Walking the walk

Before I was saved I was very lonely and wanted to meet a nice man, marry and settle down. I wanted somebody who would mind me and be a good husband to me and a good father to Sean. Someone I would live and care for. And like I explaianed earlier, I started dating Michael and was with him some time before I got saved, converted, born agian, whatever term you would like to put on it. They all mean the same thing. once I got saved I began to realise that I couldn't continue seeing Michael so I had to break the relatiojnship with him.
Six weeks after I was saved I asked Stephen if I could be baptised and it was agreed that I would be baptised on the 4th of November. When I went to Church the following Sunday somebody congratulated me. I looked at him and hadn’t a clue what he was talking about. He noticed my expression and repeated what he said. I asked him ‘Congratulations for what?’ At this stage he looked a bit confused and said ‘Stephen told me you are saved’. I was stunned. I didn’t think anybody would care. I hadn’t expected that other people would have an opinion one way or the other. That evening, one of the younger ladies congratulated me. I was embarrassed but not caught out! She gave me a hug and said that from now on I was her sister! It was lovely!

When I was saved about five months I got a very strong indication from the Holy Spirit to stop drinking and going to pubs. To be perfectly honest I didn’t mind in the slightest but I must admit that, at first, I found it hard to tell my friends and family. I was worried that they would think I was odd. (About as odd as I had once thought other “Religious” people to be!) However, once I started tellling family and friends that I wasn't interested in drinking any more it became easier for me. I remember one day I was at the kitchen sink pouring alcohol down the drain when a family member came visiting. They got a bit of a shock when they saw what I was doing! But it really wsa better having it out of the home and to keep temptation away.