This testimony was so encouraging to me! I know what it's like to be a teenager who is struggling, because I am one. My biggest temptation is music. A few years ago I started listening to comtemperary Christian music. At first I listened to the soft stuff, but then I would let a few harder ones slip in and then it got to where I was listening to it all. Some of it wasn't even "Christian". I felt alone, and I didn't know why. I had an empty spot in my heart and I tried to fill it with all kinds of worldly stuff. Books, music,tv shows, movies. I knew the whole time that what I was doing was wrong, but I kept doing it.

I started feeling more and more miserable. Finally, one night I started talking to my mom and just began crying. I started confessing things and asking for her to forgive me. I told her all the things I did, and told her how miserable I had been feeling, and she explained to me that the horrible feeling I had was a blessing. She said that if I didn't care about what was right, doing all these things wouldn't have bothered me.

I am so thankful for this message, and I am thankful for a God who is rich in mercy. No matter what I do wrong God forgives me. Over and over again. I hope my testimony helps other teenagers who are also struggling with worldly things. Just remember: That miserable feeling you get, is a blessing in disguise.