Experiencing Peace After Hearing Grace

After years of church ministry, a tragedy struck me unexpectedly—I was left as a single mother with two little children and one on the way. I was asking God many questions.

Years of isolation and searching for my place in the Christian family in Bulgaria made me very sick and tired. I believed that God is good and my circumstances would be changed, but heaven seemed to be closed toward me. I could see the hand of God in my life and the lives of my children, but I knew something was missing.

One day, I went through a crisis with one of my children. I read the Gospel of John and I wrote in my diary, “Lord, please reveal Your grace to me!” In the middle of my trouble, I went to Lakewood Church’s website, needing some encouragement, and there was this young man from Singapore preaching a fiery message on grace. At first, I told myself, “This is too good to be true.”

But I went on to watch other messages online and started hearing and hearing, until one day, it was like the lid inside me flew open and I felt so free on the inside. All of a sudden, I started seeing the revelation of grace everywhere in the Bible. It was like I was being born again! My whole world became brighter. I felt like I was surrounded by God’s favor and protected by Him.

Now, even though I have challenges, my faith is renewed, my trust in the Lord is deep, and I am experiencing a peace I’ve never had before. My children are seeing the change in me and are encouraging me to share it.

The amazing thing is that grace is contagious, as other people around me are getting the revelation of grace, experiencing freedom, and understanding that Christ’s favor is on them. They are being set free from condemnation. The message of grace has answered all my questions!

Thank you, Pastor Prince, for the courage to stand before the world to preach so radically about a truth so obvious in the Bible, yet hidden for so long. Bless you!