So here goes nothing! Nothing here is very surprising if you've read much of my blog at all. But just thought I'd share the challenge with you.
I was suffering from severe depression and suicidal tendencies due to the guilt and shame of having terminated a pregnancy in high school. This only compounded my feelings of inadequacy and being unloved because of being let down by people in my life. Now I am forgiven and able to forgive myself. And I've learned that regardless of how many people let me down, I have something steadfast to count on. I went from being unable to deal with the idea of continuing another day, to being able to stand stronger than I ever could have imagined through the fiercest of storms!
Would LOVE to hear your story.
Edited to add: not everyone's story will be of such drastic 'change' but every story is important. I personally love hearing the stories from those who grew up in the church, as I hope that is the story we're helping build for our own kids.
Wow, you did an amazing job of putting so much of your story into such a concise format!
ReplyDeleteI don't have much of a story. I am a believer, but no big "conversion," you know? I grew up knowing that Jesus loved me. I did feel that "for real" when I was about 14 and felt unloveable, but realized that I didn't have to do anything to earn God's love. That was a very powerful feeling.