What's My Story
Pursuit of Acceptance
Leota
I remember stealing a box of crayons as a child then lied to my Mom about them, one sin led to another. The older I got the more sins kept piling up, I thought God Hated me and could not forgive me that is why I had got polio and had so much pain. So the easiest thing to do was just put God out of my mind
August 1993 my daughter and her family were living with me, she was sharing the truth with some ladies who were coming to our home. As I was listening they told her their church was the only way to get to heaven and have eternal life. This didn't sound correct to me, so I called a radio station, my daughter listened to, the Pastor explained the way you can know for sure you have eternal life, I prayed to receive the gift that day.
I know understand God was not the source of my polio and back problems. God is actually the source of bring me through the difficulties.
I had to go into the hospital and have 20 hours of back surgery, there were some serious complications I was near deaths door, but in the mist of it all I had an incredible peace knowing that if I were to die, I would have gone to heaven.
Every day is truly blessed, God has promised He will never leave me or forsake me, my life with Him is eternal, I know He is preparing a special home for me in Heaven with Him.