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1. “You can find God in other individuals.”

& #8220;I was involved in gang violence once I was quite young. My older brother got me into it after his buddy got him into it. I saw lots of sh*t and I did lots of sh*t. It sucked. I wasn’t joyful, but it absolutely was the sole life I understood.

When I was in high school, I got caught with a knife in my back pack. I wasn’t going to do anything with it; I just had it for protection. I confronted a week’s suspension, but managed to get away with volunteer work since I was quite quiet and never caused any trouble. I didn’t mind volunteering. It meant my “brothers” couldn’t take advantage of my spare time and I got to do some good in my entire life. !

I met Ana on my first day volunteering. She was perfect. She was the type of girl which was so great, you didn’t would like to taint her with the nasty on the planet. Every day for a week she tried speaking to me, but I was short with her. I’m certain I came off as a prick, but she deserved better than me.

I missed my bus one day and so she offered me a ride home. During the vehicle ride, we talked about her parents’ divorce and how she needed to hold the family together for her little brother’s benefit. I opened up about the trouble my brother got us into and how I wanted out. I recall her asking if I ever prayed. I straight up told her God wasn’t my matter.

She said, “God doesn’t should be your thing to help.”

as soon as I left Ana that day, I felt different. I couldn’t describe it, but soon understood that what I felt was expectation.

I didn’t get out of the gang after that. Actually, it took me another year along with a half. But I prayed nearly every night for an ideal chance and it eventually occurred a few months before graduating high school. Ana got accepted into a school out of state and after graduation, I moved with her.

The day she got her acceptance letter was when I knew God had been there all along, listening to my prayers. He was telling me to go; that this was my opportunity. I’ve understood that you’ll be able to discover God in others. And for me, He came as Ana. I’ll constantly be thankful and carried through understanding that God gave me her.”

— Marcus, 20

2. “God gave me the strength to stop taking drugs.”

& #8220;I never believed in God. I believed he was something people made up as a crutch in order that they didn’t have to actually confront the sh*t in their lives. I saw religion as an explanation for the poor and frankly a load of crap. Until I became an enthusiast.

I didn’t care about anything apart from the following time I could get high. I really had no control over myself, my life, or who I was becoming. !

And then I hit rock bottom. I didn’t need to be living.

And then, I randomly found a pamphlet relating to this local church. I kid you not, I was curled up in this street, rummaging through some garbage on the earth, looking for refuse, and I saw this pamphlet. It was talking about finding redemption in Jesus and being reborn. I ‘d nothing left, so I made the decision to go. The church wasn’t far, and when I stepped through the doors I was so embarrassed. I looked like hell. However, the girl in the front desk welcomed me with open arms. They gave me clothing; they gave me a spot to stay the night. These folks gave me everything they had, and then some. And they shared the gospel with me. They told me all about God’s love and the way that it might save me. And seeing how these strangers could adore me, even at this lowest point in my entire life, I chose to give my entire life to God.

It’s been sixteen years since the day I made the decision to give my entire life to Christ. I ‘m sixteen years and twenty three days sober. I’m an accountant using a college degree. I’m the proud husband of an unbelievable, wonderful wife and father of two little boys. I’m saved.

God gave me the strength to stop taking drugs, to turn my life around, to find happiness and function. Religion in Him has really changed my life.”

— Cal, 37

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3. & #8220;God has shown me the life I deserve.”

& #8220;My wife of twenty six years cheated on me with my closest friend. Wow, composing that still blows my head. as soon as I found this out, I was beyond devastated. Everything that I had with my wife, the life we’d created, the kids, the strategies–it was all ruined in an issue of seconds. I didn’t understand the way to make do. I became an upset shell of a man until a co-worker ultimately snapped me out of it by saying something snarky about my pending divorce. She said something like, ‘So much for those Christian union vows, huh?’ And in that instant I was so mad, but I recognized I ‘d totally blown off my beliefs for months. I hadn’t been to church. I hadn’t prayed. I hadn’t even thought about God. Amusing how a rude remark could inspire me, but it did.

I understood that my wife’s treachery didn’t need to define my life or my beliefs. I made the decision to lean on God rather than wallowing in pity and bitterness. My wife had done something awful, but I still had three lovely kids as well as a future.

Turning to religion made me recover a feeling of self. Since the divorce I’ve been able to forgive and I’ve been able to truly go on a few dates. God has helped me moved on and has shown me the life I deserve. I don’t must be mad anymore; he’s given me strength.”

— Paul, 56

4. “He saved me on my dreariest days.”

“When I was in school, my grandpa was diagnosed with stage four bladder cancer. Doctors said treatments could prolong his life, but not save it. I turned to God. I immersed myself in prayer. I wanted Him to understand I trusted His strategy and whatever that meant for my grandpa. Two days after Christmas, he passed away. And not long after that, I lost my grandmother, also.

I attempted to hold onto my beliefs, but I couldn’t. My expectation in God and good was shot. I couldn’t understand His intention to take them one after another. I desired nothing to do with Him. Months went by and that emptiness in my heart just felt like it was becoming larger. I needed to understand where they were. Paradise? Are they safe? Are they in pain? I wanted responses. So I prayed. I told God how upset I was. How He betrayed me. !

That night I dreamt about my grandpa. I woke up weeping. I didn’t comprehend what that dream was or what it meant. So I went on a run. I made the decision to run for 84 minutes in honor of the age my grandmother died. I was crying during the entire thing and without planning it, I ended up in front of my grandparents’ house the second 84 minutes was up. !

It was God.

No, He didn’t talk to me. But instead of punishing me for my defiance and rage, He admitted it. He gave me hints to help me find peace and relaxation.

It was that day I determined I owe everything to Him. It was that day I understood my relationship with my grandparents can continue through Him. My life was altered forever understanding their pain was gone. My life was altered forever

Those days were the darkest of my entire life. Not quite certain how I ‘m even here because I didn’t need to be. God loves me so much He let me my time to grieve and once that time was up, He only set me back on His course. I shall honor Him eternally and I’ll live my entire life in hopes that my grandparents are proud. I am going to see them again. I understand that and it’s all because of Him.”

— Carly, 22

5. “I have a fresh awareness of who I am.”

& #8220;Before I found my religion, I was only living for myself; I ‘d no basis, sense of direction, or goal. Now Jesus is who I ‘m living for and my beliefs in His love for all individuals is right at the centre of everything I do in life. I got a brand new awareness of who I ‘m and I’m so happy.”

— Caitlyn, 23 TC mark

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