Honestly, I thought I'm not in the fittest spiritual condition to post a reply here..
but I was somehow drawn to this thread..
Having a Seventh Day Adventist for a father and a Catholic for a mother has caused me a lot of confusion as I was growing up in matters about God. Growing up, I thought God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit existed because everyone around me says so. Christian friends and their invitations will only complicate my life more. I thought I knew enough but I never really knew.. heck, I was clueless.
I used to think I was really tough and extremely lucky, I managed and will manage to survive.
But there came a point in my life when luck seemed to have run out.
Everyone I counted on seemed very distant.
And it felt like all I could offer the people counting on me was failure.
Frustrations.. Disappointments.. Pain.. were just too much to bear anymore..
That moment when I thought I have tried everything and anything to make it okay
but it's just not working at all..
Darkness. It took darkness for me to see the weird light of joy, peace, hope, and love that I saw in my Christian friends. They had struggles too but why are they different???? I wanted that light too.
Darkness has led me to finally accept Jesus in my life. When everything seemed well and good, I didn't think I needed Him or that He even existed.
There is hope in Jesus Christ.. even if everything seems to be falling apart.
Now, I can look people in the eye and tell them that not just because the B-I-B-L-E tells us so
but because I know it. I felt it. I've experienced it. I have that light in me now.
The wonders He did in my life before, He can do again today.
I thank God for the beautiful reminder that His light shines best in darkness.
thanks for the thread Jullianna <3
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT)