Born in a Catholic family, I came to Christ only at the age of 26.
I grew up carrying deep pain and shame from past experiences I couldn’t share with anyone. As I entered my teenage years, I looked for security in all the wrong places. The relationship with my mother was so strained.
I chased happiness through unhealthy relationships, poor life choices, and habits that left me feeling empty. The weight of guilt and regret felt unbearable, and I struggled with my self-worth.
I tried everything—self-help books, Yoga, positive thinking, self-esteem, astrology, numerology, angel therapy, “the secret” power of attraction—but nothing gave me true peace. By my mid-20s, I was lost, exhausted, and at a breaking point.
The Moment Everything Changed
While volunteering at Connecting NGO, a suicide prevention helpline in Pune, I met someone who spoke about God in a way I had never heard before. He talked about Him as if he actually knew Him. That conversation stirred something in me. Could God really love someone like me?
Later, a colleague at work showed me what real faith looks like—not just in words but through kindness, patience, and forgiveness. His quiet example made me curious about Jesus. I picked up a Bible and started reading. And that’s when everything clicked.
A New Life in Christ
For the first time, I understood that I wasn’t alone. God had been pursuing me all along, and He was ready to take my shame and restore my heart. I surrendered my life to Jesus, was baptized in 2015 and everything changed.
The burdens I had carried for years no longer defined me. Through God’s grace, I walked away from destructive habits and stepped into a life filled with purpose and joy.
Since then, He has blessed me beyond what I could have imagined. I now am debt-free, have a beautiful family, a thriving business, and—most importantly—a personal relationship with God that sustains me every single day.
If you see any good in me, know that it’s Him, not me. My mission now is to raise my children to be women of God, to walk in faith, and to share His love with others. Because He loved me first, 1 John 4.
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” – John 1:5
Wow just wow!thank you for reminding me the fact that i serve a mighty Lord!been days since i prayed and i am going to do it now!!!
I honestly cannot get through without talking to the Lord, studying the Bible. There’s just so much truth in it and it’s God’s word breathing through it. Encourage you pray and worship daily 🙂
Omg such an inspiring story. I explored almost all religions, even explored new age stuffs but i was always attracted toward jesus and Christianity.
Read your testimony, its mind blowing and the way you have honestly , frankly mentioned the things are worth an eye opener!
Then I went on reading the next , on Mother’s bond… again awesome eye opening for me too!
I bought the book too, ‘ 5 love language ‘
Love you for this
Thank you for reading 🙂 Please let me know how you like the book too!
It’s so beautiful to see how our Lord works miracle for the people who love him . May your family worship the Living God . Amen ❤️ Beautiful to read your testimony . God bless you abundantly ?
Let all glory be to God! ❤️
I am at the crossroads now. Been a believer for 20 yrs, but haven’t progressed in my faith and hence questioning everything now. I’ve been a smoker for 20 yrs too and the habit has gotten more and more difficult to kick now. I’m still unsure ?
This reminded me of the Old Testament story when Moses brought the people out of Egypt. They saw fantastic miracles performed and yet, as soon as they got out they start sinning again. It’s very very easily to fall back on temptation. So the only way to “fight” that is to “wear the armour of God” – how? By spending time with Him. The more I learn about God, the stories, the word of the Bible speak to me. God speaks to me and my life became more about Him than anything else. So “keeping my eyes on the prize” – All this I know from studying the Bible. I am not perfect, none of us can ever be. This may sound like me rambling but I just wanted to encourage you to spend time with God. How can we love someone we do not know?
I’m not sure how to respond to this. A point of view that I did not see coming. Yes, I want to give complete control to Jesus. But I don’t trust myself to control my flesh. It’s happened before and I’m afraid it’ll happen again. But I’m willing to try again. What if it doesn’t work? Again.
It’s guaranteed to tempt you again. So the only way is to fight that temptation with the Holy Spirit. I was studying Isaiah 63 today, and a verse 10 got me curious. What does “grieving the Holy Spirit” mean? It led me to Ephesians 4:28-32 some of it says “…do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live …” that HIT me. I use found language from time to time, and that grieves the Holy Spirit. If you look up these verses, you’ll now what I am saying. Basically, trust he focus AWAY from yourself, this is not about you or me. Focus on God and what He is trying to teach us. The world will tell you “listen to your heart” Bible says Heart can be deceiving! the world will tell you to dig deep in your past, Bible says if you look back you’ll turn to stone! The teachings of the Bible are the exact opposite to what the world is bombarded. So, I urge you to take your cross (which is falling back into sin) and follow Jesus, daily. Jesus says healthy people don’t need hospital. Its weak spirits like you and me that need Jesus. That’s when you need Him the most! “My power is made strong in your weakness” — Im a literature student so these verses are like poetry to me, so beautiful, timeless with deep meanings. I encourage you to study them to know more, to not be blind to the truth 🙂 In Jesus name, Amen
Hi Liz,
I wish to know him more and yet i don’t put that effort. I lack the urge or the curosity , how did u religiously take time to work on that.
After I bought my bible I made sure to make time to read it and study it. The verses I read, I would look up youtube videos on it to learn more about them because verses in the bible are often taken out of context, it was very important to me to dig deep to learn the origins and other connections related to the verses (as I like my research to be thorough in all matters) My thirst and hunger to learn more became insatiable as I read more of the Bible. It was God who lead me to do all this, gave me the wisdom. I always pray before opening my bible. I guess this devserves a whole blog post! Let me pen down the steps for inspo then – thank you for asking me – but I will eave you with this – James 1:5
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.