About I AM Eternal

[Diverse Melody]

Hi! Welcome to I AM Eternal! Our purpose is to spread the word that, through Jesus Christ, we can have eternal life.

Did you know that the average Christian tee shirt is read 3000 times before it wears out? That's 3000 people that may not know Jesus. Christian shirts, or in this case, wristbands, may help start conversations about Jesus with your friends. They may ask what the saying means, or why you think Jesus is so important. I encourage you to wear a Christian tee shirt every chance you get, as you may be making a loud statement that could mean the difference between Heaven and Hell for one person, perhaps even a stranger.

For the most part, the I AM Eternal movement is the same as wearing a Christian shirt everyday, with two little differences. For one, they're free! It's a commonly known factor that, even among Christians, humans like free stuff. Money should not be of importance when trying to share Jesus and the Gospel, but, sometimes it's not greed or want of other things that prevents us from this great avenue of witnessing. Sometimes, we simply do not have the money. I AM Eternal wristbands can be printed, absolutely free! They will wear out pretty quickly, but they can be printed again and again. (If you want them to last a little longer, try buying some contact paper to put on them.) By wearing a wristband, you could be changing the hearts of your family, friends, strangers, and even yourself!

The second difference is that these could make a bigger impact because they all match. Matching means they will be much more easily noticed. Someone who, for example, sees people wearing the wristbands at the mall, and then at a grocery store may wonder what's up with them and may ask someone, which could start the conversation about Jesus and lead to their salvation.

Wearing a wristband can be a reminder, too, that you belong to Jesus and he will never leave you. Whenever you need reminding of this, just look down at your wrist.

In Matthew 10:32-33 Jesus says:

32"Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. 33But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven."

Don't be afraid to tell others you are a follow of Christ. Come with boldness and show the lost that you aren't afraid because your place in Heaven is assured.

[Diverse Melody]

The I AM Eternal movement was started as a way of witnessing that could spread across the United States; maybe even the world!

There isn't a big, life-changing, moving story as to how this movement came to be. I was had just been talking to a few unsaved online friends about God a few hours back. I can't remember what I was doing when the idea for the wristbands hit me, but, I can remember that it was so out of the blue, I couldn't deny that it was God who gave me the idea. I prayed about it, and I started making plans to get it started. But, I later put it aside, for no real reason. About a month or two later, I was praying, and it popped into my head again. Then I got the impression that God wanted me to tell my mom about it and get it started. I almost didn't do anything, but, I prayed God would give me the courage to talk about it. The next day, I told my mom and she thought it was a really good idea, and she agreed that God was trying to tell me to get it started.

It took a couple of weeks to figure out the design for the wristband, the name of the movement, the account validation for the website, etc. I prayed about all of it the whole while that God would guide me in both the little things and the big things. I certainly believe he answered that prayer.

The design, like the general idea, was something that popped in my head out of nowhere. So, I put the idea on paper, then created the image on the computer. (My apologies for the blocky-outline of the white area... I should have made the image large and then reduced it to get a smoother outline, but, I didn't.) The name of the movement frustrated me for a while though. I kept thinking, and thinking, and thinking, but I couldn't think of anything. After spending literately three or four hours one day trying to decide on a name, I looked up a few Bibles verse.

I'm not sure what it was I looked up, but it was something like the word "eternal", "salvation" or something like that. Anyway, after I looked up a few verses, I found one that said something about God, referring to him as "I AM" and something about eternal life. The words "I AM" and "Eternal" stuck out in my head, and the more I read the verse, the more they stuck out. I thought "hmmm I could go with I Am Eternal because Christians have eternal life...." Then something clicked and I changed to "I AM" because that is what God is often referred to as, and he is eternal, plus he gives us eternal life through Jesus. On top of that, I wanted something that those who were not saved would noticed and, hopefully, something that would stick into their head. Seeing "I AM Eternal" is likely to make non-Christians go "what on earth is that supposed to mean?" Chances are, they would have a guess as to what it means, even if they don't believe it, but, it still might get them to ask, even if only out of a "prove it's true" kind of way.

I still wasn't really happy with the name at first, but I decided to use it. The name has grown on me though, and I certainly think it is what God wanted me to use.

I haven't totally finished setting up the forum, mostly because I'm not sure what exactly I want to add to it, but, for now, the main thing I have left to do is tell as many people as I can. To those who help me spread the word, you have my thanks.