Becoming a Christian Empowered Me to Accomplish Goals

by Marie | Jun 9, 2025 | Others, Testimonies

I embraced Christianity at the age of 20. For me, my experience of becoming a Christian meant walking away from several destructive habits that had been dragging me down since my early teens. I well recall getting drunk the first time when I was 14. I discovered marijuana soon after, and I smoked way too much back then. From there, I moved on to other drugs such as LSD, which I only took a handful of times. In retrospect, that drug frightened me enough to handle it sparingly. I never did cocaine because my circle of friends couldn’t afford it. My friends and I did take drugs that were known in the 70s as Qualudes (sp?) or soapers, as we called them. They might be comparable to today’s opiates, only less powerful and less addictive. My teenage years were a blur of drug use, drinking, and chronic underachieving. I believe that had I resisted drugs and alcohol, my life would have been better back then. I would have accomplished more and set higher goals. I somehow graduated from high school, but by the proverbial skin of my teeth. During my 20th year, I was so miserable that I had to make changes. I tried praying, and after a time, I experienced what I can only describe as a spiritual awakening.

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