An overhead shot of a whiteboard desk. On the whiteboard, somebody has written: Is there a difference between your plan and God's plan for your life?

I was not sat­is­fied in my life and was search­ing for mean­ing and real­i­ty of our exis­tence in this world. I used to think, Why I am here and where will I go from here?

I used to think, Why I am here and where will I go from here?

I was not sat­is­fied in my life and was search­ing for mean­ing and real­i­ty of our exis­tence in this world. I used to think, Why I am here and where will I go from here?

One day a gen­tle­man vis­it­ed our home. He shared the sto­ry of God, the cre­ation of the world and mankind. He told how man had sweet fel­low­ship with God but then fell into sin, and ever since then Satan has been try­ing to deceive and enslave mankind.

He also shared that man is search­ing in vain for mean­ing in life by doing good or bad deeds. But man can­not be saved by his efforts. This sound­ed as if God had sent him to me to con­vey that God loves me. We became friends and I shared that I was search­ing for mean­ing in life by prac­tic­ing witch­craft. He helped me to under­stand the dan­gers of play­ing into the hands of evil spir­its. I asked him to pray for the sal­va­tion of my soul. He led me to con­fess all my past evil deeds and asked me to receive God’s sal­va­tion through Jesus Christ. I did, and I felt a strange peace in my heart.

Now I am learn­ing more about this new life in Christ. I am also shar­ing my expe­ri­ence with oth­ers. Real­ly, God loves sin­ners and he is ready to for­give them. He can change the life of any person.

— Adi­narayan


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