ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Gwyneth!
I think the best way to introduce myself is to share my testimony. Growing up, I always thought I had a so called, “boring testimony”. Now, I couldn’t be more amazed at what God has done in my life. I always thought that my story was “boring” because I grew up in the church, as my dad was a pastor, and I always had an idea of who God was, or so I thought. To me, God was just some being in the sky that watched me to make sure I always did the right thing, and listened to my parents. I never really understood what a relationship with God looked like or that you could even have a relationship with Him. God always seemed so distant.
As I got older, and began to experience more of the world, I wondered how a world that was created to be perfect, could have so much evil in it. I even started to blame God for all the bad things that would happen in my life.
During my junior year of high school, my world began to get darker and darker. I began to feel depressed and anxious all the time. I felt lonlier than ever and had no sense of hope left. One night, I was invited to a local youth group and got to meet God for the first time. That night marked me for the rest of my life, because it was the first time I had ever understood that you could hear from God. The Lord had shown me a beautiful vision of who He says I am and it also became my future call to missions. After that night, I had a better understanding of who God was, but I didnt know what full surrender looked like.
About a year later, I was invited to an event hosted by MSU. It was a Carry the Love event with a Circuit Riders team. That night, they preached the Gospel in such a raw way that I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. The complete truth of the Gospel, the brutality of what Jesus went through and the rawness of what happens when you deny Jesus. This night was another life-changing event.
Another 9 months down the road, I found myself at YWAM Kona in the Fire & Fragrance discipleship training school. It was week three, and we were in class during “freedom week” with Chase and Lindy Cofer. In the beginning of class, Chase asked if anyone in the room hadn’t fully surrendered to the Lord, and wanted to. Before I knew it, my heart started pounding, my palms were sweaty, and I was standing up. A couple of other people in the room stood up and that was our moment of complete surrender. I was met by the love of God like never before. His love has radically changed my life, and I cant imagine my life without knowing him like I do now.
Since meeting God face to face, I have been set free from all depression and anxiety. I still struggle with the temptations of the world, like anyone else, but I have been given the strength and the forgiveness of God. With his grace and mercy, I can live a life set free and full of joy and blessings. Walking with God and living in obedience has been so rewarding and the greatest decision of my life.
Gwyneth
