I grew up going to church every Sunday. "Jesus loves me, this I know" and I did know. But when I became a teen, some devastating things began to happen to my family over which I had no control. Other people were making decisions that affected my life and it did not seem to matter how I felt about it.

   Over time I became disillusioned and it became a passionate goal for me to be in complete control of my own life. As a young adult I made some really stupid choices making an even bigger mess of things. I was miserable and I felt hopeless. I realized that I did not want to live that way anymore.

     I had to make a decision, who was I and what did I really want? Through many tears I asked God to show me the way. I had to put Him in the driver's seat. When I reflect over the years I can see His work. And now I can recognize His work even in the little things.

   Now I have no doubt that Jesus loves me. I am far from perfect, but my life is in His hands. I am a work in progress. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight. Proverbs 3:5, 6.  I learned this verse as a child in Sunday school and it never fails me. I have learned in life that people, no matter what relation they have to us, will eventually let us down in one way or another.

     We are all human, we mess up. It's called sin. We forgive others because God forgives us. So who am I? I can now say with all confidence that I am a child of the living God who sent His son to live among us and teach us how to live. Jesus died on the cross so that our sin could not separate us from God. If we choose to trust Him and to follow Him, He will never let us down.