My Story of God's Love for Me

I grew up knowing nothing of love, human love or God's love. I was raised in a home filled with explosive anger by parents who didn't know how to love a child. Hate was much easier to spot in my family and because of that I lived on edge and felt very alone. I was needing love, and no one in my house had any to give. Including me.

Sadly, I took all my anxiety out on my siblings. I have so many regrets about my life before Christ, I was a terrible big sister.

Then at a party, I heard a young friend talking about God and I felt drawn to her words in an inexplicable way....I wanted to hear more. I literally felt like my heart was being tugged at, this friend explained that it was Jesus tugging at my heart. That He loved me and wanted me to know Him and love Him too. She asked me if I wanted to receive His gift of love, and I said yes!

After I asked Jesus to come into my life, He filled me with a love I didn't know existed.

I remember looking at my siblings, who I had never felt love toward, and thought wow, I love them. I was so different inside, I was truly transformed in the way I saw my family and the way I treated them.

Even though my home life didn't change, and I would continue to struggle with personal and family issues, God never left me. God's love and His equally amazing gifts of forgiveness and grace and peace have been my lifeline through all of life's ups and downs. But.... The most amazing thing of all though is that I know one day my life here on earth will end, but that my life in Christ will never end, it will continue in a beautiful place called heaven. and I know for sure that my Savior is preparing a place there for me.