“Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words” - Jeremiah 18:2
Before I knew Christ, my life was all about me. My whole life i chased after possessions and material wealth, i wanted myself and everyone around me to shine. I was full of pride. I got involved with drugs, guns and the street life. No one could tell me anything. The devil had me thinking I was going to be the next best rapper. But the whole time I was being lead deeper and deeper down a hole and I couldn't find my way out.
One day after being in jail for about 3 weeks, I was finally able to see clear. I wasn’t on drugs, I was sober and I saw that I had a problem but at the same time I was addicted to the street life and I knew I couldn’t change on my own. I prayed to God for help and he answered. I ended up getting moved to a different dorm, where there was a group of Christians. Even the correctional officer played sermons every night. Afterward we would all go on the deck yard and pray. I started my own little bible study and started reading my bible every day.
Ever since I have been out of jail, my life has completely turned around. I am living for God, I have my own apartment, a spiritual family, and a good church. God has restored my relationship with my kids. Most of all, my relationship with God is wonderful. I live life for him and not myself. I let him shine through me. I don’t wear chains, earrings, or do rags anymore. Gods desires are now my desires. I am happy, at peace, I have joy and I know that he is in control of my life!
One day after being in jail for about 3 weeks, I was finally able to see clear. I wasn’t on drugs, I was sober and I saw that I had a problem but at the same time I was addicted to the street life and I knew I couldn’t change on my own. I prayed to God for help and he answered. I ended up getting moved to a different dorm, where there was a group of Christians. Even the correctional officer played sermons every night. Afterward we would all go on the deck yard and pray. I started my own little bible study and started reading my bible every day.
Ever since I have been out of jail, my life has completely turned around. I am living for God, I have my own apartment, a spiritual family, and a good church. God has restored my relationship with my kids. Most of all, my relationship with God is wonderful. I live life for him and not myself. I let him shine through me. I don’t wear chains, earrings, or do rags anymore. Gods desires are now my desires. I am happy, at peace, I have joy and I know that he is in control of my life!
My name is Connie Edwards. I always thought I was a child of God, until my best friend told me otherwise. I ignored it and continued living life the way I wanted. I got married and my life just started to fall apart. I started to hate my husband. I put all of the blame on him and said that he didn't love me until finally I wanted a divorce. I had no self-esteem and did everything I could to try to feel loved- including committing adultery. But nothing worked. One day my uncle told me about Jesus and I accepted Jesus into my heart. I finally turned to God for help in my marriage and for myself. Things started changing in my marriage as I changed my ways. Jesus taught me how to love my husband and to forgive him. God restored the trust in our marriage. I thank God for everything he is doing in my life now. He is an awesome God!
Hello my name is Shelly Vega. Before I came to Christ I was filled with fear and insecurities. I pretended to be someone I wasn’t depending upon the people I was around because I wanted to fit in and be accepted. But really I was lost. I had no identity. I was raised in church, so I knew right from wrong and I knew what I should be doing- but I didn’t want to be who God wanted me to be. So I tried to bury who God wanted me to be and instead strove to be accepted by everyone else.
The problem was no matter how much I tried to fit in, I KNEW I was not accepted by God. And being accepted by those around me only lasted so long. I reached a point in my life where I felt rejected by everyone around me. I wasn’t good enough. I was searching for something to fill the emptiness in my life but nothing worked. I saw all of my friends having boyfriends- but those relationships were all temporary only leading to breakups, rejection and more heartache. Some were going to parties and drinking… which just lead to bigger problems and I had no desire to go down that road. Then I began to notice people in my life who were living for God and I realized that they were filled with peace and joy- HAPPINESS that no one else had. And there were no negative side effects!
I made the decision to stop running away from who God wanted me to be. I gave my whole heart to him and God did the same thing to me what I saw in the others. You know, life is hard sometimes… But Jesus has never let me down. Through every single trial and hardship he has comforted me and given me peace and a joy.
The problem was no matter how much I tried to fit in, I KNEW I was not accepted by God. And being accepted by those around me only lasted so long. I reached a point in my life where I felt rejected by everyone around me. I wasn’t good enough. I was searching for something to fill the emptiness in my life but nothing worked. I saw all of my friends having boyfriends- but those relationships were all temporary only leading to breakups, rejection and more heartache. Some were going to parties and drinking… which just lead to bigger problems and I had no desire to go down that road. Then I began to notice people in my life who were living for God and I realized that they were filled with peace and joy- HAPPINESS that no one else had. And there were no negative side effects!
I made the decision to stop running away from who God wanted me to be. I gave my whole heart to him and God did the same thing to me what I saw in the others. You know, life is hard sometimes… But Jesus has never let me down. Through every single trial and hardship he has comforted me and given me peace and a joy.
My name is James I was born and raised in San Gabriel Valley California. I used to run around the streets with gang members robbing people, breaking into houses, getting paid to go intimidate and retaliate on people. My dad wasn't really around too much I only got to live with him and really knew him from the ages of 10 to 14 years old. Then my father had a stroke. As a kid I use to cry and ask God why I had to be born with a life like this. Deep down inside I hated every minute of my life and everything in it. I thought, this is it, this is how life is. I’m going to wind up in prison, be addicted to drugs and be an alcoholic just like the rest of my family. At 17 I went to a Christian church with an uncle. During those few months I gave my life to Christ, got baptized and had a hunger for God. Eventually there was an argument with my mom and uncle and I was unable to go with my uncle any longer. After that until I was 25 years old I got addicted to meth, became an alcoholic, sold drugs, saw more than a couple of birthdays in jail and then in prison also. I got married and divorced, had a son and tried to quit the gang life. I tried to stop selling and doing drugs, tried to stop drinking, tried to stay out of jail and tried to get a job to provide for my family. I tried and tried and tried. All the while, there was a screaming desire in my heart to go back to the things of God. Even parking in the parking lot of the Door Christian Fellowship in West Covina California on Sundays in my van listening to music, drinking beer and smoking weed. While coming down off of meth I would watch from in my van while service was going on, wanting to go in but never walking in, eventually I lost it all and had to move to Nevada with my sister. A month later she threatened to kick me out because I came here and did the same things I was doing in California. Tired of running and up for 3 days, slightly drunk I went out looking for a baptist church from a flier I found on my sisters refrigerator. By mistake I walked into the Potter House Christian Fellowship Church, not knowing it was all of Gods plan and I gave my life at the altar and got completely set free of all my addictions. It has been the best decision I could have ever made. God has done a powerful miracle in my life and one day I want to be a Pastor.