At some point in my life, I hit rock bottom. I had a secret and devastating problem for about twelve years of my life. All the money in the world, the most advanced medicine and intelligence could not solve it. And there, in solitude and at rock-bottom, I found Christ. My circumstances did not change immediately, but I found hope. I felt valueless but Christ gave me value. I should have left with zero self-esteem but Christ taught me to hold my head high and to draw value from him. There in the pit of desperation and solitude, I was not alone.

Now, how can one tell me that God does not exist? See, it’s as though I was blind, but now I see. He redeemed me from pit. My circumstances changed dramatically because of Jesus Christ. And because of that, I owe him everything. There at rock-bottom, where money could not help me, where doctors could offer no cure, where intelligence offered no solution, Christ was able to change my circumstances. See, my deal with Christ is personal. We go way back, to the time I was nothing and had no will to live. It was there when he saved me. And because he did this for me, he has my loyalty. I owe him everything. His word is law to me. And when I go against his wishes, it pains me terribly because what he pulled me out of, no one else could. I owe him my life.

I’ve never been very sick; just every day ailments, every once in a while. I’ve done well in school and attended the better institutions in the country and perhaps the better courses. I’ve never had major financial problems. I’ve had many friends all my life. These are the things that should assure one of happiness. However, for twelve years, even with all these bases covered, I had a secret and devastating problem.

An atheist would say that my problems were no different from what almost every other person encounters and they were bound to come to an end at some point and God had nothing to do with making my life better.

In John 9, Jesus healed a man born blind but the Pharisees wanted to convince the man who had been blind ALL his life that his healing was illegitimate because they considered Christ a fraud. The man, who had been born blind and could now see for the first time ever, said this.

²⁵ He replied, “Whether he is a fraud or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

That is my response as well. “All I know is that my life sucked terribly until Christ and Almighty God became a part of it.”

People say that being a Christian is too restrictive. They say that it’s hard to be that perfect. I suggest that they have that backwards.

To live in this world without God is incredibly hard. Personally, I would ask, who can be THAT perfect? In this world, you cannot afford to be less than perfect. To succeed, your grades must be the very best. Your personality must be flawless. You must work harder than all your competition combined. If you do not look good, you have a slim chance at succeeding. You must be eloquent. You must be fun, interesting, rich and know people. If you are going to survive without God, then you’d better be prepared to slave your way to the top of all the ladders. You had better be prepared to face ALL the challenges that people face, all by your little self. And to what end? So that you can afford to own a home? So that you can afford a holiday in the Maldives every now and then? So that your children can attend a fancy school? Is it really worth it to give all your strength and all your focus and all your life for these things?

And even if you do manage to get ALL these things, is your happiness assured? There are troubles that money, medicine and intelligence cannot solve. Only God can.

Christ saves us and then invites us to live for the cause that he died for. That man may know God. That man may know that God exists, that God is holy, that God is almighty and that God is abounding in love.

Matthew 11:28-30:Come to me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

So for the last few weeks, in my last two articles, I’ve been going on about a job I applied for and an interview that went really badly. A week or so ago, they called me and let me know that I got the job. What can I say? God is good.

Psalm 103: 2- 5 Praise the Lord, my soul,  and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,  who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.