Here is my God story- Before I accepted Christ into my life I was a typical party girl in high school. I drank every weekend and weekdays too with my “friends”. I put friends in quotations because I now know what true friendship is and they were not true friends. We would go to parties, or just stay at home and drink. I lied to my parents and even some of my friends, who had already accepted Christ in their life and worried about me. I knew my limits, I would just drink until I felt buzzed not drunk. I did not completely forget about my morals, I am still a virgin and I never put myself or any of my friends lives in danger. I also did not do well in school before I accepted Christ in my life; I just didn’t care about things. My life felt incomplete, I had never really felt true happiness.

Then on March 18, 2007 I decided to go to church with my best friend to meet a boy she liked, I had no idea that my life was going to change after that day. I remember questioning whether I really wanted to go that day because it was the day after St. Patrick’s Day so if I went that would mean no partying for St Patrick’s Day. Luckily, I decided to skip any parties and go to church. After five minutes of church I fell in love with it. I already knew a lot of people and everyone was very friendly and welcoming. I listened to the message you preached about and I really liked it. While I was there I prayed for God to be in my life and forgive me for my sins. After my first time at our church I felt like a different person. I saw that he really does change your life for the better, and all the amazing friends I have made because of our church and the way my life has changed is proof. I cut out all of the bad things in my life and I spent more time with my close, true friends. After God came into my life I felt complete, and really happy. I know he has forgiven my past and is with me every second of every day guiding me down the right path. He has put wonderful, amazing people in my life. My group of friends has changed completely, I found incredible friends who love me for who I am and support me. I feel as though God has shown me evidence of this in many, many ways; he has answered my prayers. Before God came into my life I never really asked him questions or prayed but now I do it all of the time and he always finds a way to answer me back. I have this feeling of peace now that God is in my life, as though everything is going to work out. I have not done any of the things I use to do before I accepted Christ in my life since March 18, 2007 . I have seen what love is, how amazing friends are, and what a wonderful person I can be thanks to Christ. He has made me believe in myself, basically, God changed my life 100% and I couldn’t be any happier. Thank you for helping in my journey Pastor Joe!

I haven’t really shared this with anyone before because it is something very special and private to me but it feels good to let you know how God and our wonderful church has helped me. I really cannot express in words how different my life is now and how happy and thankful I am.
Jackie L.