TESTIMONY: Saida Hunt

By sharing my testimony through a mother's eyes, I hope that I can bring some peace to someone by reassuring them that if you trust and lean on God, he will get you through it. Coming to Legacy Church has impacted my life in so many ways. First, it made me a strong and trusting woman of God.

When I first came to Legacy Church, I remember that I was lost and broken. I believed I had no purpose in my life. I was a single mom to 4 girls. I raised them, took care of my sick mom, and guided her home to be with the Lord. After losing my mom, the time came when my kids also went on with their lives. I felt like they didn't need me anymore. I became so desperate I continued to jump into their lives and tried to fix every situation. I felt that's what I needed to do as their mother. It was my job. As I kept trying, I saw nothing was healing this loneliness felt. I couldn't fix everything.

I kept hearing Saida, do not lean on your own understanding; God will see you through it. But of course, I didn't want to hear that. I needed to be in control. I became depressed and sick to the point that I spent more time in the hospital than at home. Seizures took control of my body and made me afraid to come to church. God taught me to let go, give it to him, and not live in fear. Sometimes as mothers, we take the authority from God and try to fix our situations on our time, not God's time. Or we give him the authority then take it back.

It wasn't until I was put in a position that I had absolutely no control and could not fix what my daughters were going through that I finally submitted every part of myself and released my daughters wholeheartedly to God. Strength, Freedom, Peace, and Joy overflowed within me. God showed me that all things are possible with him, and he would see us through even when the times are hard. If I could say anything to any mother struggling, I would say, please trust him and lean on him. Your children belong to him first. His love is more significant than anything we can imagine. I thank God every day for placing me in the middle of an awesome church family.

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