A Journey from Discontent to Salvation: Discovering the Realness of God

• By candidasullivan
• February 20, 2025
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If you dislike everything related to God, the Bible, and church, I get it. I really do. I probably understand more than you realize.

I am a preacher’s daughter. Therefore, my life revolved around church and having church folk at our house—all the time when I was a little girl. Our only TV was in the living room, and lots of times, I couldn’t watch my favorite show because the adults were visiting. There was also an added pressure to be good and to do good.

I remember one night when my parents made me go to a revival. I was so mad. I hated going to church. I didn’t want anything to do with those people, and I certainly didn’t want to spend hours there.

I went into the church with my heart and mind filled with hate and disgust. But something changed with that service. God’s message resonated with me and touched the deepest places of my heart. God’s word, combined with His spirit, broke me. It changed me and opened my heart and mind to the truth. I could no longer deny God because I had experienced Him for myself.

In that moment, as God spoke to my heart, it wasn’t about anyone else. No one else mattered. It was a moment between God and me. God offered me eternal salvation. He offered me a hope that I had never experienced before.

As His words mixed with His spirit, the power of it all caused me to tremble. At that moment, I knew two things for sure: God is real, and I wanted everything He offered me more than anything else I had ever desired.

When God saved me, it changed me. The people I thought I hated gathered around me and prayed for me. And God allowed me to see and experience the church for the first time. We can’t see or understand the church until we get saved.

Getting saved was the absolute best thing that has ever happened to me. I have never regretted it. Not one time. But I am so grateful for my salvation. I am so grateful every day for my relationship with God. I am so thankful I didn’t let the enemy steal God from me.

Sweet friend, experiencing God is a personal decision. God understands your fears and hesitations. He will talk to you and work with you. Don’t turn Him away. Give Him a chance, and let Him change you in beautiful ways.

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