Let me just share a little of my experience. I was raised in a Christian home in an environment full of love and people that care about me. Growing up, I became less innocent and I began to take my family and my loved ones for granted, not thinking twice about decisions I was making. I had my ups and downs being a Christian and the more I tried to do things on my own, the further I became from the truth. Darkness and death surrounded me as i was taking a path that would only lead to destruction. In the mean time, God was working. I was in a bad place and at night, I found myself crying out to God for help. I hadnt slept well in what seemed like months. I was having bad dreams, not eating, and feeling depressed. I knew in my heart I was living wrong and it started to eat at me. About two or three weeks ago, I was talking with my mother about feeling conviction in my heart and it was getting harder and harder to ignore. I felt like God was trying to speak to me. I asked her if she had been praying for me, and she responded with, Tara I pray for you everyday. We both started getting a little emotional as she proceeded to inform me that she had her whole congregation at church praying for me too. I told her to keep doing it because I could feel God tugging at my heart. The next two weeks were a struggle as I still tried to fight the sound of Gods voice calling me back home. I was trying to be strong for myself and told myself I could do this on my own. Silly ol me. God broke me, and Im so thankful He did. I moved back home and my family, being a true example of Christian love, has excepted me back with arms wide open. it is an overwhelming feeling to see such grace, mercy, and love through the way my family has handled the whole situation. I have hurt a lot of people that I love through my actions and decisions, but since they love me with Christs love, they have forgiven me and are hopeful for me that I will continue in this way. With Gods help and the support of my family, I am making better decisions for myself and beginning to turn my life back over to Christ. I know it will not always be easy, but I trust and believe that God will be faithful and help me stay strong in Him. I am here to profess that God has been faithful to me. He did not let me stray so far that I could not return to Him even though I felt that way at times. He was always there for me, even when I felt like He wasnt. I just want to say thank you to the people that have prayed for me and I want to ask that you keep praying for me. Through all of this, I now see the power of prayer and that it is a very real thing. Even typing this now, my granda just called my cell phone from the living room and said, hey come on inside...now would be a good time to read and pray. :) looks like Im signing off. if youre struggling, know God is not far...all you have to do is reach out. -Tara Lynn -
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:26:52 +0000
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