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PERSONAL STORIES In the early 1990's I was a career woman in my twenties with a good job, good prospects and my own flat. Everything was looking good. But under the surface was an undercurrent that wasn't so optimistic. I suffered from a nagging loneliness that wouldn't go away despite a crowd of good friends and a busy social life. I tried sports, night classes, holidays and drinking lots on a Friday night! Nothing seemed to fill the gap. At the beginning of 1992 I found myself alone and pregnant, and everything seemed to unravel. In the autumn I had a lovely daughter but this meant that I wasn't getting enough sleep and I couldn't keep up with my demanding job. I was out of my depth and unhappy. After six months of this I was invited by my sister to a guest service at a local church and I went because it would have seemed rude to refuse. The preacher spoke about how it felt to be separated from God by sin, and as I listened I realised that he was describing how I felt - empty and lonely. He told me how Jesus had died to repair my friendship with God and then he gave an opportunity to make Jesus central in my life again. I took it, deciding to put God back in the place where He should have always been. Since becoming a Christian many things have changed. I gave up my job and re-trained; I met a wonderful man and married him, and we now have three more fantastic children. But accepting Jesus is not a magical route to a trouble free life. There have been times of stress when money has been short; one of our children has autism; we have sat at a hospital bedside watching our child battle meningitis. There have been many challenges. Jesus never promised a perfect life on earth but we watch His plan for our lives unfold confident that His love and His strength will always see us through. In addition, we are promised an eternity in a perfect heaven because Jesus decided to die for us, and we don't think we could have a brighter future than that. Check out Lynn's cake making business at www.cakeperfect.co.uk |
