Hello, my name is Jivesh Surya and I am a 16-year-old student who comes from a Hindu family. I would like to use this platform to share my testimony of how I got to know Jesus and God.
In 2024, I was facing many hardships. I was facing a lot of stress, anxiety and fear because it was the year of my national exams. The entire year took its toll on me and my mental health wasn’t doing great. I would often feel mentally and physically drained that I couldn’t focus in class. Furthermore, I was already struggling with a deep sense of loneliness my whole life.
In my prior years, I have always lost contact with my close friends due to circumstances and it made me feel abandoned by everyone. No matter how much someone displayed their care and concern for me, I would still have a sense of loneliness and abandonment. I always expect people to eventually abandon me no matter how close I am to the person.
I eventually shared my experience and struggles with one of my school friends who is a Christian. We began having an open and vulnerable conversation and he took the opportunity to introduce me to Christianity and Jesus. After the conversation, he gave me advice on how I can obtain more knowledge about Christianity and God (e.g. Reading the bible and prayer).
He had also mentioned about how God will never abandon me which was something that I was earnestly seeking, to escape the feeling of loneliness. At this point, I was so desperate to find a solution that I abandoned my Hindu faith and proceeded to pray to our heavenly father.
That same week, my friend had also invited me to church, and I accepted it. Later that week on Sunday, I had attended Sunday service at church with him secretly without my parents knowing. It was a wonderful experience and at the end, there was an official prayer that one of the pastors did for me.
It’s been a few months since then and I have regularly attended Church. The feeling of loneliness has also left me, and I have never felt more at peace in my entire life compared to prayer. God has done miracles for me and helped me recover from feeling lonely and sorrowful.
For anyone who is reading this who may be discouraged or overwhelmed with problems, I encourage you to take your problems to the Lord in prayer and talk it out with God. I want to encourage you to consistently pray and read God’s word, so that you too may grow close to him and feel his peace, love and comfort during your times of trouble. May God shine his light in your life. Amen
Jivesh, I’m so glad you found Christ and freedom from loneliness! Isn’t it great that we have lots of friends, brothers and sisters like us in the body of Christ to share God’s love with. Stay strong in the Word and in His grace, brother!
Thank God for the salvation. You are now a new creature, the old things have passed away. Read your Bible regularly, pray regularly and attend church regularly. Always allow the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you.
I too got saved when I was 16, in my secondary (High) school days and I am still in the Lord till date. I allowed the Holy Spirit to lead and guide me from when I got saved and by that I was preserved in the times of trials. God is our present help in the time of trouble.
May the Holy Spirit always lead and guide you at all times. May the Lord establish you strongly in His kingdom. May the mercy of God never depart from you. May you fulfill the purpose of God for your life. May the Lord always be with you in this journey of faith and at the end may we all make it to Heaven in Jesus name.
Keep serving God faithfully.
Shalom