In August 2020, I had an encounter with Jesus that completely changed my life. Before that I had a little faith, I always believed that God was real, but that didn’t keep me from turning to everything but God when I was in need. I did everything short of using a needle to fill this constant emptiness that just wouldn’t go away. I found no purpose in life, I couldn’t seem to obtain enough money to make me happy, I couldn’t get high enough to be truly satisfied, and I was getting tired of the same routine day in and day out, nothing is changing, almost like I was getting bored with life, and I couldn’t help but feel like there has to be more to life, or I don’t want to live anymore. I was married, I had a beautiful daughter with one on the way, I had an ok job that paid the bills but wasn’t enough and I began to question God. My drug use was getting worse, I always thought that as long as my bills were paid, and my kids was eating I’ll do what I want. I was doing harder drugs behind my wife’s back, mostly coke but I was messing with meth and heroin too because weed just wasn’t enough anymore. I started doing a lot of acid, that was my way of trying to find something more, I would eat acid and try to find God. I was a mess, I was selfish and full of anger, depressed, and lost.
In the middle of all that, God met me where I was, in the middle of my self-destruction even though I was searching in all the wrong places God came to me! He spoke to my heart, almost audibly but undeniably I was in his presence and overwhelmed with the peace that he brought. He only called my name but that was enough for me to know that he is with me, and cares about me. From that moment I believed in my heart without a doubt that God was real. Thats when everything changed, it went from me knowing in my mind that there has to be a God to believing in my heart that Jesus Christ is the son of God who gave his life for me. I repented, I began to turn to God and in his strength, I have overcome, now I have purpose, now I can love correctly, and I have a hope and a future, and I have a desire to share the gospel with the world because I know that Jesus is the only way. He has put people in my life to help me in this walk because we aren’t meant to do it alone, I’m grateful for Family Care Ministries and all they do, their faithfulness and dedication to getting people to the cross is unmatched and I stand with them 100%. I have seen many lives transformed through their ministry, and I’m happy to be a part of it! I am truly born again, and all things have become new, I’ve been delivered, forgiven, healed and redeemed. Thank you, Jesus.
Jeremiah 29:13
And you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.