HUMANS OF SURRENDER

“Sometimes, they would force me to go a church close to my home. At school, we had exams. I prayed a little prayer and asked God to help me pass. I said, “If I pass, I will always go to church.” I passed and said, “Oh God, why has this happened to me?” I started going to church. I heard the pastor preaching about having a relationship with Jesus. He said, “Be alone and try to talk with Him. Open your heart to Him.” I went home, closed the door to my bedroom, and started pr

"I somehow managed my off-the-rails life and my responsibilities at the same time, which is quite a dangerous combination of things to do. I tried marijuana for the first time at age 13 or 14. I was drunk for the first time at age 11 and became sexually involved. I started smoking cigarettes when I was 10. I was 15 when I had my first encounter with God. I was baptized by the Holy Spirit and radically changed. I remember going back to the boarding school and people who saw me