I was born in your average "Christian" home where it wasn't Christian what so ever! My parents were awesome and loved me but had a lot of issues on there own. I guess my testimony starts as a baby when I was diagnosed with biral meningitis which could cause you to be deaf, mute, or even paralyzed. But thank God for my doctor, I didn't end up with any of those symptoms. Then five years later I was in a horrible car accident and was ejected out of the window head first.  The car behind us thought I was dead but I was not and came out with a few scratches and a broken nose. I believe it was by the grace of God I didn't die that day and He had sent his angels to protect me. My testimony kind of takes part in my dads personal testimony...My father was a body builder on the verge of being in the W.S.M.C. (WORLDS STRONGEST MAN COMP.)He was an alcoholic and had many other addictions; my mother was a compulsive gambler. My life started plummeting at age 7 when my parents filed for divorce...That threw me in a position where I was unsure of what to do, and who to stay with. My parents gained split custody of me( let me remind you I had not truly given my all to God yet).Life went on and as I grew up I gained low self esteem and did anything to bring attention to myself, this included bulimia. But God had his hand on me once again in that situation and let a teacher find out about what I was doing which made me stop. I was teased at school by everyone and never truly had a circle of friends to go to. So then my grades started to fall and I gave up on trying. Although I was young I was around many things most kids do not see, I looked for love and acceptance from the world and not God. I tried to fill this hole in my heart with materialistic things, boys, friends, beauty and much more things that truly would never satisfy. More time passed when in about 6th grade I lived half time with my grandmother a very Godly woman. She showed me what God did in her life and she didn't even have to say it! I saw this love in her, and knew God was real, I wanted that love… So finally I gave up on looking for people to be loved by and things to fill the hole in my heart, and noticed that though my parents loved me there people like anyone and make mistakes. I realized in order to except who I am and be satisfied I needed to come to the cross and give all my problems to God. I wasn't sure how to get close to God but I knew you could pray to Him and he would hear you. I remember seeing my dad and the mess he was in, and I wanted him to know about this love I had discovered. So I began to pray every night beside my bed after my dad would tuck me in, and I would get on my knees and close my eyes as tightly as possible and pray that my dad would get feel this love. After a while on Halloween night of my sixth grade year my father signed himself into rehab out of the blue and gave his all to God. I was shocked and never knew God would truly answer prayers and this miracle made me KNOW that God was there. Finally through his salvation I had someone to teach me, take me to church, and help me grow in more of a relationship with Christ! My testimony had stayed at about this until a year ago. This was when my grandmother the one I lived with and showed me the path to God was diagnosed with cancer. Not just any cancer Leukemia, this made it hard for me to see Gods plan. I moved back in with her like I was in 6^th grade again, as her sickness progressed. Not only was she sick but my mom was still struggling with addictions which made us constantly not see eye to eye on things. These things truly tested me I was overly stressed and burdened. I even began to start visiting anorexic and bulimic web sites again and contemplated on bulimia once again. But then I saw my grandma and thought of what she would say. So I stayed strong. Eventually 6 months ago my grandma passed away to be with the Lord where she can now be with the love of her life Jesus Christ. When this happened it made me need to trust God in every circumstance and helped me grow even more. Now I look back at 5 years ago when I became a Christian and see how God made every situation in my life work out. And make me who I am today! I still pray for my mom and know God will soften her heart. I hope my testimony blessed you or maybe changed the way you look at God. Remember if you are going through trials there is a reason and a plan!