If asked, I would tell you I was a Christian, that is to say I knew that Jesus died for my sins (which were many) even though I was a really "good girl" by worldly standards. I would tell you that living a Christian life was essential in order to prove your salvation and keep your place in heaven. I never believed in the teaching of Once Saved Always Saved, or anything like that, but if pressed, I would not be able to tell you what roles redemption, repentance, justification and sanctification played in my over all salvation. I do believe that I had been saved as a child, but I never grew up in the knowledge of the Lord. So, I eventually lost my salvation when I began to follow a false Christ. Sure, I read the Bible and took it as God's final word, but I was weak in studying it as a good exegete. Instead, I was prone to rely on the private Scriptural interpretations of others, and that made me a very gullible sheep, and easy prey for hungry wolves. Yes, until recently, I was easily lead astray and tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine that was bellowed by anyone who claimed to be "anointed ", and "sent from God."
Yes. I do believe that it was at that little four square church where my mom met regularly with a lady who also went there, for prayer and Bible study when the seeds of false teachings really began to take root. I think that she was the one who really sold my mom on Kenneth Copeland's teachings, who then influenced me, but I could be wrong since my memories are a bit faded. Anyway, it was also at this church that I met a man who hired me to work for him in his wallpapering business. It was hard work, but I was learning a trade, and that is a valuable asset! Meanwhile at school, my art teacher steered me toward going to a local design school, as an interior design major, during the end of my Senior year. Things were looking up for me, but I still had financial difficulties to overcome, because design school was going to be very expensive, and I didn't make a lot of money hanging wallpaper. The loans were stacking up, and I realized I couldn't afford my last year of the two year design degree.
Yes. I do believe that it was at that little four square church where my mom met regularly with a lady who also went there, for prayer and Bible study when the seeds of false teachings really began to take root. I think that she was the one who really sold my mom on Kenneth Copeland's teachings, who then influenced me, but I could be wrong since my memories are a bit faded. Anyway, it was also at this church that I met a man who hired me to work for him in his wallpapering business. It was hard work, but I was learning a trade, and that is a valuable asset! Meanwhile at school, my art teacher steered me toward going to a local design school, as an interior design major, during the end of my Senior year. Things were looking up for me, but I still had financial difficulties to overcome, because design school was going to be very expensive, and I didn't make a lot of money hanging wallpaper. The loans were stacking up, and I realized I couldn't afford my last year of the two year design degree.
Then my father was asked to move to San Diego to open a new store for the company he worked for. My father worked in the hardware/paint business. He was then employed by a well known box store chain, the store he was working in at the time was located in La Mirada. I didn't want to move again! So he had me apply at a new store that was opening in Orange, because this chain was hiring interior designers in an effort to renovate their D.I.Y image and draw in more women customers. Please keep in mind that this was before HGTV hit the air waves.
The interview didn't go very well after they realized whose daughter I was. Since my dad had jilted that store for the better position in San Diego, they didn't hire me. I was apparently the victim of some "work place politics." Through this seeming defeat, little did I know how God was going to change my life. My dad got me another interview with his then assistant manager at the La Mirada store. And fortunately for me, the interview went well and I got the job. The assistant manager assured me that I didn't get the job because of my father, but I didn't care either way. I was just glad I wouldn't have to move again, well other than having to move to my new residence in Whittier. Yes, by the grace of God, I found a place to live, with a family that attended that same little Four Square church my family had attended a few years before, which made my mom feel a lot better about leaving one of her babies behind. The wife of the family I was going to live with was like an older sister to me. Incidentally, my family and I now live just around the corner from their home, truly, it is a small world! So, for the first time in my life, I was going to be on my own, without my family anyway, and I was finally feeling all grown up!
The interview didn't go very well after they realized whose daughter I was. Since my dad had jilted that store for the better position in San Diego, they didn't hire me. I was apparently the victim of some "work place politics." Through this seeming defeat, little did I know how God was going to change my life. My dad got me another interview with his then assistant manager at the La Mirada store. And fortunately for me, the interview went well and I got the job. The assistant manager assured me that I didn't get the job because of my father, but I didn't care either way. I was just glad I wouldn't have to move again, well other than having to move to my new residence in Whittier. Yes, by the grace of God, I found a place to live, with a family that attended that same little Four Square church my family had attended a few years before, which made my mom feel a lot better about leaving one of her babies behind. The wife of the family I was going to live with was like an older sister to me. Incidentally, my family and I now live just around the corner from their home, truly, it is a small world! So, for the first time in my life, I was going to be on my own, without my family anyway, and I was finally feeling all grown up!