We were very excited when we heard that a very good friend of ours, (who's name we'll leave out) wanted to share her testimony on our blog! I hope this blesses each of you!
"I grew in a Christian home, enthusiastic about Sunday school, memorizing bible passages just like any Christian child. Needless to say, i always thought i would be close to God, as i was then. But at age 13, some thing changed. My dad felt strongly called to be a pastor so he packed up our family and moved to Mississippi. At first life was AWESOME. All my fear of not finding friends left when a girl at our church instantly befriended me, she was really nice to me, called me her "best friend". This is when my relationship with the Lord started going downhill. My friend was in the "cool group" and i guess i figured that with all the cool people i didn't need God anymore. I was so wrong. Then things turned from bad to worse when my "friend" on day, for absolutely no reason completely ignored and forgot about me, hanging with another girl in the church. I didn't understand, what had i done wrong? I started questioning myself. Am i not pretty enough to be her friend and hang in the cool group? Maybe I'm too overweight to hang with the cool people? This whole trail of thoughts led me to a very wrong decision....i was going to starve myself. I started not eating, and if i did eat i immediately made myself throw it up. I never felt so alone as i did then. My parents found out after 10 days, and i had already, in 10 days lost 15 pounds. My parents gave me two decisions, i could start eating, or they would have to take me to the hospital. I really didn't want to go to the hospital so i chose to start eating again. I'm sharing all of this because its not a joke. So many teenage girls these days are struggling with the thought that starving themselves is going to make things better, but its a serious, serious thing, and you could die from it. Even if you don't you still have the painful memories of what you did, even if it only lasted 10 days. Thank goodness that's not the end of my testimony! Its been a year now since that happened and my relationship with the Lord and my parents has grown exceedingly! God as done so much good in my life through all the bad. He has made me see myself for who i am and not what others think about me. He has made me trust in him and realize through the good and bad he is ALWAYS with me! He has given me so many good friends and people in my life to look up to and get me through this! Now i never think about my weight! I exercise to stay fit but i am never so discouraged that i think the same thoughts that i did. Everybody needs to know how serious your mind can effect you. I'm not mean to say that in a discouraging way, but as an encouraging thing to know that if you have a good relationship with Jesus that he can always get you through anything! Id just like to end this with a bible verse that helped me through everything, Psalms 118:1-6, 17-18.
His love endures forever.
Let Israel say,"His love end ours forever"
Let the house of Aaron say, "His love endures forever"
Let those who fear say, "His love endures forever"
In my anguish i cried to the Lord and and he answered me by setting me free. The Lord is with me I will not
be afraid. What can man do to me?
I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
We hope you enjoyed this testimony as much as we did! We would like to give special thanks to our friend for sharing it with us for our blog, we love you dear :) Have a blessed day everyone!
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