By Ellery Rosenberg
This article was originally published in PCJH’s Winter 2025 Pinnacle, “Testimonies of Faith”
Hello my name is Ellery Rosenberg, I am a freshman at Jackson Hole High School. I’d like to share my testimony with you. I have attended church and learned about Jesus since I was born. As I got older my family got busier and we went to church less and less. Around sixth or seventh grade was the lowest point in my faith. At Young Life camp during my one-on-one conversation with Megan Walker, I confessed that the year-and-a-half prior to that time I had questioned God’s love for me and questioned if God was even real. But at camp that year I felt God strongly. It was undeniable that he was real and his love for me was real.
Once we got home Megan and I set up a plan that would help me grow and strengthen my relationship with Jesus. This included going through confirmation class at PCJH, and I personally committed myself to attend church as frequently as I could even when that meant going “alone”. But the reality was I was never alone at church because of the community we have at PCJH and because Jesus is always with me. In Psalm 46:5 we read, “God is within her, she will not fall”.
God is my savior. He created my amazing family and friends that enrich my life everyday. He created this beautiful place I get to call home and he has an amazing plan for who I am meant to be and where I am meant to go. He takes away all of my burdens and saved me from sin. He provides delicious food and a warm house to live in.
For me, Young Life has been a huge part of my journey, as well as both Megan and Liz Collins. My church family at PCJH has especially helped me through some of my hardest times. This summer I found comfort at church after my grandmother passed. I felt so supported by the congregation in prayer for my family and I. Although Young Life helped me start my walk in faith, activities like confirmation class, youth group, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) have helped me continue my journey with God. If you would’ve told me I would be this close with God two years ago during that time at Young Life camp, I would’ve called you crazy!
I am a very literal person so putting my faith in God wasn’t something I completely understood at the time. My advice if you feel a similar way is to ask God through prayer to show you he is with you and working in ways you may not even realize. Megan and I prayed about this together and within the next few weeks I felt God and saw Him working in my life for the first time.
If you are ever questioning God’s existence, just know that this isn’t bad or wrong or something to be ashamed of. The fact that you are questioning means that you’re looking for God and that is a great place to start. One of my all-time favorite verses is Joshua 1:9: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Always remember that God is with you, no matter what.