{"id":352638,"date":"2026-09-03T15:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=352638"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:36:45","slug":"the-pain-was-always-there-but-i-was-just-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/the-pain-was-always-there-but-i-was-just-living\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Pain Was Always There, but I Was Just Living\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Even though I followed a religion, no one helped me there. No one helped me. I would always go to the temple.<\/big><\/div>\n

 
\nWe went to this priest, and he told me my life was not changing because I needed to pray to these two deities. I said, \u201cOkay, I’ll do it. I want a better life!\u201d I even used to take my kids to the temple.<\/p>\n

Depression was always there; the anger was always there. The pain was always there. But I was just living.<\/p>\n

So then I went to this big church, and I was not accepted. It’s a Christian church, but I wasn’t accepted.<\/p>\n

I was crying. I said, \u201cEven the Lord’s home rejected me.\u201d I have never been so rejected, because you are rejected by a church!<\/p>\n

I was walking, and my kids said, \u201cMom, let’s go, let’s go.\u201d I was crying on the road. I said, \u201cLord, take all three of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

When I was walking on the road, I ended up close to The Universal Church<\/a><\/span>. Then I saw the pastor, and they were giving out the pamphlets.<\/p>\n

From the time I entered that church, I felt relief. I didn’t know why I was crying. They were talking, and as they looked at me, I was crying. I didn’t know why I was crying. The girls were crying. Then I continued going there.<\/p>\n

Today I have no anger, no pain. I feel forgiveness in my heart. I have peace of mind, and I can tell people that Jesus is real!<\/p>\n

\"\u201cTheMy husband and I renewed our vows, and then my finances changed with my tithes and my offerings.<\/p>\n

And then I started to get bigger and bigger, and I’m getting bigger and bigger. And then I’m moving and moving, and I still keep moving.<\/p>\n

Jesus is the only way. He is good for your pain and your sorrows. He doesn’t judge you.<\/p>\n

While I was in my serious pain, I didn’t know the Bible. But I knew three things: knock, and it should open; seek, and you should find; and ask, and it shall be given to you.<\/p>\n

No religion solves the problem. None. But I found Jesus, and He solved the problem. He is my experience.<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for Jesus, please come to The Universal Church<\/a><\/span>. He’s here waiting for you.<\/p>\n

Just give Jesus a chance. Just open your heart and give Him a chance. He will definitely find you.<\/p>\n

\u2014Sharon<\/em><\/p>\n

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