God Had A Plan For Me

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My mother had three sonograms before I was born and none of them indicated any problems.

But I was born without arms and legs.

That obviously made life extremely challenging. I had tremendous parents but I was bullied throughout the early years of school.

I became depressed and even had suicidal thoughts. My life changed when I was 15. I read how Jesus said the blind man was born that way so the works of God would be revealed through him. If God had a plan for that man, I certainly believed He had one for me. I totally surrendered my life to Christ. I realized God wasn't the one that gave me this pain. What was intended for bad, God could turn into good.

But I wondered how.....

The Gift House

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It was only when my daughter asked through the visitation glass how much it would cost out of her piggy bank to keep me out of jail, that I truly recognized: I needed God. I could no longer do this my way.

My options were exhausted so I began looking towards Jesus that day. I had been in active addiction for 20 years and spent a year in jail. I never could see the end of that road, until that day. It wasn’t always easy, but I had a different kind of strength once I laid down my burdens, trauma and fears.

God was truly with me. I finally recognized it, and accepted Him into my heart and my life. Once I was released from jail, I was court ordered to participate in a drug court where I learned about recovery.

I began volunteering at a Christ-centered sober-living program for women called The Gift House....

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