All that matters is loving Jesus and loving others

~My Testimony~ Hi my name is Amber and I'm 30. I love Jesus Christ and He comes first in my life. The only Christian influence I had in my life growing up was my Grandma, she was an amazing Christian woman. However my parents didn't live for Christ and were divorced by the time I was three years old. I grew up with my mom during the week and my dad on weekends. My mom was an alcoholic and drug addict and she was very violent with me and my older sister Rachel. She was so terrible to us we had to move in with our dad when I was 12. Things still weren't the greatest but my dad had gotten clean and remarried. I got into drugs and alcohol really bad and moved out of my dads house. I moved out on my own at 16 years old and at times was homeless. My sister was the only thing I really held on to but even that relationship was ruined by drugs and alcohol on both our parts. During this time in my life I managed to find a boyfriend who was an alcoholic and drug addict who was extremely abusive with me and caused me to have three miscarriages. I was with him for almost 5 years before I finally came to my senses. After not seeing hmy sister for two years, in 2001 she called me up out of nowhere and invited me to church with her. She said she had been going to this church called Harmony Church and had gotten off drugs and alcohol and started living for God. I thought this was some kind of joke. Infact I didn't believe her so much that I went to church just because I thought, "she won't even be able to stay clean for a whole day while I'm there." So I went and that was the turning point in my life. As I sat through the church service I started to feel Christ move in my heart. At the end of service I went down to the altar where a wonderful lady named Denise who is now one of my best friends asked me, "If you were to die right now, do you know without a doubt that you would go to heaven?" I said, "No" She then simply told me how to know without a doubt that I could go to heaven. That day she showed me how to ask God into my heart. I never knew that it was so simple, no one had ever told me. From that day on I have been living for Christ and there have been some tough times but Christ has always been right by my side and always provided for me. Since I became a Christian God has helped me to stay clean and I've been clean for almost seven years now. He has also restored my relationship with my sister, my dad, and my nephews. God has called me to work with teens and help them to know that God has a great plan for each and every one of their lives. God is amazing and I will praise him all the days of my life. If you don't know how to get to heaven or have never been given the oppotunity you won't leave my myspace without having that opportunity. you just have to admit your a sinner ask God to forgive you Believe that Christ died for your sins and ask him to come into your heart. all of these are truths found in the bible. I hope my story will encourage you to make a decision for Christ because we are not promised tomorrow and I would hate for anyone to go to hell when it was possible for me to take as many people as possible to heaven with me. Orange Stripes myspace layout