Lynn Tompkins

I was raised in a home where we went to church every Sunday.

As a young teenager, I went to summer church camp. They would have baptisms in the lake and I would feel God tugging at my heart, but I never asked to be baptized. As I got older I sensed there was more to God than I had learned as a child. I still felt God tugging at my heart.

At 27, I joined a new church and my preacher talked about having a personal relationship with Jesus.   I knew I didn’t have that. I thought about my mother and how she seemed to have that kind of relationship with Jesus. I pictured her reading her bible every night. When she was dying of cancer, she saw Jesus reaching out to her. I wanted a personal relationship with Jesus like she had. So I asked Jesus into my heart and committed my life to Him. I had a sense of being complete and I felt very close to God.

My life was not perfect after this.   My mom and dad both died, and I divorced – all in a short period of time. But God was with me and He carried me through all this sadness. I became even closer to God.

Recently, I felt God tugging at my heart again and I began to pray for direction. I realized I was no longer growing spiritually and I felt God leading me to a new church. Now I’m growing again and my relationship with Jesus is getting stronger. I know God is not finished with me yet and I’m thankful that He always tugs on my heart when I need it.

Lynn Tompkins