When did your life begin? I was born 48 years ago, but it wasn’t until I hit my 20’s that I woke up to true Life. A brave college kid I barely knew had the courage to look beneath my surface, see the emptiness I carried, and offer me something that seemed too good to be true – a Love that would rescue me, that would fill me, and that would never leave. It’s exactly what I’d always longed for – what I’d looked for in every fairytale, in countless reltionships, at the bottom of too many bottles, and in all the religious rules that I failed so miserably to keep. I wanted that kind of Love. So I hit my knees in that kid’s little college dorm room and gave my life to Jesus. I didn’t have some overwhelming feeling in that moment, but something shifted in the days that followed. I began to see how upside-down the world was compared to this new Way I was being shown. I saw so clearly how it didn’t matter what I looked like, who I was dating, how much money I had, how prestigious my job was, or how popular my friends were. Everything turned inside out, and I fell in love with this Person Who taught me that my heart is His treasure, and He’s been pursuing it since I took my first breath. Those early days of loving Jesus were the sweetest. You may know the feeling. As time passes, it’s easy to get bogged down again with distractions and busyness and the business-as-usual of our lives. Sometimes, it’s good to remember how we began. Go back to the simplicity of being loved just because God made you in His image. Shed the things of this world that you’ve started to carry again. Consider what expectations you've piled on -- what rules you've made for yourself to keep. Ask Jesus to help you return to your first, unconditional Love. And if you’ve never had that moment of new Life, today could be your day! Message me and I will pray with you. I love it when someone discovers this journey and it changes them forever.