A leader in the church once told me, that my testimony is not my story. As much as I would like to claim it, it's not mine. My testimony is Jesus' story that He has given to me. The story where He brought me from death to life:
I was brought up in an abusive household, exposed to drugs, alcohol, and left alone with my little sister at a very young age. Through all the trauma all of those experiences had brought, I felt so alone, so unloved, and so unworthy of anything. Despite that, my mom was a Christian trying her best, as this is her first time living life too. She taught me a few of the Kid's Bible stories, but her husband never allowed us to go to church. Until, around 15 years old, my mom started taking us to church without him, until he eventually started coming too. But, during that time, I was completely lost. I was searching for love in the only place I received it, teenage boys. But that came with a price, I had to use my body to feel the love I was searching for. Which left me more empty and broken than before. And, despite this, God placed people in my life at the church that made huge impacts on me. And, in the Summer of 2022 that church took the entire youth group (4 kids haha) to a huge Youth Conference in Orlando, FL. Over 6,000 youth were there and it was a week long. That is were I gave my life to Christ and truly felt that deep never ending love that I had been search for so long for the first time. And it completely transformed my life. I gave up the boys, and starting feeling like me again.
Ever since then, God has growing and transforming me more and more into the woman He has made me to be. And, He lead me to and blessed me with my amazing husband, . And through all of the hard times since that moment of giving my life to Him, God has been with me. He fights my battles for me, and I have never felt alone, unloved, or unworthy since then. Thank you, Jesus!