Trying to Please God and Myself

Before I received the gift of eternal life I was living a life trying to find self worth and acceptance by others and God. I knew about God, but I always felt I had to earn his acceptance. I worked hard trying to please God and myself.

I convinced myself that if I do things that made me successful then God would be happy. It was a "win, win"! I soon found myself doing the things that made me happy really didn't make God happy. At 24 I lost everything and was feeling even more worthless. I was battling addiction and felt for sure God would now never accept me.

Then I received the gift of eternal life and I found that acceptance!

Now I don't focus on what others think about me or try hard to prove myself . I no longer carry the weight of stress and worry if I'm accepted or not. I take what God gives me and find I am completely satisfied.

I have so much joy in life now knowing that God accepts me for who I am not for what I can do. Im a completely different person now.

And two of the best thing I know now is 1. God accepts me and he offers it for free. 2. I know for certain that I have eternal life and will go to heaven when I die.