MMy testimony started when I survived a deadly car crash in my senior year in high school. In the middle of a snowstorm, my car skirted off the highway onto a hill at 80 miles an hour. My car flew through the air and crashed face-first into the ground. The impact was so powerful that it bounced off the ground and continued to do multiple flips. My car ended up upside down, and I crawled out of it unscathed. I went to the doctor after for a check-up, and they said I was also fine internally. This event is what caused me to believe that God is real. This opportunity is another blessing from God. Even if my application gets denied, I get to share my fantastic testimony again, which shows that what Jesus did 2000 years ago on the cross still applies to our modern-day human lives. My faith has encouraged me to work harder and take life more seriously. Proverbs 26:16 says, "A lazy man is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer seriously." Since coming to Christ, I've been motivated to work harder than ever. The job and housing market don't look too good, but I am not worried because Christ says faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains. My family is filled with divorce, broken homes, and absent fathers. I want to work hard, earn a good wage, and start a beautiful, Christ-centered family one day. I refuse to succumb to the bad habits of my family; instead, I will do what Christ tells me to do. I am under the wing of a Pastor at an ABCUSA church in Livonia, Michigan, called Alpha Baptist Church. He is helping me get through life and always advising me on managing my relationships. The most challenging aspect of my life has been maintaining relationships with my family and unbelievers. There have been many times when I considered cutting off all of my friends because they have disrespected my faith on many different levels. According to scripture, Christ calls us to the salt of the earth and the light in the darkness, so I have not cut them off; instead, I distance myself from them. The Bible tells us not to be unequally yoked with non-believers. Even when I was a die hard atheist, looking back I can see Jesus Christ working in my life. I will continue to be faithful to Him as He is to me. Amen