- Sep 2, 2013
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- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
- Faith
- Baptist
- Marital Status
- Celibate
Growing up, I was raised and taught in a Christian home. However, it was my mother who was and is a born again believer, while my father was not. It was my mother who taught me about the Bible, ensured I went to church, and set a good example of how we should live. It was her who brought me to Christ. When I was fourteen, I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, but my relationship with the Lord was always lacking. In 2014, my best friend of six years passed away from stage four Liver Cancer. I was lost, locked away in a dark abyss. I shut myself from the world, from my family and my friends. All day I kept to my room, and eventually I lost touch with reality. At the time I was twenty years old and very naive. I got myself in a bad tangle involving a guy. He was your typical sweet and smooth talker, and very much had worldly intentions. It was because of my foolishness that I made a horrible mistake and nearly died from it. I was almost on the verge of death itself, and for two weeks I was submitted to bed rest in order to recover back to full health, The following eight months were nothing but sleepless nights with nightmares and waking up at least roughly 4-5 times a night.
God saved me. He saved me in more ways than one. The harsh but honest truth is that had He had not intervened the way He did, I would not be here. He extended His hand and withdrew me from the situation I had gotten myself into. My life was at His mercy, and yet He chose to spare my wretched, sinful life. For the longest time I couldn’t understand why. It turned out that what happened was to change a many of things in my life but more specifically, to change me. Even after that ordeal, I did not immediately go to God. I was miserable and lost. Although I had what I needed in life, my soul did not have what it desperately needed — I did not have the Lord.
Two years have since then passed. Through and harsh humbling, error, trails, and more error, I am happily living with Jesus in my heart. Believe me, I still have my struggles. I am a person just like you. I have my struggles and fears. I am a typical woman who desires to be loved, have friends, and be successful in life. I am constantly going through anxiety that tries to disable me from going to church and interacting, and even working. It was just a year ago when I was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and Thyroiditis, and had suffered almost all of the symptoms for the longest time. All of that does not matter, though. I can rest peacefully at night knowing all my troubles and burdens are being held in the Lord’s hands, and that He will guide me. He has made my life so much better for me, oh the changes I could tell you! There are definitely trials and seasons, some really, really hard, but I find joy in them. Because all I have to do is look up and be reminded who is in control, and all I have to do is be still.
Thank you for reading my testimony. I hope it has inspired you in any shape or form, no matter how small. God can truly change lives; He saves them, whether it be from a dark pit to death itself.
God saved me. He saved me in more ways than one. The harsh but honest truth is that had He had not intervened the way He did, I would not be here. He extended His hand and withdrew me from the situation I had gotten myself into. My life was at His mercy, and yet He chose to spare my wretched, sinful life. For the longest time I couldn’t understand why. It turned out that what happened was to change a many of things in my life but more specifically, to change me. Even after that ordeal, I did not immediately go to God. I was miserable and lost. Although I had what I needed in life, my soul did not have what it desperately needed — I did not have the Lord.
Two years have since then passed. Through and harsh humbling, error, trails, and more error, I am happily living with Jesus in my heart. Believe me, I still have my struggles. I am a person just like you. I have my struggles and fears. I am a typical woman who desires to be loved, have friends, and be successful in life. I am constantly going through anxiety that tries to disable me from going to church and interacting, and even working. It was just a year ago when I was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and Thyroiditis, and had suffered almost all of the symptoms for the longest time. All of that does not matter, though. I can rest peacefully at night knowing all my troubles and burdens are being held in the Lord’s hands, and that He will guide me. He has made my life so much better for me, oh the changes I could tell you! There are definitely trials and seasons, some really, really hard, but I find joy in them. Because all I have to do is look up and be reminded who is in control, and all I have to do is be still.
Thank you for reading my testimony. I hope it has inspired you in any shape or form, no matter how small. God can truly change lives; He saves them, whether it be from a dark pit to death itself.
