It’s a question that can echo in the quiet moments. In the middle of the night. After a church service that didn’t quite connect.

Am I a Christian? Really?

It’s a deep, personal question. And it deserves a real answer.

In a world of noise, it’s easy to get confused. Maybe you grew up in the church. Maybe you try to be a good person, to help others, to do the right thing. These are good things.

But they aren’t the thing.

Being a Christian isn’t a cultural identity you inherit. It’s not a moral standard you achieve. And it’s certainly not a list of rules you follow perfectly.

It’s less a checklist, more a heart-check.

It’s a relationship. Real, life-altering, and rooted in one person: Jesus Christ.

So, how do you know? Let’s get straight to the heart of it.

The starting point: acknowledging the gap

We all feel it. That sense that something isn’t quite right. A gap between the person we want to be and the person we sometimes are. The Bible has a word for this: sin. It’s not just the big, bad things. It’s the falling short, the turning away from God’s perfect way to do things our own way.

The first step in any real journey is knowing where you stand.

A Christian has faced this reality. They’ve looked honestly at their own heart and acknowledged their need for something—or Someone—bigger than themselves to bridge that gap. They understand that on their own, they can’t make themselves right with a holy God.

It’s a moment of honesty. A moment of humility.

And it’s the place where hope begins.

The turning point: faith in action

This is the heartbeat of it all.

Christianity isn’t a self-improvement program. It’s a rescue mission. The good news—the Gospel—is that God didn’t leave us in that gap. He came to us. Jesus, God’s Son, lived a perfect life, died a death He didn’t deserve, and rose again, defeating sin and death for good.

He did the work. Our part is simply to believe it.

The Bible puts it this way: “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)

It’s a single, powerful step of faith. A moment of surrender. It’s trading your own efforts for His finished work. It’s turning from running your own life and asking Jesus to be the Lord of your life. The leader. The Saviour.

Have you had that moment? Have you, in the quiet of your own heart, placed your trust entirely in Him?
That’s the core of it. Everything else flows from this.

The evidence: a changed life

When this heart-change is real, it shows. Not overnight. Not perfectly. But it begins to ripple through your life.

It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being His.

Here are a few signs that your faith is alive and growing:

A new direction. You have a growing desire to please God. Reading the Bible, praying, and learning about Jesus start to feel less like chores and more like necessities. You’re not just avoiding bad things; you’re actively wanting to pursue good things.

A new battle. You become more aware of the sin in your own life—and you hate it. The struggle is real, but the difference is, now you’re fighting on God’s side. The struggle itself is evidence that something has changed.

A new love. You begin to feel a genuine love for other Christians. A pull towards community, towards God’s family, the Church. You want to be with people who are on the same journey.

A new fruit. Your life begins to show evidence of God’s Spirit at work. Things like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). You won’t master them all at once, but you’ll see them start to grow. Like green shoots in spring.

What if I’m still not sure?

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it can be part of it. The great heroes of the Bible had moments of doubt. The question is, where do you take your doubt?

Don’t let it fester in the dark. Bring it into the light.

If you’ve read this and a desire is stirring in your heart… a desire to close the gap, to trust in Jesus, to be made new… you don’t have to wait.

Talk to God. Right now. Right where you are. Tell Him you believe. Tell Him you’re sorry for doing things your own way. Ask Him to be your Lord and Saviour.

It’s a conversation that changes everything.

And if you need someone to talk to, we’re here.

You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to take the first step.

Are you ready to take it?