For the last several weeks I have gotten the privilege of picking up J from her home to take her to Bible Study. J’s life looks a lot like something you would watch on a soap opera. Her past is filled with addiction, abuse, and exploitation.
The first time we picked up J, she was going through the worst time of her life. Her boyfriend of three years had just ended their relationship, her car had been stolen, and she hadn’t seen her children in months.
Although the circumstances in J’s life are difficult, and even though she can’t change the past, J is a new woman. She has been chosen by God, to be His daughter, forgiven and redeemed. And this changes everything.
One day when we picked up J she spoke a beautiful truth. She said, “Girls even though all of this stuff is going on in my life, I know that we are sinful, we don’t deserve for the sun to rise again over us, we don’t deserve to take our next breath, but He gives us the opportunity anyway. The opportunity to wake up to a new day, a whole new host of opportunities.”
What a thought. She didn’t think God owed her anything, she was simply happy for what God had given her, breath in her lungs and the sun hung over her head.
It is truly amazing to watch J and women just like her choose Jesus no matter how broken their hearts or lives may be.
Written by Molly, Scarlet Hope Summer Intern
