God Accepted Me

Before I received eternal life, I was lonely and thought very little of myself. My family was not a warm one, and I was socially awkward, and though I had friends, I felt very much alone. There was no where I could be myself, and while I often tried to project an air of detachment, I deeply wanted to be myself, with my unique interests, strengths, worries, fears, and struggles.

I remember being at a college party, having yet another meaningless conversation , and wondering, "Is this it? Is my life just going to be small talk and being witty? Does anyone care? Will anyone ever care about me?"

Then a friend began to take me to church, and though I had a "head knowledge" of who God was from years of Sunday school as a kid, for the first time I learned about this God who would accept me just as I was. And my life has been totally different since.

And now I have a Heavenly Father who loves me completely and I can entrust my fears, insecurities, and joys to Him.

I no longer have the overwhelming need to be accepted by other people, or to be who I think they want me to be, because of Christ God accepts me as I am, and loves me.

Because of this, I know that I have a place in heaven.