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. Here is how truth changed everything and brought healing after years of rejection.

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 also caring for elderly relatives, she carried a weight few could see and fewer still helped carry.

“There was a void inside me. 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 Found Her

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.

“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. 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, 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.”

Truth Becomes Something You Share

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

“He believes we’re going to win. 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.

From Empty to Whole

As 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. I know now He wants me healed and whole.”

And in her own words, looking back at how far she’s come:

“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’s story is not the exception. It is an invitation.

If you have ever believed the wrong story about God—if rejection has shaped how you see yourself, or if you have wondered whether He could really love someone like you—truth is reaching for you too.

God is still changing lives. He is ready to meet you right where you are.

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