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| Ashley's Testimony |
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My mother left my real father when i was just a few months old, or maybe less. He was an alcoholic, and my mom being raised in that environment didn't want us to go through what she had. She married my step dad when I was 18 months old. I was raised in a christian environment, and was very involved in my church. I had an amazing and exceptionally happy childhood. However, I was to young to know what was going on behind the scenes, and my mother ended up leaving him after 10 years.. I was in 6th grade. We moved to GA for about 6 months, and then back to TN. She married my father now, and that started our moving streak. He was/is a pilot for private aviation and that requires a lot of moving. Our first move was NH. I was pretty innocent.. still had my christian morals and values, and I was very strong in them. This move broke my slightly.. I had left everything I had ever known. It started off ok the first year, but by the second I had already begun to fall into the wrong crowd. Thats who accepted the new girl with open arms. I smoked pot for the first time in 7th grade. Due to severe marriage problems already between my mother and my new dad my mom was emotionally and everything else unavailable. My brother and I started sneaking out a lot and just running wild I guess. That went on for about 1 year, and then we moved again.. this time to CA. This was very difficult for me. It was something completely different, and very hard for me to adjust. My school was bigger than some college campuses, and with each move I seemed to become more shy and inward. I became a little depressed, but still managed to do ok. We were only there for about 2 years before we moved to CT. This is where I really lost it. My parents were both gone for weeks at a time due to their jobs, and at this point I needed love, stability, and acceptance so bad I would have probably accepted it from anyone, and I did. I became mixed up with some pretty bad people. Since my parents were never home my house became the party house. Drugs, alcohol, and partying became a regular part of my life. I quit going to school, and dated some really bad guys that treated me really badly. I was naive then and especially with men. At this point I had already had trust issues with men, and just the fact that my whole life they had always left me, my family, or just hurt me in some way. The guys I dated abused me mentally and emotionally. I had a twisted view on relationships and sex. I felt that I had to do that in order for them to love me. I didn't sleep with lots of guys, but I used sex as a way of "feeling" love that I so desperately needed. Only it didn't give me what I needed at all. It actually made things worse. I usually had to be under the influence of something anyway because without it it felt to personal and I couldn't let myself be that vulnerable. I was the epitome of LOST. I felt like I was drowning in a world of parties, sex, deceit, SIN in every form. I felt like I had to do something just to escape the world I had created. By the time I graduated in high school in 2004 I ended up going to a rehab. I wasn't on anything that I was addicted to, but my parents had found out that I was doing drugs and sent me there. It was a good thing because it really made me realize a lot of things. When I got out I saved up some money and moved back to TN. When I got there I stayed for 9 months and realized that it wasn't the same as when I was younger so I left. I met my parents in GA, and lived with them for a little while. Things had gone well in TN.. I was dating a good guy and didn't party at all. When I got to GA that lasted for a little while. I never touched another drug again to this day, but began to battle again with alcohol. I continued to live in sin by moving in with my boyfriend. We got engaged, and I drank very seldom. I still wasn't truly happy though and always felt a sadness.. something was missing, something just wasn't right. I remembered my childhood, and how happy I was.. the only significant thing that stuck out in my mind was that I was a strong devout christian. My family had started going to a new church a few weeks prior and so I decided to join them. I fell in love with it immediately. Something about when this pastor spoke.. it was as if he was speaking to me directly. I had been to many churches in my life, but very few really got to me. I started going on a regular basis, but I couldn't get my fiance to come with me. It really started to bother me, because although I had been lost for a while I always planned on coming back, and especially when I had kids. More problems started to arise in our relationship, or maybe they just became more evident since I was getting back into church. We ended up splitting up and calling off the wedding, and so many great things have happened since. It had been a somewhat slow process, but maybe much faster than some. It started when I saw an add in my church bulletin for a mission trip to Bolivia. Well I am a traveling fanatic, and this one emphasized on orphans, which is right up my alley.. so I went. It was an amazing trip, and God really started to work in my life. I decided to rededicate myself to God there. However, I was still having a hard time. I wanted to have that close relationship with God so bad, but I just couldn't feel anything. I had given up partying, and actually hadn't drank a drop in about 6 months. I just couldn't fully let myself go. I like to say I was sitting on the fence between my old life, friends, and way, and my new life that I wanted. I decided to go to the altar one day and get baptized. Something really began to happen to me in the few weeks after. I finally let go. I have been obsessed with knowing more, reading more, and the more i learn, the more I feel. My relationship is so close now. I try to do everything I can to live for God everyday!! It is difficult, but I read the word, or some kind of christian book everyday, and it is the only way I get through. I get stronger as each day goes by, but I will tell you one thing I am definitely on fire for God, and I have an unbelievable thirst to know more. My story is very difficult for me to tell. I think by nature we try to always make ourselves look good out of pride, but this is the naked truth.. which I wanted to share. Some may have certain judgments because of my past, and you know what that's ok. But maybe there is someone out there that needed to hear what I had to say so they know that they are not alone, and that God loves everyone of us no matter what our past is. We all sin.. every single one of us. God forgives us all, and through him our record is wiped clean. I am a new person today, and I love myself and who I am, and I hope that by sharing this maybe I have helped someone else.
God bless
Ashley
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Ashley's Testimony Info
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Which categories of people did you belonged to before you were saved?
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The Partier, The Abandonded, The Religious, Other
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| Who have been your best examples? |
My mother has definitely been an amazing example in my life. She is the strongest woman I know, and
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| List books, music or ministries that have helped your walk: |
right now I'm reading purpose driven life which I highly suggest to all, also evolution the lie, and I'm sure there are more..
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| List ministries you are involved with: |
I was involved in mission work, and plan on one more this upcoming year.. possibly 2
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helping hands foreign missions
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| Prayer requests: |
patience, and I really would like to find some close christian friends
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| Occupation/Business/School: |
Massage therapist? private flight attendant
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