ReDream: Finding Jesus Saved My Life

Last summer we had a young lady share with us her story. It was a story of abuse and fear that lead to a life threatening eating disorder. But it's a story that shares the power of Jesus. This is her story.

January 1st, I stepped on the scale. My future held in those numbers. I looked down and saw a number that made my heart shatter and tumble to my feet. At age 14, 5 foot 4, I weighed 85 lbs. “You’re going to die, Brianna”, I heard in my head. I wanted that, but I didn’t know I was bordering it. In the bathroom that morning I sat down and shook uncontrollably with fear and tears. I couldn’t tell anyone this; they’d force me to eat, they’d give me disappointed looks. I felt alone, like I couldn’t tell anyone. I was watching life run by, soon, I’d be dead and everyone would forget me, like I never was, but what I thought was the end of my life, was just the beginning. At my lowest point, I found hope; I found my Best Friend, My Daddy, The Lover of My Soul: Jesus Christ.

On the 14th of January, I went to a camp called ReDream as a last resort, my last attempt at life, to see if I had friends, any reason to live and if Jesus was there anymore, but I thought maybe I’d just die there. ReDream was 4 days long. Jesus saved my life through it. I found Jesus; I’m not just saying that. I found Him!

I am a follower of Christ. I have a relationship with the one true God. I’m madly in love with Him. He’s all I think about. Never has there been more faithful a friend, always there when you need Him, ready to listen to you, to come to your rescue. All you have to do is call upon Him, ask Him in your heart and surrender everything to Him. I struggle with this every day.

I want to be the best I can be for Jesus. He’s the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think about when I go to bed. I don’t know where the official turning point where I decided I wanted to live for Jesus, but that weekend my world completely flipped around. I want to live for Him. Every second and in everything I do. I want all my conversations to surround around Him and my life. Jesus has so much to offer you when you’re ready to accept Him. He’s so worth everything. Since ReDream, I have a wonderful family in Christ. The best sisters and brothers, I have such love for them that I never knew was possible. When you have a relationship that has Jesus inside of it, it is so much more meaningful. I have this love that Jesus spreads inside of me that I just have to spill out.