Let's share a little. Where were you before you found religion?

I was a single mom who worked as a bartender. I got strung out on meth and almost lost my kids to their father. i didn't care about anyone even myself. all I worried about was getting high. But 2 years ago I met a wonderful man and fell in love. We got married a year ago. We started going to church 2 years ago. i've been clean for 2 years and we have both been sober for 1 year. And 3 months ago we gave up our tobacco habits. i have all my kids and things have never been better in my life. GOD IS AWESOME!!!!

I was lost and depressed. I had the best grades in school, but i felt like something was missing and nobody noticed me. I even had thoughts of killing myself, and one night i swore i would do it. Then something i haven't been able to explain to this day happened. It was five years ago. The next morning when i woke up i asked GOD ( which i didnt even believe he existed then) to give me a sign that it was worth living. So i went out for a walk and when i got back home my mom said "hey i told u to take out the trash like half an hour ago!" and i said "mom, i wasnt even here half an hour ago". and she said "yes you were because you answered me and said 'ill do it right now!". Neither of us knew what the heck that was about. So i went to my room and as i entered i got a scent of fresh flowers or something. I turned on the light from my room and turned to see myself in the mirror. There it was. There was a HUGE handprint of a man's hand (it had to be, it was sooo big) on my mirror. It wasn't a regular handprint, it was painted on with something white and whatever i tried to do to take it off it wouldn't come off. It lasted four months on my mirror. Oddly enough, during those four months i had decided to go to counseling for my depression and as soon as i stopped going, the handprint disappeared. I dont know much about these things, but that was something else. And i knew right then, that it had been the sign i had asked for. TRUE STORY. i havent been the same since.

I was 19 sleeping on a random dock in orlando FL(i was from Indiana) smoking the last of my dope before i realized that i needed to fix my life.. I kept running in circles messing up trying to control my life and just getting chaos. I feel like God really spoke out to me that day and for the few weeks prior too. I felt him calling to me, wanting to take away my hurt and comfort me.

Since then i have moved back to Indiana, gotten married and completely changed my life. Those who knew me before don't even recognize me now.

God changed my life in a way nothing else could.

I was lost before him.

Going through typical young teenager angst - and not fitting into any of the popular crowds because I wasn't into drugs, I wasn't cheerleader material, and I wasn't rich.

One of my girlfriend's sons losing his hearing profoundly changed my life (about 10 years ago) - because that prompted me to learn about Deaf culture and American Sign Language and to seek out resources for Deaf pagans, and through this process I met a Deaf woman who was also Wiccan High Priestess who became both teacher and spiritual mentor to me, as well as extremely good friend.

I was a person addicted to alcohol and pornography, dabbled in drugs. I was depressed, cranky, short tempered, psychotic at times and generally a danger to myself and others.

I have been slowly amending my life in the past 1 and a half years.

I was a hedonistic young man in a fraternity at a big party school. Then, I had a bad mushroom trip and the rest is history. :D

for lack of a better phrase, I was lost, and ignorant. yet I always kept thinking, who am I and where do i belong. After my spiritual awakening, Im still and peaceful, and I find I have more patience, and love for the diversity of the world.

Before Religion I was really wreckless, now I care what happens to others and myself!

I never fit anywhere...lost in a sea of sorrow and confusion. and absolutely certain that I was 100% right

Eternium.