https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awCrJ3i0n-A?si=yE7HSwaUT1Fk1Pk5
As I was reading the Bible, I just knew that Jesus is God. He's not a prophet. I was reading about the miracles he was doing, and I was like, I've never seen miracles in Islam. I'm reading about the way he heals people, and I'm like, no, this can't just be another prophet, cuz even Muhammad wasn't doing what he's doing. I start feeling conviction.
Why do I not like the things I used to love? It's just strictly the Bible. The Bible's literally convicting me, but it's bringing healing to me. God's literally, within 3 months, completely renewing my mind from how I view homosexuality, how I view sex before marriage, secular music, drinking. August 15th, 2 days after my birthday, I was like, oh, I want to get baptized.
I remember in front of my whole church, I said, "My name is Nadine, and I declare Jesus is the Lord and savior of my life!
I was like, I have to tell my family. I told my dad, and over 2 years, my dad had me blocked completely off everything. He attempted suicide for his third time because he found out I was a Christian. He said, "You have brought shame to our family." They found a whole suicide note about how, you know, he attempted because my daughter's a Christian. I failed. I failed in life.
During this time, I'm praying for my family. The Lord starts to show me, "Do you need to forgive your family? You need to forgive your dad for the ways he's abused you." And I'm like, "No. Why? Don't you see what he's done?" I cried, and I was just like, "Okay. Jesus, if you forgave me, I need to forgive." Cuz if he could forgive me, who am I not to forgive my dad? So, I started forgiving him.
I said, "I'm going to say it. I forgive my father for all the abuse he's put me through. I forgive him. I forgive him. I forgive him." And as as I started to say that, something would just break. Something was breaking off me. The rejection and the pain was breaking off me. My dad, after 2 years, sends me a text message, maybe like five paragraphs of him apologizing to me for everything he had done to me since I was a little girl.
I called him. I was like, "I love you." I don't see my dad as the person who abused me. I see him now as someone that God wants to reach. I have completely forgiven my father. I love him. I see him with the eyes of the Lord. And that's only only by God. It's only cuz I understand how much I've been forgiven. When you come to Jesus, it's not just a better life. It's a new life.
It's a brand new life. Jesus is my savior. He's not just the savior. He's my savior. He saved me. He saved me from addiction. He saved me from homosexuality. He saved me from the lust of the world. He saved me and he wants to save you. He is the savior. There's no other savior. He is the only savior. You are never ever too far gone for God's love, mercy, and grace. He is ready to welcome you with open arms!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9vK4aTs7BQ?si=lPalJHu8n_DersSe
