There was a time not long ago when

I tried to stay happy, think positive, but I was still sad inside

I felt some strange emptiness, loneliness, a void I tried to fill

I tried to stay busy, I tried to work more, and I tried spending more

time with my friends

For a while I went out all the time, to clubs, parties, and bars

People thought of me as the life of the party, the one to call

to add to the fun, or to make things fun

but I felt like I was dyeing inside

I tried sex, I tried alcohol, I tried staying out all night

No matter what I tried I still felt that something was missing.

I tried relationships and searched for my happiness to come

from outside sources

yet I would still feel incomplete, sometimes let down, or disappointed

I would move on, and sometimes make the same mistakes again

I joked around and made others laugh, made others happy

but could not seem to find happiness for me

I tried tending more to other’s needs

Still I felt lonely and often sad when I was alone

and sometimes even when I was around other people

for a while I even tried being mean, or selfish

but that just is not me

I felt my life was just not working the way I was living it

I began to pray, and asked God to help me

I began going to church, and reading the bible again

I gave my life to God, I accepted Jesus as my Lord and savior

Now I no longer feel empty, or sad, or alone

I feel happiness; even when life does not give me reason to

I do not drink anymore, or use sex, and parties to try

to distract me for a little while

I have God with me all the time, and I know that he loves me unconditionally

God loves me for who I am, not what I look like.

God loves me, and wants to see me do well

now I live my life for God

I do not have to search for meaning, or happiness in my life

God provides all the meaning, and happiness I could ever need.

I now live my life the way God wants me to

I treat others the way that God wants me to

I still make other’s happy but now I am happy too

I want this happiness for everyone

So if you have not accepted Jesus as your Lord and savior

and you do not know God’s love

You do not know what you are missing,

or do you?

If you have tried everything

Now try Jesus!