Cornerstone Church of God
Arcadia, Nova Scotia, Canada
Testimony - Paul Branscombe
Growing up in a Christian home I
had many benefits. I learned that God has an intricate and personal
place in my life. When reaching my teenage years, I doubted the
benefits that serving God would give me. Serving God appeared to be a
drag and an embarrassment to me. God seemed to be no more than a puff
of smoke and so remote from my world. I desired an excitement that
went beyond the walls of the church.
My friends took me into many
areas that I knew as a Christian were wrong. I accepted their culture
and embraced it with open arms. For a moment I felt free, but this
feeling did not last very long. I remember drinking one Saturday
night with friends wondering, "Is this all there is?" I was not happy
even though I lived by very few laws of society. I wanted a peace
that could not be found in the road I was travelling.
I went to a youth group and
it changed my life. I saw God in a different light. He was active,
alive and cared very deeply about my life. I gave my heart to Christ
and everything changed. That contentment that I sought after, I
finally found. I was free!!! I wanted to give myself to God. An
overwhelming desire for ministry was created in my heart. A local
pastor let me preach at his church, and this experience changed me. I
wanted to be used of God. So I enrolled at Bethany Bible College to
become a minister. I still thank God for His contentment and
faithfulness.