Get to Know Me: My Christian Journey

Hey there!! My name is Carline Geneus. I am a 32 year old servant of the Most High God and a third year law student in my last semester of law school. To say God is good would be an understatement. My journey of faith began early in life. I was born into a Christian family in Haiti and immigrated to the United States when I was 7 years old. I grew up primarily Baptist but for three years, I was also a part of the Seventh Day Adventist denomination. I didn't know anything about having a relationship with God when I was growing up. I knew religion and that there was a God in heaven who punished big sins( In my eyes, those were the murderers, the thieves etc..)

Fast forward to 2009, I was at work and a co-worker walked up to me and asked me if I was saved. I looked at her puzzled because I assumed that I was saved. As I previously mentioned, I grew up in church. When she asked me the question again, I quickly realized that maybe I wasn't saved. What does that mean anyways? I would soon find out. Her follow up question to me was,"would you like to do so now"? Immediately, I responded with a loud "YES!" and right away, tears began to flow from my eyes. She then took me into her office and made me repeat the prayer of salvation. This was in November of 2009 (I never thought to write out the actual date, but God knows).

In the following year, a good friend invited me to her church and right before service ended, the pastor did an altar call. To my surprise, I went up. I am very introverted, and I loathe attention so I knew that it was God who pushed me to go up there. Eventhough I had a home church at the time, I decided to join this particular church because it was the first time I was taught about having a relationship with God. I learned what it meant to worship God and how having a relationship with him meant that I had to change my life from living for myself to now living for him. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here--2 Corinthians 5:17. I got baptized May of 2010. Life did not instantly get better once I accepted Christ. In fact, it was full of challenges and moments where I had to trust God. One thing I will say, is that I TRULY had an encounter with God and it was not based off of emotions because my desires began to change. I wanted to please him and live for him. I knew that he had chosen me and I could not run away from the calling he had on my life. I began to share the gospel everywhere that I went.

In 2017, the Lord moved me from St. Petersburg to Orlando. He placed me in an amazing church (Second Chance International Ministries) and has provided for me in ways I can't even explain while attending law school full time. In June of 2019, a prophecy was given to me that I was called to be an evangelist (sharing the good news of Jesus to unbelievers). It was a call for immediate action and although I already had a lot going on, I decided to trust God and that's how Commissioned was launched. The vision of Commissioned is to spread the good news of Jesus to a lost world and see people give their life to Christ. We want to make an impact in our communities and also provide a place where believers can come together to study the Bible, discover our individual callings, and make disciples of all men like the great commission of Matthew 29:19-20 commands us to do. "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”We want everyone to know Jesus and live boldly and unapologetically for him. We do this through monthly gatherings, blogging, weekly prayers on Hallelujah Ministries prayer line, social media @commissioned_, and planning community outreach as part of the evangelism ministry at Second Chance. I was lost and he found me. I feel blessed to be given a platform to tell others about him. If you hear his voice, do not harden your heart. Let him in, I promise that you will never be the same! God Bless You:)

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