Tami
Amherst Jct, WI

I love Christian Family Radio!  Nothing speaks to my soul quite like Christian music.  Thank you to everyone who makes that possible.  Also, I would like to share my testimony to those who may be in need of encouragement . . . .

My past was full of horrible memories, and I started drinking and experimenting with drugs to numb my pain. I put on a mask and I isolated myself from everyone close to me.  I had lost all hope. I considered ending it all.  I had nowhere else to turn.  I broke down and cried out to God for help.  I told Him that if He wanted me alive, He would have to help me because I had given up.   Just like in the song “Jesus Take the Wheel,” I threw my hands up in the air and told Him to steer.   The second I had prayed that, I felt the weight lifted off my shoulders.  For the first time in months I fell into a deep sleep.  When I woke up the next morning, nothing magical had happened.  I still had the same issues, but I knew I wasn’t facing them alone.  I had something I hadn’t had in a long time… hope.  It wasn’t easy.  Everyday I had to pray for the strength to keep on going.  I quit drinking and hanging out with my party “friends.”   Eventually, my family became my support group and they held me accountable for my decisions.  When I was ready, I began seeing a Christian counselor.  She helped me piece myself back together.  I also started going to church regularly again, and I decided to get baptized. It was a major stepping stone because it was an opportunity for me to forgive myself, rededicate my life to Christ, and to leave my past behind. 

God taught me to trust Him and rely on Him for everything that I need.  In my weakness He made me strong.  God can make beauty from ashes.  He can use bad for good. You say I don't know your problem, but I say you don't know my God! There is nothing too big for Him to handle. I also learned that it’s never too late to change.  We’ve all messed up. But no matter how far we have fallen or how bad we’ve screwed up, He’ll still take us back… just as we are.  It is never too late to turn back to God.