I’m one of those super blessed kids who was brought up in a Christian home. We were taught not just how to believe, but to know what we believed and why we did. Because of this, I knew that God was very present in my life and I’d seen so much evidence of His existence and His providence and love that I knew I’d be an idiot to ignore the truth.
However, while I believed God was real and I wanted to go to heaven (who wouldn’t?), I didn’t want someone else to control my life. I wanted to be my own boss. I wanted to have all the privileges of being God’s child, but no responsibilities. I wanted to make my own choices because I didn’t trust God to make the decisions that I wanted. So I didn’t obey God’s rules. I lived my own life and did things my way. I was sullen, moody and aggressive. There was so much anger and hatred burning in my soul that it was no wonder I became depressed. I told myself I was happy, but in reality I was miserable. Sin was so enticing and so addictive that I thought I was okay, but I would cry myself to sleep every night knowing that I was causing my family to grieve for me.
But I still couldn't quite bring myself to give my life over to God yet. In the end, I just gave up. I wanted to run away from everything, but I forgot one very important thing. God hadn’t given up on me. He was there, every step of the way. He was there when I hated everything, including Him and yet He still loved me. What love was this?
I remember crying out to Him eventually; begging Him to forgive my sins and to replace my broken heart and soul with His heart of love. And He did. Over the last 4 years, I’ve never before felt such an overwhelming amount of love for God’s people and for spreading His word. I finally have purpose because I know I belong to Him. Sometimes it’s still hard to let go of my dreams to follow God’s plans but in the end, but “[I] know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).
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