HOW SAVED ARE YOU?

 Have you ever been in a situation you wished for death??
 Have you ever been accused of something you know nothing about and you felt running away was the only way out.
 Here is a true life story of Mara "The child prostitute turned christian"

 Mara is my name, hmmmmmmmm what a name!!!
 I was born with silver spoon ,got all I wanted from my parents,I was the only child of my parents.

We were all living happy hoping to become richer until tragedy struck. Dad and mum were on their way home from a party when suddenly they heard a loud bang and found themselves lying side by side in an hospital bed.
 Dad lost his legs and also his job ,mum was slightly injured on her right leg.
 Paying the hospital bill was a big problem as dad already lost his job and legs,mum ran away and I was left to take care of dad alone at the age of nine. Things became worst and being a child prostitute was the only way out.

Please don't blame me, I was a little girl with no one to run to. Dad was so heartbroken that he developed high blood pressure but there was no way I could stop because I and dad would die of hunger .

I came back one morning from work "prostitution" and found dad lying cold on the floor (he had killed himself) I felt so sad,heartbroken and wished the world would come to an end and to make my situation worst, dad's siblings who had abandoned us when dad was sick were already in the house waiting to throw me out. They asked me to go in search of my mother who they claimed used her witchcraft to kill my dad and promised to bury dad in a big way.

 I was already 15 so I felt I was old enough to fend for myself. I went back into full time prostitution. I was able to rent an apartment where I used as a mini brothel to attend to my customers until I fought and mistakenly killed a customer that refused to pay me so I ended up in jail.

While in jail,a pastor came and asked us to repent and watch God change our story to glory,I was so angry that I asked the pastor mockingly if his "God" was blind when my mum ran away and made me turn into a child prostitute or was his "God" deaf when I was crying for my uncles to let me stay in my father's house after his death. The pastor smiled and said "my daughter, you still have a chance to change your situation"for the son of man is come to save that which was lost (luke 19:10)  but unwise as I was,I spat on him and said " go and be found by your God stupid man" . everyone present gave their life to Christ but I didn't and the pastor said to them,believe in "God" and I promise you,you all will get out of this place for free and it would happen sooner than you can ever imagine.

Two weeks later,my fellow inmates were released,I asked how? And they said the lord did it and tears rolled down my eyes  "So this God truly exist?"
 I cried all through that day and didn't know when I slept off. I saw myself in court,standing in front of a judge, the judge had a white gown in his hands and he said to me " I am a merciful God, if you accept me now,this white gown belongs to you and I would rewrite your story". I woke up with tears in my eyes only to see the pastor in front of my cell praying for me and he said " my daughter,I have been praying for God to bring you back before the warders decide to go and bury you" I was shocked,surprised, with tears in my eyes I asked " what happened to me?" " you have been gone for 20 hours my child" with tears in my eyes,I shouted "please pray for me,I want to be God's beloveth child,I want the white garment from my dream"  he took my hands,prayed with me and left.

In less than one week,I was released miraculously, on my way to nowhere ,I met a woman who was crying inside a church,I walked inside the church,tapped her on the shoulder and asked  " Madam,is everything OK?" She replied tearfully " I am a very wealthy woman with no peace of mind. I ran away from my husband and daughter when my husband had an accident,its been more than 11years now,I don't know where they are ,I don't even know if they are still alive" tearfully, I replied "the same thing happened to me,my mum left us when dad lost his job and two legs" she stood up,wiped her tears ,held me close and shouted Mara,to my utmost amazement it was my Mum. If I had not accepted Christ, I sincerely would have pushed her away but I held her with tears flowing down my eyes like raindrops, she knelt down but I said before she could ulter a word that I forgave her the day I accepted Christ into my life,that moment i realised God has really changed my shame to gain. Mum took me home,asked the maids to dress me up like the princess I was. I never knew my grandpa I never saw since I was born was a King and Mum's new husband had inherited the throne but she couldn't bare him a child.
 If I had not accepted Christ,my story would never have changed ...

How saved are you?
 Is Christ the alpha in your life?