We heard the gospel clearly preached and the Lord used that to draw me to Himself. I recognized that I was a sinner and that only Jesus could take away my sin. ...

I felt so empty and alone. No matter how many people I had around me nothing could fill the growing darkness inside me. ...

Before I knew the truth, I lived in the world. I valued my flesh, my possessions, my life more than I valued the one who created me. I believed that the more I achieved, the more I possessed, the longer I served the military the more I could prove I was a good person....

I found hope and security in the money I was making, my career, friendships, parties, and materialism, a marathon with no finish line...

It took five years, a lot of heartache, getting married, having a baby, and more struggles to realize I did not have control of this life ...

I made superficial changes, I looked like a Christian on the outside. But I hadn’t changed on the inside....

My life as you can imagine was completely destroyed. I knew I had only one hope to survive, God. I cried day and night....

Three years ago, my life broke into pieces. I was striving for status in my church, I lost my job, my life was falling apart right in front of me....

I have been saved from battles of pornography, a “foul” mouth, and drunkenness. I used these “vices” to cover up my own self-esteem issues....

I wrestled with God. I knew I had said the prayer, but I also knew my motives weren’t right. I was so heavily burdened by it....