learned that Jesus loved me, died for my sins, and that I am saved to go to heaven. 00:00:34.040 |
So why did I have to continue to attend church? 00:00:37.480 |
It was difficult for me to understand the purpose of attending, and no one at the church 00:00:46.600 |
And of course, my determination to continue my faith at home by praying and reading the 00:00:53.060 |
I spent all my free time on what most other kids did during that age, which was to play 00:00:59.640 |
I was diligent in my schoolwork and slowly built up my pride upon the worldly knowledge 00:01:07.000 |
There was nothing wrong with my life, and I should have been perfectly content. 00:01:14.900 |
I think puberty hit me a little earlier than most because I was already starting to have 00:01:18.840 |
an existential crisis, questioning for what purpose I was working so hard for in school 00:01:25.640 |
And I believe it was the grace of God that gave me that empty feeling because I started 00:01:29.560 |
to think about and search for the purpose of my life. 00:01:33.980 |
God started to guide me closer to Christ with the people around me who would ask me to come 00:01:39.200 |
I said no in the politest way possible numerous times, but they were very persistent. 00:01:46.440 |
What really made me go back to church and turn to Christ was my older sister. 00:01:51.480 |
Ever since she delved deeper into her faith, she would go on a lot of missionary trips, 00:01:55.480 |
do service at her home church, and pray at home for our family, which I could hear across 00:02:02.340 |
It wasn't those things specifically that made me realize that her faith in Christ has changed 00:02:06.360 |
her, but it made me recognize the changes in her speech and actions. 00:02:11.360 |
She was a completely different person, and she would agree with me when I say that she 00:02:15.600 |
was not a very nice person before, at least to me. 00:02:19.360 |
The changes in her were surprising, but she seemed so happy, so content, and so hopeful, 00:02:28.640 |
I instinctively knew that it was the work of Christ in her life, and I wanted him to 00:02:32.840 |
give me that same hope, so I started to attend my cousin's home church at the age of 14. 00:02:39.240 |
I was learning about the gospel again, filling myself with head knowledge for about a year, 00:02:44.240 |
and there were no specific changes in my view of life, but God gave me the heart to continue 00:02:50.840 |
One day, during group prayer, God convicted me of my sins, the arrogance, pride, anger, 00:02:56.800 |
lust, all the filth that I filled myself up with in this world, and that was when I finally, 00:03:02.320 |
finally repented, and accepted him as my Lord and Savior. 00:03:06.960 |
And I was so grateful that he continued to love me when I was a sinner, and loved me 00:03:10.440 |
enough to save me from my sins, that my life purpose was changed to equip myself with his 00:03:17.760 |
I was passionate to learn about Christ and the Father, and gradually made time to read 00:03:23.520 |
And his work in my life slowly started to appear in the way I approached sin. 00:03:26.840 |
I was not afraid of the consequences of sin, but I was afraid to disappoint the Father 00:03:31.640 |
who had extended his grace so that I may no longer live in sin. 00:03:36.220 |
And during my walk in faith, I definitely had many spiritually dry seasons where I had 00:03:40.680 |
stumbled, but God continued to grip me with his faithfulness, and I now know that there's 00:03:45.440 |
nothing that can separate me from his great love. 00:03:48.400 |
Finally, I want to conclude my testimony with an encouraging verse that continues to give 00:03:57.560 |
These things I have spoken to you so that in me you may have peace. 00:04:01.520 |
In the world you will have tribulations, but take courage, I have overcome the world. 00:04:06.480 |
I often find it difficult to continue in steadfast faith, especially while living in a sin-corrupted 00:04:12.240 |
But I have to regularly remind myself that God works out all things for good for those 00:04:17.340 |
He works in the most unexpected ways at the most inconceivable time, and I find myself 00:04:22.160 |
badgering him for answers and solutions as I struggle with the things that this world 00:04:27.840 |
Even this week has been so far the most stressful and anxiety-ridden week I have had in a series 00:04:33.920 |
But God spoke to me through the very source of my stress, telling me, "Trust my process, 00:04:38.960 |
my plan, my timing," which was the answer to all the series of anxious and distressed 00:04:45.360 |
And the simple answer was what I had already known, which was, "Trust God's timing, trust 00:04:49.920 |
God's plan, trust God's process, and trust God."