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Lauren (USA)

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Meet Lauren. Lauren describes how she was a very proudful person who pushed God away, even though she wanted people to think she was a good Christian. Lauren shares the rocky start to her marriage – including an affair. By sharing her sin with her husband, God drew Lauren into a personal relationship with Him. Now she understands and embraces her need for Jesus as her personal Savior and her need for a relationship with God.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Affair, God - forgiven by God, Guilt, Hopelessness, Marriage - keeping secrets, Marriage – crisis, My Christian life - I thought I was a Christian, Pregnancy - outside marriage, Pride, Sexual life - outside marriage, Sin - forgiveness

February 28, 2019 0

Nancy (USA)

Meet Nancy

Nancy shares how she went to church regularly to socialize and thought being a good person would get her to heaven. Over time, God showed Nancy the real gospel message. Nancy shares how she has struggled with pride, and how her relationship with Jesus helps her be a better mother.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Adopt children, Divorce, Doing good deeds, Heaven - being a good person, My Christian life - I thought I was a Christian, Parenting, Parenting - pressures, Pride, Religious life - going through the motions, Salvation - adopted by God, The Gospel – confusion

February 19, 2019 0

Dean (USA)

Meet Dean

Dean talks about how he prayed a prayer for his salvation as a young guy but he didn’t really repent and trust in Christ at that point. Dean shares how God worked on his heart, convicting him of the fact that it wasn’t real salvation. He resisted for quite a long time because of pride until he finally shared with his wife that his salvation wasn’t real. He describes receiving Christ and how his walk with God was going well. However, Dean’s marriage went through a difficult period and he had an affair. He went through disciplinary proceedings with his Church and shares how God continued to relentlessly pursue him with His love and called him to repent. Through the work of God’s spirit, Dean repented and reunited with his wife. Dean talks about how God is patient and continues to work on Dean’s pride.