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Adam Lee Testimony

In the Fall of 1992, my mother took me aside and shared the Gospel with me. At this point, I decided to follow Christ and declare Him as the leader of my life.

 

Christianity was always a cultural norm for me. From birth, I was brought to church and taught about all of the heart-warming stories the Bible contained. I entered school and when people asked, I would tell them I was a Christian. At the time, I thought being a Christian was like being Chinese. It was just something you're born into.

 

Sometimes, the reality of Christ and who He is has to hit you like a brick before true redemption and justification can happen.

 

My spiritual life was like a pool of stagnant water. There was no breeze to move me. There were no rocks to create a ripple. There was nothing that could agitate my complacent surface and I was content with settling. However, it wasn't until middle school that the Holy Spirit convicted me in such a way that I couldn't do anything but respond.

 

Youth ministers would come and go, and I continually felt that no one wanted to lead our youth group. It was by God's grace that He used mentors and disciplers to develop me into an able leader to my peers. Everywhere around me, my friends and fellow "Christians" were drowning in sin. As much as I didn't want to admit it, there was no real sanctification happening. God placed me in a situation in which I would have to be real with myself and submit to His will for me. He used the times in-between ministers to train me into an effective leader. Throughout high school, I came to the realization that God had placed me in these circumstances for a reason. He taught me how to communicate and relate to youth and He convicted me of my passion for youth ministry.