From the Pit to the Palace

"Before I received eternal life, my life of drugs had turned me into a thief."

I remember lying in the bed one night, after using drugs, looking up at the ceiling and begging for God to send someone to help me. I just kept thinking that something was missing in my life.

Then someone shared with me how I could have eternal life; and the void in my heart was immediately filled with peace and love.

Now that I have eternal life, I have hope and a future.

Several years ago, my father was diagnosed with cancer and given six to nine months to live. My family and I watched as the cancer began to take its toll on him. People from all over would come and visit him. They would come to encourage and lift him up, but it was always him who was the encourager and the visitor always left more blessed than when they came. Although I am sure the future looked bleak to him, he never gave up hope and when he passed away, we knew he went to heaven to be with my mother. Jesus was the source of his hope and He is the source of my hope as well.

Because Jesus gave His life for me, I know without a doubt that when I die, I will be with God in heaven.