Pastor Josh Carter's Testimony

I was raised in a very strong Christian home, yet I struggled with my salvation for many years. After I graduated from high school I had my plans for my future but they did not include serving God. My Father asked me to attend one year of Bible College and I agreed to do so. While at Bible College I took a personal evangelism class that really shook me up. I had made professions of faith, but in doing so I was always trying to get out of trouble with my parents. I realized I was making professions of faith to please people and not because I believed I was a sinner before a holy God.
Just a couple of months into my freshmen year I was miserable. I knew I was lost but I didn’t want anyone else to know it. During a revival meeting at Southwest Baptist Church in OKC, OK, God turned up the pressure on me, but I refused to walk the aisle. After the service on November 3rd , 2000 I had to ride the college bus back to campus from the church. The people riding with me kept singing “It Is Well With My Soul”. I sat there miserable knowing things were not well in my soul. When I stepped off the bus back on campus I found my roommate who was a senior and talked with him. That night by the grace of God I got saved. Not because I wanted to please men but because I finally realized I was a sinner and I needed forgiveness from a great Savior.
Just a couple of months into my freshmen year I was miserable. I knew I was lost but I didn’t want anyone else to know it. During a revival meeting at Southwest Baptist Church in OKC, OK, God turned up the pressure on me, but I refused to walk the aisle. After the service on November 3rd , 2000 I had to ride the college bus back to campus from the church. The people riding with me kept singing “It Is Well With My Soul”. I sat there miserable knowing things were not well in my soul. When I stepped off the bus back on campus I found my roommate who was a senior and talked with him. That night by the grace of God I got saved. Not because I wanted to please men but because I finally realized I was a sinner and I needed forgiveness from a great Savior.