My problem before I received eternal life was that I had no purpose and believed I had no future. Therefore I was basically unimportant and had very low self-esteem. From the time I was about 14 or so I got on the wrong road and was headed to self-destruction through drugs, sex and rock-n-roll.
In my life before receiving eternal life I was just living for the moment, the next party or high, and always needed to be around what I thought were friends.
Over time, I just went further and further down this wrong road. It truly is a miracle in itself that I didn't end up dead, pregnant or doing time.
Before I received eternal life I didn't see myself living past my twenties. Since I had no purpose I had no vision of who or what was to become of me.
Then, I received eternal life.
After I received eternal life I immediately felt a high like none of the highs I experienced before! I knew I was clean inside and that God really, really loved ME! I couldn't get over this! It just bubbled up inside me! I went around telling all my partying friends about my experience!
Now that I have eternal life I know I have not only an eternal purpose but also a daily purpose and I want to fulfill it! I know I have the power to live life with the joy and excitment I felt when I first received eternal life!
I am certain that when I die I will go to heaven and in the meantime I have a great life right now right here!