Among all of the bible characters, who do you think for you is relatable?

For me it is a mixed of Apostle Paul, Job, and Jonah.

Most entirely Apostle Paul, because I read his epistles, and stories he resonated with me a lot. I thought before reading it, every time I messed up, I wouldn’t be forgiven. When I read his epistles, it was quite relatable. And in fact, I was even a former atheist/agnostic who mocked every christians (even my parents) for 7 years, and after those hellish years, it brought me down to my knees and shame, I had mental breakdown, to the point of crying because of many things I’ve experienced. Until I was so thankful to the holy spirit that sent me, even I still had doubts back then, it taught me to understand the scriptures in order to apply it in my life, and knowledge. This is like the story of Apostle Paul when he was persecuting Christians, and got blinded by God and repent his sins.

I even still struggle with sins despite serving God. It is like creeping or crippling me out like Venom to Eddie Brock. But had to fight it by praying to him and ask for his blood to wash my sins.

I serve God not to look holier or better man than everyone, but to ask God for help, I feel the real struggle of overcoming sins, it is tough but this is the reason for us to go back to God. To overcome all worldly struggles, and to overcome everything with Love which came from Christ.

Anyway why Job? Because when I returned to God, after 7 years of mocking all religious people, I decided to respect the Lord Jesus Christ, when I received the struggles in order to discipline me. I didn’t demand any materialistic things to him, and I didn’t ask him “why these bad things happened to me?” I decided to honor him instead of blaming him for every struggles I faced. I know I felt like some bad things, I deserved it because of my sins, but I still have my Lord Jesus Christ, to accompany me with my struggles. I feel good and inspired about having him. He’s my hero.

And why Jonah? There are times I felt scared preaching his word, because I thought I would get mocked by countless people. And God I remembered he sent me to darkest place, in order to make people to have relationship with him by repenting their sins and bad habits, and not in a forceful way. But I did these things, not to make myself look good, that is not my intention, to be a pastor, but to also give hope to the wretched and twisted sinful person like me, that we need God to repent our sins and have personal relationship with the Lord to makes us new person. To become more kinder, loving, generous, self-controlled, etc. Which are the fruits of spirit, and these fruits I believe these don’t come from me directly. It came from God, that I give my faith on. So everything that is good in me, it doesn’t come from me directly, it came from my faith in God. If I don’t have faith in God, maybe I dedicated myself in evil things, do stupid things, be nihilistic (like most people in atheistic countries) or be mentally ill, I dunno. So yeah, I find hope in Christ Jesus.

So these are my personal testaments why I find three of them relatable. I love the Lord Jesus Christ, hallelujah.