I used to be a cheerful and confident little girl. But after immigrating to the UK, following the family conflicts and frequent quarrels, I gradually became self-abased, and I cried easily. My mood turned terrible. In addition, I found it so difficult to face the many unhappy events at home that there seemed to be an enormous burden pressing on me to stop me from breathing. I felt that I was going to collapse. I tried to look for some inspirational books to help me confront these adversities. At the beginning, they offered some help but later I was still unable to face the problems. 

Before I believed in God, I read not only inspirational books, but also other books to seek the meaning of life. But every time when a book was finished, there were still many questions in my mind: Where did I actually come from? Where would I go after death? Was the value of life only contained in studying, working for a living, dating, getting married, giving birth to children, raising them up and then retiring? And what would happen after that? None of those books could give explanation to my queries. But following my belief in God, I found the answers to my questions through the Bible.

In the past, I was nearly smothered by the pressure of the family conflicts. Now I can lay down my burden to God. The inspirational books could only give me encouragement and hints, but my experience with God strengthened me so that I had confidence and courage to confront difficulties. Thanks to God. After I believed in Him, I could regain my joy and confidence.

Being at work in the society, we often encounter different temptations. After my belief in God, once the company made a mistake in calculating the wage for my maternity leave. There was an excess of a few thousand pounds. Seeing that there were precedent cases of colleagues’ taking the excess amount, it was natural that I could follow suit. But in my heart, I knew that I should not be greedy. If I had not believed in God I would not have told my boss about it. Surely my boss was amazed at my honesty.

 Now I have an even closer relationship with my mother. We support each other and we pray together when we have difficulties. Our days are passed without knitted eyebrows on our face. Every day we rejoice because of God. 

In the past nine years, from being single to a mother of two kids, in different stages of life, whether in my marriage, work or giving birth, I experienced God’s guidance and help. I treasure that I am not alone in life. The Lord Jesus has become my best friend. I hope that you will also know Him.