Michelle Liga's Testimony
"For
GOD so LOVED the world that he gave his only SON that
whosoever would BELIEVE IN HIM shall not die, but have
eternal life." John 3:16
This is my favorite verse, it reminds me
of what God and his son Jesus Christ have done for me. I was
not raised in a Christian family, but I attended church on
my own as a child. I guess that I felt God's call in my life
even then. I was saved at a young age (7 yrs old). My
parents had troubles while I was young---finally in 1979 my
mother divorced my father (he was cheating on her). My
father was never the father he should have been---all I
really remember when I mention his name is his anger. Since
then I went to him and offered my forgiveness for what had
happened, unfortunately he has not contacted me since then,
but I feel peace in my soul anyway.
My mother and I made it on our own. I fell
away from church at this time, junior high students are too
"Cool" for church (yeah right!) but, I had my mothers'
example of unselfishness to guide me through those tough
years. I was in and out of church throughout my teenage
years, but finally I went back to church at 17 and
rededicated my life. That was when I felt truly saved.
Then I went to college---I was a "good"
Christian my first year. But I met my future first husband
and he pulled me away from the church. During this time
I went to wild parties and my grades went down. But I only
had eyes for him (I was such a fool). I got farther and
farther from God, soon I forgot about him and lived my life
for me.
Soon time came for graduation and I got my
first job. I was so happy that (I) got this job. Now I feel
my first job was a lesson from God, I had so much trouble at
that school---God drove me back to church. I rededicated my
life (again), and quit my job. I went back to Clarksburg and
lived with my mother--stayed in church for a while. But I
still could not get away from premarital sex with my
boyfriend. So even though I was in church I was still
sinning in a big way, there was no way I could be close to
God. Having premarital sex with my boyfriend just got in the
way.
Then I made the biggest mistake in my
life, it is a mistake that I will regret until my last
breath on this earth is taken. On January 27, 1992 I had an
abortion. I knew an abortion was wrong. I knew I was killing
my child, but I let Satan influence me through my family.
All of the justifications were there, and I saw no way out.
I wish the people from "Operation Rescue" would have been
there for me, but they were not. So for $290.00 I killed my
child. God has forgiven me for this mistake but it has taken
me years to work through this and I am now finally able to
add this portion to my testimony. Please view the following
page
before you decide to have an abortion, and if you have had
an abortion you can also check this
page for
links of places to get some help dealing with your pain and
guilt. Also if you just need someone to talk to just email
me at
mliga34@aol.com.
After this event, I eloped with my
boyfriend and we were married in September 10, 1992. I fell
away (was I even there?), and started living the wild life
(again). After 6 months of marriage my husband served
divorce papers on me.
I moved back with my mother (boy, mothers
sure are understanding!!). And I felt God calling me back to
him---and I went with a glad heart. I prayed for God to help
me find a job that would be pleasing to us. I waited for
him, I thought that I had no chance at a job (the school
year had started). But I was substitute teaching and a call
came for me to go on an interview. I gave praise to God, and
hoped this was the job for me. Thirty minutes later the
school system called and said, "forget the interview, your
hired. You start on Monday". This was Friday---I packed
quickly and headed for Mingo County. God guided me to a
wonderful Christian woman (and one of my principals), I
stayed with her until I found a place to rent. God took me
to a small church that taught me what it was to be a
Christian. God kept me there for two years, and they were
wonderfully blessed by my God. I was RIFF-ed from that job
and had to search again. He helped me find a job on the
other side of the state at a school named Smoot. It was a
wonderful little school and I enjoyed that job very much. I
was very sadden when I came time for me to move on, but also
happy to move on since I was to be married and move to New
Jersey. God helped me through the computer to find my soul
mate. I would have never found him on my own, considering we
lived about 400 miles apart. To learn a little bit more
about the second most important thing in my life please
click here.
I have came to learn that God should be
the most important thing in my life. And He is, and he has
blessed me for being dedicated to him.
God blesses you if you are faithful to
him. I should know, he has blessed me richly.
I have had joy in my life because God is
in it. That does not mean everything is coming up roses, but
with God the hard times are a lot easier. If you would like
to know how to have Jesus Christ, the Holy Son of God as
your Savior and your comforter, click
here
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