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Hey Jesus lover! My name is Letizia Maria, I'm an Italian/German girl raised in a very catholic small town in northern Italy. I always believed in God as it was normal for me being around family and friends that went to church every weekend and religiously prayed the rosary. Just like with everyone else, there came a point where due to different struggles in my teenage years, I found myself drowning in drama and hatred and just not believing as much as I used to. I started questioning a lot of things and feeling very isolated from everyone around me, including Jesus. Let me tell you, I was very different than the person I am today. I was rebelling a lot against my mother and the world, really. I was drinking and harming myself in a lot of ways. There were a lot of breaking points, but one event I couldn't forget.
I felt like God left me completely, but then it came to me. I stopped praying and most importantly I stopped believing. Today I know that having faith is the most important thing in your relationship with Jesus, but I didn't know it back then. I thought I was lost and there was just no hope. But as my mother say, in the darkest of nights, there is always a light.
And so I prayed and believed and literally fell to my knees begging God. So he showed me his power. He showed me that it gets better. I took small steps and it took time, but I accepted him back into my life and felt better than ever. I grabbed onto his hand and never let it go again. He opened so many beautiful doors, and closed the ones that harmed me. I found new friends, which was something that I prayed over for a long time. I got over my fear of flying and even flew alone 4 times!! I moved into my very first apartment and got my first cat (his name is Diego and he‘s not even a cat he‘s my son). I healed my anxiety and panic attacks even though no therapy and medication was needed. I was truly born again.
I want to say though, I still had to face many downfalls since my awakening, the difference is, I‘m building my house on something stronger than sand (Matthew 7:24-27). I‘m relying on Jesus support, because without him, I don‘t even know where I would be. Never give up, you don‘t know what God has in store for you, you wouldn‘t want to miss that trust me.
"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us." Romans 8:18
Amen.
