You are not a mistake

My 15-year old sister struggles with depression, anxiety, and self-harm. She melts down and cries daily for hours on end. She is trying to take medications but it doesn’t seem to be helping…She cuts herself and wishes she could die and spends time thinking about ways to kill herself because no one would ever love her, right? She believes that everyone hates her and that she will never be loved.

My Mom and other sister and I took her to Spirit West Coast this weekend, where many bands would be playing. Out of all the bands that played, Matthew West, A well-known Christian singer was there. As he sang on stage, my sister began to cry under the weight of his message.

We went to go meet him after his concert. As we asked him to sign our posters and CD’s, he pulled my sister up to him and saw her wrists where she had been cutting herself. He asked her for her name, and began to tell her about the Love of God. Matthew West told her that he loved her and that God loved her too, and that he knew how hard it was for her to go through what she is going through. He began to pray with her…They prayed for a minute or two together, praying for peace and for God’s love to speak louder than the lies she was believing about herself. My sister walked away, still struggling with what she struggles with, but something went inside her heart at that moment. I believe God is doing a good work in her now. She is a fighter!

The reason why I post this is because I know there are others out there like my sister. It hurts my heart that so many believe they are worthless and that no one loves them to the point of suicide. I pray that Matthew West’s song “Unchangeable" will be able to go into your heart like it did for my sister…God does not make mistakes. He does not hate you, no matter your sexual orientation or your mistakes or your views. He accepts you fully and created you for a reason!!!

God loves you so deeply. You are Not a mistake. You are not hated by God. You are forever loved, forever accepted.