Traci Sinnott
Traci Sinnott's Story
Still Happening
I was dragged to church on Sundays, where I would spend mass doodling on the parish bulletin; and to Religious classes on Tuesdays, which eventually stopped interesting me.
I always used to tell people my testimony was boring. Once I realized there was more to the story than how I came to Christ, I started telling people my testimony was still happening. I wanted to have a set-in-stone tale to tell. From what I've learned though, you never reach a high point and just level off. Everyone's testimony is still happening.
My mother tried to raise me Catholic. I was dragged to church on Sundays, where I would spend mass doodling on the parish bulletin; and to Religious classes on Tuesdays, which eventually stopped interesting me. My mom got a job so she could no longer bring me to class, and eventually we both stopped going to church.
I was never a bad kid, which is why I used to tell people that my testimony was boring. My friend brought me to cell group in our junior year of high school, which I enjoyed. When cell group was over for the year, I went to youth group at his church. I enjoyed that too and through going I eventually came to believe in the Lord.
Going to youth group meant I had to quit an extra curricular activity that met on the same night. Now let's see, what would you have done? Continued being involved in a group that teased you and made you feel like you were nothing, or gone to a youth group where you were welcomed and nobody cared what you looked like because they just wanted to spread Christ's love?
Yeah, that's what I thought :)
Going to college was hard at first, because I had to leave my new-found friends. Being away from them made me extremely depressed, and for a short time I had fallen into self-injury. But through Campus Crusade I have made so many friends and I am so much happier. And most importantly -- I have become closer to God.
For those of you who remember this story from before, you might recall that I said everyone's testimony is still happening. Mine is no exception, and it's hard to write a closing paragraph for a story that doesn't really end. Relying on God is hard sometimes, and I still have my ups and downs, but I know that He will carry me through everything!