2016 Destiny Is Calling Spring Issue

Hi, my name is Christian Moody I'm 13
years old. My life has been nothing but
topsy-turvy I’ve had good times and bad
times. My life has been a spiritual battle
since the day I was born. I've been through a
lot. I was born prematurely and almost died.
My mom left my dad when I was 3. When I
was 5, my mom left her boyfriend, we
moved to Prattville Alabama.
When I was 7, my mom's boyfriend had a
stroke and was put into a special home then
after that, we moved to Pensacola Florida.
When I was 8, my mom died of a drug overdose.
My grandmamma died. Then my uncle
got custody of me and died when I was
9.
Then my uncle got custody of me. Less than
a year later he died so did two more of my
family members. After that at the age 10,
my brother and his girlfriend got custody of
me, she is like a mom to me even though
they broke up and I’ve been going back and
forth. This past year, I was recently baptized.
I felt amazing! For the past two years,
I’ve been going to Journey Church in Prattville
Alabama. Since I've lived in Montgomery,
I couldn’t ask for a better church.
I also couldn’t ask for a better family they might not be blood but by God, we are all family. As I continue, to go
through tough times in my life I think about three things. I think about Philippians 4:6.It says, don’t worry about anything,
instead, pray about everything; tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.
The second thing I think about is Genesis 50:20.The devil plans evil for you, but God uses those same plans of evil
against you not to harm you but for your good and so that you can help others.
The third thing I like about is what our pastor said.
He said that life is like a race no matter how your life starts good or bad you can always finish out your life well and
that's exactly what, I'm going to do! You might think I'm crazy, but God speaks to me. He tells me what's going to
happen, and it happens no matter if it is almost impossible. He also tells
me everything will be ok.
To hear God just listen, Just pray even if it’s in your head he will respond
and if not you need Jesus in the center of your life. So ask yourself.
Is Jesus the center of my life? Remember God always follow
through with his plan.
If I'm 13 and have gone through and experienced all these things and
survived you will too. When I'm older, I want to pastor people and help
My Testimony
by
Christina Moody