God’s One-Eighty: A Testimony of Rejection, Truth, and New Life

She was told God didn’t love her—until the truth set her free. Maybe, like Serena, you’ve believed lies about God…or about yourself. This God changed my life testimony shows how truth changes everything and brings healing after rejection.

 

God’s One-Eighty: A Testimony of Rejection, Truth, and New Life

They told her that God didn’t love her—or her baby.

Those words didn’t come from strangers. They came from family. And over time, they shaped the image of God that single mother Serena carried in her heart—distant, disappointed, withholding love instead of offering it.

Like so many others who grow up surrounded by pain, violence, and instability, Serena learned to survive by numbing hope. Rejection became familiar. Loneliness felt inevitable. And God? He felt far away—if He was there at all.

Walking Through Life Feeling Unseen

Serena’s life was marked by loss and upheaval—family violence, homelessness, physical trauma, and uncertainty about the future. As a single mother caring for elderly relatives, she carried a lot on her shoulders with little support.

“There was a void inside me,” Serena remembers. “I would just stare into space. That kind of emptiness makes you feel completely alone.”

She had been told God didn’t love her. And for a long time, she believed it.

When Truth Interrupted the Lie

One day, on a Caribbean island, Serena encountered an Inspiration Ministries Campmeeting broadcast. At the time, she wasn’t even searching for answers—but truth found her anyway. Serena shares:

“I knew it was the truth. It answered a longing I couldn’t explain. I was stunned—to find out I could actually know Jesus.”

That moment became a turning point. Serena responded to the salvation message, prayed the Prayer of Faith, and began a journey that continues to shape her life today.

“I don’t worry and cry the way I used to,” she shares. “Now I know God actually cares for me. I have a Someone filling an empty space that nothing else could fill.”

Healing After Rejection Begins with Belonging

What changed wasn’t just Serena’s circumstances. It was her understanding of who God is.

• The lie said: You are unwanted.
• The truth said: You are loved.

As Serena continued listening, praying, and growing, she felt something new filling the room—God’s presence. Peace replaced fear. Love replaced shame. And healing after rejection began to take root.

“Through the prayers on the programming,” Serena explains, “I felt God’s love and peace fill the room. He helped me understand He is everything I need—and the truth I’d been searching for.”

When Truth Becomes Something You Share

Serena didn’t keep the good news to herself. She shared it with her fiancé, Ardilles, who had also been carrying fear, pain, and a sense of failure from the past. As he listened, something shifted in him too.

“He believes we’re going to win,” Serena says with joy. “We have a Savior we want to love and follow.”

Together, they began praying, listening, and trusting God—finding strength in His presence and watching anxiety and despair lose their grip.

A Life Still Being Written

As light and truth continued to penetrate their hearts, life began changing in tangible ways. Needs were met. Relationships improved. Hope replaced despair.

“God has been meeting our needs in amazing ways,” Serena shares. “I know now He wants me healed and whole.”

Looking back, she says simply, “The love, peace, and comfort we’ve received are unexplainable. It’s from another realm. We weep for joy.”

What God Did for Serena, He Can Do for You

Serena testifies how God changed her life—but this isn’t just Serena’s story.

• If you’ve ever believed the wrong story about God…
• If rejection has shaped how you see yourself…
• Or if you’ve wondered whether God could really love you…

Truth is reaching for you too. God is still changing lives. And He’s ready to meet you right where you are.

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