My name is Leda MacPherson and I am 23 years old and I praise God Almighty for allowing me to wake up today. I praise Him for Remnant Fellowship and the leaders God has used in a mighty and powerful way to change my life. I was raised going to church every Sunday and Wednesday. I attended a private Christian school from Kindergarten-12th grade. At church I was always taught how much God loves me and I truly believed that I loved Him and served Him with all my heart because I was a "Christian" and did all the "Christian" things...read my Bible, prayed, went to church, did Bible studies, mission trips, etc. I was always taught by leaders in my church certain things that I should do or not do, but never really understood why.
The older I got the emptier I felt and started constantly worrying about myself. My actions showed that my life was completely focused on myself and what I wanted to do and when I wanted to do it. I would say I loved God and that He ruled my life and externally people would tell me that was true, however my actions and my mind was consumed with myself, my wants and my unmet desires. Outwardly I was always "good," inwardly I was full of pain. This pain led to increased worry about my body, food, dieting and exercise. I wanted to be in control of my life did not know how to deal with stress, worry, and difficult situations. Things got worse in college and I cried out to God for help and He sent His Truth through the Weigh Down Workshop.
I watched my mother and sister wonderfully CHANGE and become completely different people through Weigh Down and Remnant Fellowship. I knew that it was different because I had always been in church and had never been able to change, nor had I seen such beautiful and dramatic changes in my family. I desperately wanted what they had and I praise God for leading me to Weigh Down and Remnant Fellowship, for I am now FREE from the daily pain and worry that enslaved me. The Leadership in this beautiful church has graciously taught me what it means to LOVE God and run to Him for everything. I learned that sin was inside my heart and doing what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it was NOT following Christ (being a Christian). In ALL my years in church NO one ever told me that. I found FREEDOM from my sins by obeying God's Word and running to Him instead of anything on this earth. I am a completely different person and my life is CHANGED forever because of Gwen Shamblin and the Leadership of Remnant Fellowship, who lay down their lives to ALWAYS point me up to GOD. I lost 30lbs externally and am delivered from pride, worry, anxiety, excessive exercise, dieting, control and overeating. The leaders of Remnant Fellowship are the most loving, giving, and humble people on the face of the earth. Their actions every day follow the footsteps of Christ. Following their example has truly taught me how to LOVE God and lay down the sin that kept me imprisoned my entire life as a "Christian." If I had not been taught to look inward and change, things would have only gotten worse. I now wake up every day FULL of love and peace that can only be from God. The blessings are too numerous to count!!! I know I love God because He consumes my mind and I long to obey His Word. He is my everything and I love serving Him by serving others. I can't wait to find ways to serve His church, my boss, my family, my friends or anyone God puts in my life. I no longer worry about what I want. I have true joy and complete contentment from seeing God in the birds, trees, flowers, and sky and I can't believe He has given me LIFE to Praise and obey Him every minute of every day!!! I could not be happier or more blessed!!
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