Darlene Taylor:  

Life Well I guess I have lived 3 lifetimes in one! The most important fact is that I am a living miracle! Yes, miracles do happen. DarleneTaylordotcom or FaceB**k.Check it out or stop by and let me know you are here! I had the most difficult transition from middle school to high school. We did not have a safe fun place for young people to hang out so I got mixed up with drinking and drugs because that is the only place I felt accepted. Our family went to church, not because we had any real connection to God or love of God, but because it was the right thing to do. There was no joy in attended church. My life spiraled out of control for many years and many jobs and relationships. I was on a path of self destruction. Many of you may have shared similar experiences over the years. You may be right now in the mist of turmoil or difficulties. I want you to know there is hope! Or maybe you've been "successful" .Do you ever stop and wonder why your here? What is your purpose? Is it just to make more money, reach the next job promotion, get married, have kids, buy a house? Then what???? Jesus asks, Mat 16:26 "And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything worth more than your soul?" (NLT) Your life IS important. You are important. I want you to know that there is a God and He loves you!You may be asking yourself: "How can I know God?" Man is able to know the true and living God through His Word (that is, the Bible). The Bible reveals God's character and His plan for mankind. It is through reading His Word that we come to a knowledge of the righteousness of God and that which He requires of us. What is it that prevents us from personally knowing God? Our sin has separated us from God ¿ our corruption is to such a degree that we cannot know Him personally and cannot experience His love. God's Word says, "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). Man was created to have fellowship with God, but because of his sin (i.e., anything that is against the righteousness revealed in God's Law) he is prevented from that fellowship. This includes anything less than perfect obedience to God's commands. "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23a). The ultimate result of this death is an eternity in Hell. This spiritual death forces a separation from God. Man is sinful and God is holy. This creates a gulf unbridgeable by man making that intended fellowship impossible. The only solution is a divine bridge ¿ that bridge is Christ. God created a way by sending His Son to pay the price for our sin. "God demonstrated His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). He died in our place; He who knew no sin became sin for us. This removed our burden of sin and allows us to enter into that de...Expand for more