Ever hear the saying, "sick and tired of being sick and tired", that was ME! I was weary. Having been through so much in my 34 years, I was looking to fill that piece of my heart that was so empty. Thankfully I met some really great people at the perfect time. They often spoke of God, they lived in such a manner that I could see pure happiness and Christianity. I'm pretty sure they couldn't stand my choice of music, hence why they introduced me to Klove, a Christian radio station. I decided I would listen to that for 30 days and nothing else. (I bet they celebrated that victory) They also invited me to church each and every week. Finally, I went, it was wonderful and I wanted to go back. Each week I went and subtle changes were taking place, such as smiling. Giving my life to God wasn't instant, it was a marathon. Little by little I gave myself to God and took myself out of the world. It started with a simple change to music, then "friends", surroundings, and desires. Don't get me wrong, I had gone to church before this, I played church off and on for years. I would go through stages of wanting to "be good", but this time was different. I was understanding the word, Jesus was speaking to me through the bible, and things were so clear for the first time. I finally surrendered to Christ and I was going to live for Him.
Never in a million years did I expect for my life to change so dramatically. Honestly, I didn't even see the changes until a friend asked me, "how has your life turned so perfect and mine is a wreck"? I simply stated, " JESUS. Dear friend give your life to the Lord, everything will change". My entire world has changed. Is it perfect, absolutely not! But now I walk through the tough times with Jesus. My God has redeemed me, forgiven me, shown mercy and grace. I don't deserve anything He has done for me, but He washed away all my sin. The bad things have been made good for my sake and His glory. (Romans 8:28) Today I have stability, security and I get to enjoy my boys, my loving Christian husband, new baby boy, wonderful in-laws, family, a great employer, and so much more. Never will I take my life for granted or the sacrifice that Christ paid for me.
I was knocking on hell's door, now I am the King's daughter.
Simply beautiful
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this. I know it must have been hard to open up and closely examine that time in your life again. Your words will give hope to others and continued faith to those who share in Jesus and the faith. Margene
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord
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