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hi. I guess I should start of with the basics. my name is Hannah. im 14 years old and pretty tall. i have a brother and sister and my dad is an absoluely brilliant southern baptist pastor. My walk with Christ started at the age of five. I'm not so sure i understood everything then but i knew what i was doing. It would be almost seven years later when i came to grips. In the Baylor Universsity gym at a Student Life Camp, I came to truly know Christ. I've always been in church, read the bible and prayed. however on that day, in late July of 2009 , i saw Christ in all of his Glory. Everything washed over me like a wave. I left that camp feeling on top of the world. I felt Christ prescence in me to an unbelieveable extent. It would be about two weeks and the world hit me like a strong brick wall. temptation, anger, and insecurity filled me. I tried to glorify god, but this world is a hard place. this world has little respect and is very judgemental. I had little means of combat for it. my life was quickly flipped upside down. A year passed. and i found myself in another gym. Angelo State University, June 2010. Student Life Camp. this camp changed my life. forever. i noticed the errors in my life. i noticed my lack of faith. i noticed EVERYTHING. i was ready. i was ready to heed Gods call. and i did. or i did my best. two weeks later the world hit me cold and hard again. however this time i was ready. about six months later something changed my life again. i met someone who is still very special to me. i jumped in to a relationship with him without thinking of the spirtiual consequences. i ignored god. i ignored others. i felt that i was exactly where i needed to be. and maybe i did need to be there. however i lost myself in that. and it wasnt his fault,it was mine. someone told me in those five months to think about the spiritual aspect of my relationship, i was angry and felt accused. however it took one more gym, and one more camp to make me understand. That person was so right and i shoved them away, but i saw what the meant later. Louisiana Tech University. Student Life Camp. landon dowden was speaking. he said something i will never forget. " if we want to be DEVOTED to Christ, our only hope is through Christ." hit me hard. i saw that in my relationship i was more devoted to him than christ and i that moment i made my mind up. it was a long, hard, tearful phone call. five months is a long time for an unexpected breakup. however even through the sobs, and exhaustion, i knew i chose correctly. God was already using me, and needed this obstacle out of the way to glorify his name. Like i said, that person is still very special to me however i knew they couldnt hold the title they had in my life. God has a plan. I had to trust. I need him every muinute, and now im ready for whatever the world throws at me. i have the greates defense, and thats Jesus Christ.