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Martha’s Testimony

At the finest hour of my life my only wish was to die.

My name is Martha Larsson. I was born I Columbia and lived there until I was twenty years old. I was raised within a doctrine to follow God with fear. We were given an image of God that was hard, raw and at many times frightening. There was no space for mercy.

At the time when my life should be blossoming I only wanted to put it to sleep. 1991 I became a single mother to my three small children. The circumstances where very difficult and I could see no future for either myself or my children. I felt I had failed in life even though I did not lack any material things. I had everything any person could want; children, education, a house and a car. But the emptiness was fretting on the inside and putting out my spark of life.

Finally, the day came when everything turned dark. I had nothing more to give to my children. Then I decided to end my life and commit suicide.

But God had different plans for my life. That very day I talked to a woman who shared the truth about Jesus in a simple and understandable way. Before that day I had never understood Jesus to be the son of a simple carpenter from Galilee and also the son of God. Jesus died on the cross and rose from the grave for you and me.

After talking for hours, and I was just about to leave, she told me:
“Martha! You might think that every person on this earth has turned their back on you, but you should know that there is yet one person who loves you and who has given his life for you. His name is Jesus.

She then shared from John Gospel 14:6 in the Bible, where Jesus says, “"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

After our conversation I drove home and went down on my knees. With a scream from deep within I asked the question, “God, are you real? If you exist, I need to see you with my own eyes. I don’t have the strength to live anymore.” Suddenly there He was, right there in my kitchen!

God showed himself to me in my kitchen. I never thought God would have any time for me or that he cared about me, my problems or my children.

Today, 16 years since I surrendered my life to the Lord, I live a happy life together with my wonderful husband and my lovely children.

A final word to you after reading these lines - today I not only believe, I know that Jesus is alive and that God has a plan for you and that he wants to give you a new life! Follow me in this wonderful adventure and discover all that He has prepared for you.