My name is Esther and I am a believer in recovery who struggles with negativity, sadness, pain, fear, doubt and lack of faith.
I would like my testimony to reach other people who
are going through the same things as I am and tell them they are not
alone. Before my relationship with God was different, I knew him but
he was not in my heart.
My lowest point was when I did drugs, prostitution, stealing,
and abandoned my children. Because of these decisions I ended up in prison,
I have been incarcerated for 12
years and it was in here where I was introduced to the Celebrate Recovery Program. I
have learned a lot about myself through this program but most of all I have learned
that God sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to die for me on the cross so my sins
would be forgiven. Today my life is different and day by day I rise
to the challenge of changing my attitude. Today I have a
relationship with God my Father.
The Celebrate Recovery Steps I like the most are Steps
3 and 9. Step 3 says: We need to make a decision to turn our life and our will
over to the care of God. And Step 9 says: We need to make amends with people from
our past whenever possible, except when doing so would injure them or
others.
The changes I can see are the love and mercy I have
toward other people. I have worked day by day with the hurts, hang
ups and bad habits I struggled with. I do not live with guilt, fear,
or lack of forgiveness and I have learned this through the Celebrate Recovery
Program. Even though I have participated in the program for many
years, each time I attend the
program God shows me something new I need to work
with. I have changed thanks to God's mercy and love.
I thank God because today I have the opportunity to be
a mentor to my fellow inmates. I am so
thankful to God for bringing the program into the prison.
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