How Did I Come to Know Christ as My Savior?

I wanted to begin this blog by sharing my testimony for how I came to know Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior.

    I was raised as a Pastor’s kid, and I loved every second of that. Because of my father’s leadership at home and church, I actually enjoyed going to church – which is something I often see pastor’s kids struggle with. I was blessed to enjoy it then, and by God’s grace, I am still thankful to serve Him and work in the church today. When I was seven years old I “accepted” Christ into my heart. After years of believing I was saved, I came to realize I had yet to fully surrender my life to Christ.

    So, in July 2011, I responded to God’s call on my life and He will forever be my Lord and Savior. Since then, I have been blessed beyond measure by God’s continuous grace and mercy. Almost exactly one year after I received Christ, my Father fell at work suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and is still living with the negative effects of that fall to this day. Every year following it seemed my world was wrecked in ways I could have never imagined. Without such a gracious and loving God, I genuinely do not believe I would be here today. I would not be close to graduating from college, I would not have surrendered to the call to full-time ministry, and quite frankly I don’t know if I would even be alive. I am so thankful that I have the privilege to serve such a perfect, loving, gracious, and caring God.

    In the summer of 2018, God very clearly called me to a life of serving in vocational ministry, and under the guidance of my parents and church, I surrendered to that call. Since doing so I strive daily to seek and grow in my personal relationship with God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit. Since my surrender, I have had the opportunity to serve, lead, and be led in many churches across the Southeast. 

    As a graduating senior at Mississippi College, I know that my communications major and Christian Studies minor will help me greatly as I prepare to attend seminary after graduation and ultimately in ministry in a local church. 

    Some of you visiting my page might not know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. You might have questions about it, you might have harsh feelings towards this idea, you might be completely neutral about it; whatever it may be I want to give you the opportunity to learn more about this. Connect with me, I would love to answer any questions you might have about this. 

In Him, 

Caitlyn Dugger