How I met the Lord......

Hi, I am Priya, a mother of two sweet boys and a wife to a loving and blessed man.  I would like to  share my testimony with you of how I came to know Christ and how it changed my life. Being born in an Indian Christian family, I grew up with knowledge of God and was  a regular church goer. But reading Bible and praying was all really boring to me. For me the Bible was only a book of Dos and Don’ts. I believed that my life was not in  anyway sinful as I obeyed my parents & teachers, studied well, never 'went beyond my limits' and attended church faithfully. With this I believed I ‘had a chance’ to enter heaven and thought that anyway God is the one to decide all these matters.I got married to Ashly and  we were blessed with two sons two years apart. Meanwhile Ashly faced struggles in his business and we had difficulties in finance. He didn’t have much time to spare. This made a break in the regular church attendance also. He didn't even have time to spend with us as a family. He took solace in his friends and even at times Alcohol. At one point a family friend called us to attend a worship and because of his regular follow up we thought we should go. There I enjoyed the praise and worship, listening to messages and the care the members had for each other. We continued going there as we could really feel a holy presence.

                   Then there came a real ‘twist’ to my story when a friend introduced us to a new bible study. We both started attending and that is when the Word spoke to me through Romans 3:23 that ‘For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’ that means my good works doesn’t count. The penalty for my sin was death. But Christ died for me on the cross and because of his death I am forgiven. I just need to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved and receive the gift of eternal life. I prayed and accepted Jesus as my savior after the class and then I felt as if huge burden was removed from me. I felt like running around shouting “I am Free” Everything made sense. The puzzle had all fallen in place.

  My life has changed a lot after that – what I think, what I say, how I see others. My whole outlook has changed. I began to understand a purpose in my life. The challenges, the faces around me are all the same but I know that the Lord is with me at all times and through any trials, He will be with me. The Lord has gently helped me overcome my inferiority complex and helped me realize my talents. When I have a super guide who teaches me and guides me, how can I ever lose hope? Continuing my trust in Him, I walk under His guidance to learn more of the word and help others experience this same joy. After tasting Jesus, I could never even imagine a life without him and I want Him to be proud of me for what I do with my life. More than anything I know that this life is not the end and I have a glorious life with my Lord in heaven.