Resting in the promise

Before I received eternal life I was very discontented and nothing I did or who I was would make me happy.

I remember pursuing happiness in relationships. My unrealistic expectations of these relationships created so much disappoint, hurt, pain, bitterness and unforgiveness. Once in a relationship, my main focus was to see what "I" could get out of it. As a result, I made bad choices and created more problems for myself. I had to deal with hard consequences that I have had to walk through most of my life.

As a teenager, I had heard about eternal life but didn't really understand the depth of it until I became an adult. It was then when God brought me out of a dark period in my life where I was so unhappy. He sent people my way to remind me of His precious gift which I received.

Now that I understand the gift of eternal life, I know that my happiness, joy, and contentment comes from God alone.

A few years back when I experienced a crisis in my family life, God and His Word has always kept me. My hope rests in His promises and I am so grateful for the relationship that I have with Him.

I am grateful for the eternal life that God has given me. I rest in that promise every day.