"You had me at 'Hello' "

Lord, I remember when my life was a mess. I was ill, burnt out, and unable to function normally. I went to doctors, therapists and counsellors and spent many hundreds of pounds on alternative remedies. I bought myself gifts to brighten my moods and lighten my days, but these only provided a momentary 'buzz' and it was back down into blackness.

Lord, there were times when I nearly gave up. I couldn't see the point in continuing my life that way. As far as I knew I had tried everything and that was it. What else was there?

I remember sitting down in my comfortable chair, watching television in the company of my two lovely cats. I should have been happy..... but everything seemed so bleak.

I didn't know you then, Lord, but as I sat there in my dungeon of despair, I seemed to hear a very small voice inside whispering, "Hello, it's me you need."

I began to feel hope rising inside. Somehow I knew it was you, Lord, and I instantly knew what to do. Stretching my hand toward Heaven I surrendered to you all the worry, anxiety, hurt, and illness that was making normal living impossible

I knew you in that moment, Lord, because I gave my life to you also. Since then you have never stopped loving and giving.  Abundantly more than I could possibly imagine, just as you promised me in your Word.

Ephesians 3:20.

Oh! Thank you, thank you Lord, for my new life.