| Laura, 20, Hampshire |
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| Monday, 17 November 2008 22:07 |
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I believe in God because he has saved my life by showing me hell! When i was thirteen I was raped at knife point, and that started my downward spiral. Through the following years I battled with so many things, abbusive relationships, suicide attempts, eating disorders, drugs, soliciting, self harm, the list goes on. My mum and step-dad showed nothing but support and tried every way they could think of to help me. People started to give up on me, my friends and family thought I was beyond saving. I had met two youth workers through my troubled years and they indirectly saved me, they told me about church. It interested me, I had so much anger and thought that this would be the perfect oppertunity to let all these 'so-called' christians just what THEIR GOD let people go through. I started going regulaly, and started talking to people about my past. I realised that maybe God had put these things in my life for a reason!- although I wasn't sure why. Most things didnt change over night, but through the support of my church and God I managed to pull my life back on track. I got the confidence to apply for a job, which I got straight away! Then I met my husband... but my life had begun to slip again, I got back on the drugs, and i was giving up again, then i discovered I was pregnant, despite being told I would have problems trying to conceive, and being on the pill!! Only God knew that this was what I needed, I gave up everything that was bad for me straight away, and started praying everday again. I am now a happy 20 year old mother and wife, and work full time. Although i dont go to church every week, i pray everyday. I am still not sure God has shown me why I went through what I did, but I know in my heart that my experience will help me or someone else one day!!!I am a wife, a mother to a wonderful 2 year old and work full time in a bank. |