back to index2022-09-04 Kele Fong Baptism Testimony
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Hi, my name is Kaylee Fong, and this is one of many stories of how God saved a broken, 00:00:12.080 |
By God's grace, I was born into a Christian household with parents who loved the Lord 00:00:15.760 |
and sought to raise me and my siblings under the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 00:00:20.520 |
When I was around five years old, I remember praying the prayer with my parents, asking 00:00:24.840 |
Jesus to come into my life, but not truly having a heart of repentance nor a true understanding 00:00:30.120 |
of what it actually meant to accept Christ into my life as Lord and Savior. 00:00:34.960 |
Because of this "salvation" that I had, I viewed myself as a Christian, whether it was 00:00:40.280 |
doing my best to be a morally good person or going to church every Sunday. 00:00:45.080 |
However, while I didn't question God nor the validity of the Word, I lacked a renewed heart, 00:00:52.000 |
mind, and ultimately a personal relationship with God. 00:00:55.880 |
My hardened heart recognized the gospel as something meant for new believers or converts, 00:01:00.440 |
thinking I could be saved while continuing to live any way I wanted and not understanding 00:01:04.840 |
how the gospel is at the very center of true faith. 00:01:08.040 |
I was still dead in my sins, blind to the varied things that separated me from God and 00:01:15.160 |
To sum it all up, my attachment to the world was apparent with the pursuits of my heart. 00:01:20.040 |
By God's grace and love, He disciplined me in my sophomore year of high school through 00:01:24.000 |
my relationships with some of my friends at the time. 00:01:27.360 |
During this period of my life, God revealed my sins to me. 00:01:31.320 |
Especially during the beginning of these problems, I sought comfort in my non-Christian peers, 00:01:35.720 |
seeking those who would agree with the justification of my own sinfulness, playing victim when 00:01:40.700 |
I was the perpetrator not only against my friends that I hurt, but against God. 00:01:45.820 |
These actions led me down a bad path with gossip fueling the flame. 00:01:50.200 |
Looking back, I think that this was the first time I hated myself and my sins and had a 00:01:56.200 |
My life at this time was filled with the desire to satisfy my own flesh, to be accepted and 00:02:01.200 |
liked by my peers, and even clear my name at the extent of tainting the reputations 00:02:07.700 |
I will forever be thankful to God for this child and His faithfulness throughout it, 00:02:14.440 |
guiding me with a loving family who prayed for me, encouraged me, and pointed me to scripture, 00:02:23.760 |
As the problems came to a close, while relationships were lost, God continued to lead me closer 00:02:29.440 |
Later that year, when my older sister Sarah came back home for the summer after her first 00:02:35.080 |
year of college, I saw the change in her heart and her desire to follow Christ's example. 00:02:39.920 |
She led Bible study sessions with me and my younger sister, challenging us to dive deeper 00:02:43.960 |
into the Word and to truly apply God's Word into our own lives. 00:02:49.080 |
In these moments, God softened and renewed my heart, and I truly desired to know God 00:02:55.440 |
I can say with confidence that I was truly saved and regenerated with a new life in the 00:03:02.680 |
It was also during the summer that I began to be in the Word daily up to this day. 00:03:08.780 |
With this, I know that it was only truly God who gave me this desire and hunger for the 00:03:13.460 |
Word, and that it is only by Christ's death and resurrection on the cross for my sins 00:03:19.340 |
that I am able to have this relationship with God. 00:03:22.680 |
God has given me so precious a salvation and new life, allowing me to see and experience 00:03:27.300 |
true peace, joy, love, along with many other blessings. 00:03:32.060 |
After being saved for these past few years, God has continually reminded me to surrender 00:03:37.540 |
myself to Him and to live my life according to His will instead of my own. 00:03:42.980 |
Despite COVID times being difficult, God has provided so much fruit in my life through 00:03:47.180 |
the time I was being discipled by an older sister in Christ, my transition into college, 00:03:52.280 |
and my search for a church where I can grow alongside other believers. 00:03:57.140 |
God has provided me with a greater boldness, courage, and openness than I have ever experienced, 00:04:02.340 |
showing me that I should not be afraid to share the precious gift of faith that I have 00:04:05.860 |
been given with others, and has taught me to let go of the struggles I face by lifting 00:04:09.900 |
them up to Him who is able to conquer all things. 00:04:13.100 |
It still amazes me to this day why God chose to save me, or why He loves me, a sinner who 00:04:22.820 |
One passage that I really love is Romans 38-39. 00:04:27.780 |
It says, "For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things 00:04:33.180 |
present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all 00:04:39.260 |
creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 00:04:44.100 |
While I cannot fathom the true depths of our Creator's love, I can know with full assurance 00:04:49.300 |
that no matter what may come in this life on earth, I can place my hope fully on the 00:04:54.380 |
living hope, Jesus Christ, who I have died with to sin and have risen with in new life. 00:05:00.140 |
All I can say is thank you, Jesus, for saving me.