Overwhelmed by God's Mercy and Love

Before I received eternal life by trusting in Jesus alone, I struggled for any sense of hope or purpose in my life.

In the Spring of my senior year of High School all the foundations for my life crumbled to dust. My Christian family was destroyed by infidelity and, as a result, my childhood faith in God obliterated. I remember feeling betrayed, angry, and hopeless. In just a couple of months I became suicidal. One morning as I was planning to end my life an overwhelming fear pushed me into a desperate prayer, "O God! I don't even know if you exist, but if you do I need you now, or I'm not going to make it!" Immediately, God poured out His love on me. Overwhelmed with His mercy and grace, I began a new day by day journey with Him by reading Scripture and praying. Now I have the hope of eternal life and a divine call to serve Him and others with the same grace and love He poured out on me.

That hope and purpose for life continues to be my experience everyday. Now I am filled with joy and gratitude that is new every morning, no matter what the circumstances.