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My Story

Jesus saved me. There's more to the story than that, although that's the important part. There's nothing I've done to deserve such mercy, but then, He's like that. He's merciful to those who ask for His mercy. See, I grew up in a Christian family (my dad's a preacher, even!) and I believed the Bible from early on. When I was around nine years old I asked Jesus to forgive my sins and to come into my heart -- And He did! But as I grew up I began to take that grace for granted. I went to church, sure, but I also wanted to fit in with the world. Bad move. As God put it so eloquently: "A man cannot serve two masters. Either he will love the one and hate the other, or hate the one and love the other." I was trying to be something I wasn't. I was a Christian, but I was trying to be like the world. Sure enough, I began to lose my interest in the things God was doing in my life, and began to do more things that, well, basically were just plain stupid. I messed up. A lot. For a long time. But even though my faith was weak, God's grip was strong. You see, once I had become His child, there was nothing that could break that family bond. Not even my sin. My heavenly Father was still there, still trying to bring me back into His love and grace. When I had been through enough heartache and frustration, I finally turned back to the One who gave me eternal life and a purpose. I quit struggling and began to just rest -- in His hands. Have you ever had a bad day at work and when you got home, you went into the bathroom, closed the door against everything and sat in a warm, soothing hot bathtub? It's kinda like that. All my worries, frustrations, heartaches and struggles were gone. I can rest comfortably now. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of decisions to be made and problems to handle, but I don't handle them alone. (I kinda feel like jumping up and down right now!)

Wouldn't you like to have some rest? Wouldn't you like to have the weight of the world lifted from your shoulders? Jesus took all our sins, He actually became sin for us, and died for our salvation. You know in your heart that He's real. That He's there waiting for you. He really does love you and wants the best for you. If you don't know where to go or what to do, drop me a line and I'll show you how you can let go and let God.

~Lynn Ellen