HIS JOURNEY

I gave my life to God when I was 17 years old. At the time, I didn’t fully realize how significant that decision was or how deeply it would go on to transform my life. To be honest, my thought process back then was something like this: “I’ll give my life to God so He can take away all this anxiety and depression. Then I’ll just go back to living however I want.” Looking back, I see how selfish and naive that mindset was.

 

Yet even in my selfishness and ignorance, God still did exactly what I asked Him to do. As I began walking with the Lord each day, I started to see the depression and anxiety fade away. Years of suicidal thoughts, years of bondage, and cycles that once held me captive began to lose their grip. They became just distant memories. The remnants of that young man no longer existed.

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“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

2 Corinthians 5:17

 

Now it was time to make a decision.

The depression was gone. The anxiety was gone. The destructive cycles were broken. So now what?
Do I go back to the life I was living? Or do I continue to live for God? At first, I thought I could just return to the world, to the old habits and comforts I used to know. But something had changed. The truth is, I was falling in love with Jesus. The pleasures of the world no longer held the same appeal. The things that once enticed me now began to disgust me.

I came to a life-changing conclusion: this man called Jesus is real. Everything they said about Him is true.
He is a healer.
He is a chain breaker.
He does restore and renew minds.
And yes, He loves me.

 

"It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young."
Lamentations 3:27

 

I want to speak directly to any young man who might be reading this. Whether you’re walking with God or still undecided, I want you to know something. There’s a seat for you at His table. His love is greater than any insecurity, any low self-esteem, any depression or anxiety.
He’s not waiting for you to be perfect. He wants to meet you exactly where you are, right now.

 

The ball is in your court. The decision is yours to make. I won’t lie to you. It’s not always sunshine and rainbows. There will be tears. There will be trials. There will be a process. But it’s worth it. Every single moment of it. Giving my life to God at a young age was the best decision I’ve ever made. God loves you. And He’s waiting for you. God bless you.

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- L.A.P 6/20/25