I actually grew up in a Christian home, my father was and still is a preacher, and my grandfather also was a preacher. I got married at the ripe old age of 18, had 2 children and gradually fell away from the Lord. My mother was stricken with ALS in 1979 and it runs in her side of the family, and passed away at the age of 43. I was 19 and 9 months pregnant with her first grandchild. He came into the world 16 days after she went to be with the Lord. 17 years later my younger sister was stricken with the disease and passed away at age 30. This is what set me off in the wrong direction. It was downhill from there; I lived in the world for many years. I was angry at God for taking my mother and my sister. I was hurt and I wanted nothing more to do with him, I hated what he had done. I knew I was a sinner but I did not care, but at the same time I didn’t like the idea that people were judging me either. I needed love not self-righteousness thrown at me.
In 2002 I felt the Lord tugging on my heart, because I wasn’t married to my husband at the time and I knew living together was deeply wrong. At this point I did start to search again, but I was so afraid that God didn’t want anything to do with me because of the life that I had been living. In 2004 I found the Lord again. PRAISE GOD! He put on my heart a gentleman that I knew when I was very young. He was an evangelist going around the States preaching the Gospel. I looked him up on line and gave him a call 2 months later after I sent him a very long email. My husband and I went to see him over a weekend, and that weekend we both were saved.
The evangelist asked me if I felt that God didn’t love me anymore, I cried and said yes I do believe that. He told me God never stopped loving me, he had been watching over me all these years. I was re-baptized because I needed to wash away my sin. The first time I was baptized I was 9 years old, and my father baptized me. I knew Christ was the only way, since I had been a believer before, but had back slide. I think his death and resurrection show how much he loved us and wanted a personal relationship with mankind. It was hard physically on Christ to do this, but he did the will of his Father.
My spiritual growth has really grown since I came back to the Lord in 2004, the Lord has opened my eyes to a great many things. He has given me knowledge of his Word and has helped me understand forgiveness, grace, mercy and understanding. I am learning more things every day that I live my life for the Lord. I am so thankful that God still wanted me in his service, and needed me back
In 2002 I felt the Lord tugging on my heart, because I wasn’t married to my husband at the time and I knew living together was deeply wrong. At this point I did start to search again, but I was so afraid that God didn’t want anything to do with me because of the life that I had been living. In 2004 I found the Lord again. PRAISE GOD! He put on my heart a gentleman that I knew when I was very young. He was an evangelist going around the States preaching the Gospel. I looked him up on line and gave him a call 2 months later after I sent him a very long email. My husband and I went to see him over a weekend, and that weekend we both were saved.
The evangelist asked me if I felt that God didn’t love me anymore, I cried and said yes I do believe that. He told me God never stopped loving me, he had been watching over me all these years. I was re-baptized because I needed to wash away my sin. The first time I was baptized I was 9 years old, and my father baptized me. I knew Christ was the only way, since I had been a believer before, but had back slide. I think his death and resurrection show how much he loved us and wanted a personal relationship with mankind. It was hard physically on Christ to do this, but he did the will of his Father.
My spiritual growth has really grown since I came back to the Lord in 2004, the Lord has opened my eyes to a great many things. He has given me knowledge of his Word and has helped me understand forgiveness, grace, mercy and understanding. I am learning more things every day that I live my life for the Lord. I am so thankful that God still wanted me in his service, and needed me back