Before Jesus Changed My Life

I grew up going to church and praying, but it wasn't until I met my husband and we began teaching our children about the Word of God that I realized that although we were reading it and praying for help and sharing the Word with others, we were not necessarily following his Word - fully believing his Word. We were sharing and sharing with others how he is the answer to everything but we were failing to turn to God for help, seeing his answers right in front of us instead of looking for what we thought we should expect.

How Jesus Changed My Life

I truly believe God brought my husband and me together in 2020 and that we were meant to grow in faith together. I began actually reading and listening to the Bible. We attended church as a family and in person - this helped with the messages we were receiving when we attended. This helped me realize how much we are not living for Jesus but for ourselves. When nothing here matters, when our eternal life is all that matters. God is the prize, earthly possessions are not necessary. Jesus died for us for our sins so we can live forever in the streets of gold with our Father (Hebrews 11:1). Because of faith, we walk through each experience that comes our way, trusting that Jesus is our Savior and that God is worthy of his glory. Every day we have challenges, and we can worry and stress and let it consume us, or we can give it to God and trust him to walk us through it. I had a falling out with family and reading the Word - Treat others and Jesus forgives and will treat you when you come home - not those specific words but to that same tune is something that I have learned to live by and remember even on the hardest days.

My Life After Jesus Saved Me

Now that we are living for Christ - I believe my life has changed in so many ways. We have realized what really matters in life which is not the extras, not the status of us here, not what others think - rather living for God. Following His Word and sharing His Word. It has also strengthened our marriage. The first year of marriage has been the hardest of our entire relationship, and by turning to God together, it has truly transformed our life. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 says, “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” We remind ourselves often that we need to give each other grace, be slow to anger, and keep no records of wrongs - not just in our marriage but with our family that before we may not have been able to see past certain events, with raising our children and of course each other. I have been saved by Jesus Christ and although I am a sinner - he died for my sins he did what we can not - I have been saved by his grace and his bloodshed - and I want to share that with my family and church.