Mami
Mami was a student at STU. She graduated in 2005 and is now travelling. She wrote this 'on the road'
Experiencing the Gospel necesitates that we ask, seek and knock. This story shows how seeking brought experience of the Gospel.
Hurt, lonely, worries, lost, fear.... We could all probably use these words to describe some part of our life. But I have finally found freedom from all those negative words which made my life hard to live. How? By finding truth: "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free (John 8:32)."
Where did I find truth? I tried to find it everywhere from everyday relationships with others around to those true philosophical readings. But things I found were not enough to give a rest to my mind and heart. When I thought there wasn't any other place I could look into, I decided to give the Bible a chance. The Bible was something I had never had the opportunity to give it a chance and time.
When I started reading, slowly I understood more in what is to believe in God and in Jesus, and I was so astonished to all the truth I started to find. The truth I thought I knew wasn't really the truth. Every time I found something new, another truth, I was filled with joy.
Recently God has shown me the reasons of my existence and the purpose of living and rescued me from all those negative things the world continuously tries to offer us. I finally understand what it means to be reborn (John 3:3), and to gladly follow his way. I'm not longer lost, worried, lonely, hurt, etc...
Almost everyday I learn something new about God, and it's always so amazing the things He teaches me and try to teach everyone (if we are all up to listening to Him.) His love is greater than what we can imagine, because in the end it's all about love, which Jesus showed it to us in such a manner that He gave up his life for us. I'm filled with continuous joy that I cannot explain by finding truth, and my heart is finally filled with love and peace.
And the truth is... "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me." -Galatians 2:20