A young woman leaves the Christian lifestyle behind but hears a voice calling her to return.

My name is Elizabeth López. I was born into a Christian home where my father would wake his family early each morning to worship the Creator. Yet the day came when the enemy knocked on the door of my heart, and I began to make wrong decisions. My father did his best to instill biblical principles in me, but I refused to listen to them, thinking that I knew what was best for myself.

I left home to be with a young man—an unbeliever—who later became my husband. We had three beautiful children together. After years of marriage, I understood why the apostle Paul advised against being “unequally yoked” with unbelievers. The enemy began to bombard my mind, saying: “You are the worst scum of this society. You are worthless. . . .” I felt so weak and depressed that I did not return to the church. The next 15 years were marked with physical, mental and emotional pain as my home life deteriorated, my three children lived outside of religion and then my father passed away.

One night in my room alone, my tears fell freely. I felt that my life was slipping away, little by little, like grains of sand falling from my hand. I wished that I could return home to where I grew up, where two loving parents cared about my spiritual walk. My circle of friends had introduced me to alcohol and drew me into situations and places that no Christian should be in. I knew deep inside that these things did not please God, and I felt more worthless than ever.

I went to the nearby river with my friends one day and nearly drowned. In my near-death experience, the failures in my life came up before me again. By a miracle, someone rescued me, and I cried out to God more than ever before, but something held me back from committing to Him.

Finally, all I could say was, “Lord, I can’t take it anymore. I give You my problems. You know me better than I know myself.” I asked the Lord to remove me from the muddy pit that I had dug myself in. And somehow, I knew that the hand of God was moving in my life. 

It was on one of my darkest nights that I heard an audible and loving voice, saying, “Elizabeth, Elizabeth, why are you downcast…why you are distressed? Do not let your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe in Me, too. In My Father’s house there are dwellings for you, my dear daughter. Return home, return home. You will be completely happy when you return to My arms of love.” 

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Location
Honduras

Author
Told by Elizabeth López to Elmer Aguilar, a pastor in the Jacon district of Honduras.

How You Can Help
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