Hopelessness

Everyone has had the feeling of hopelessness at some point in their life. Each situation is different, but the way to get past the turmoil and hurt is the same. For me, the hopelessness was hidden from everyone.I felt that if I ignored the problems and the hurts in my life they would go away. What ended up happening is I pushed the ones trying to help me away. Finally realizing this I turned to a friend (Paul Pettefer) who made me realize that I am focusing on the wrong person. I needed to put my trust and hope in Jesus Christ in order to have true peace in my life. Paul gave me a Bible verse that really made sense to me. "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus," Romans 8:1 (NIV). This verse finally convicted me that I have never truly given my whole life to Christ. I have attended Trinity Baptist Church in Lake Charles for about 12 years and have always felt that I was a Christian. On July 5th, 2011, I prayed and asked Jesus to come into my life as my personal Lord and Savior. I feel that I am continuing to grow and feel like God wants me to help people overcome the hopelessness. "God cannot give us happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing." C. S. Lewis