My bad experiences led me to knowing Jesus

I am Ismael, 28 years old, from Morocco. My life in the past was not normal like most people’s lives. I was raped by a woman over and over again as a child. This completely changed my behavior and my personality, and I began to show signs of homosexuality. And yet, there was always something inside me that didn’t allow for this behavior. Somewhere inside, I knew I wasn’t created for homosexual relations…this is not how it should be. But at the same time there was an inner lust and desire that defeated my thoughts and refusals. This desire was the controlling force and the compass that made me do things that I would not rationally accept.

Once I was in a religious debate about how Islam is not the true religion. One of my friends said that he just loved the person of Jesus, because when He came, His message was of peace and of love. So I searched in the Quran, and I searched the gospels, and found that Jesus led a unique, one-of-a-kind life. I read part of His teaching, and watched many videos on Jesus and Christianity, and I very much liked what I read and what I heard, but I needed someone to help me understand more fully. So I got connected with Miracle’s page, and they helped share the hidden parts of my life’s story, and helped me know Jesus better and the real change He could make in my life. They encouraged me to give Him everything, to open the doors of my life, my mind, and my heart to Him, let Him take my life like clay in His hands and make any changes He desires as He reshapes me. So I believed in Jesus as Lord, Savior, and Redeemer of my life, and prayed for Him to continue His work in my life and to help me to walk according to His teachings.