But one caught our attention. One who wanted a relationship with us and reached out to us. He came to the earth as a human, and conquered a painful death on a cross. He has chosen us to be His and loves us unconditionally.

I had hoped that becoming a successful sportsman, musician or entertainer would make me happy. They did. But they couldn’t keep me happy.

For the first time in my life, I felt wanted without qualification and accepted without reservation.

Jesus cares for our hearts, our whole hearts, our broken hearts, and everything in between. You do not have to lean on yourself on your hardest days, nor do you have to mend your own heart.

"I would always have this question of who is the true God. Where would I go? I now had this fear of death."

One morning, my mother complained of chest pain, and by that evening, she had passed away from a massive heart attack. She had never been sick before, and her sudden death when I was 17 rocked my world. With my father’s health issues, I feared becoming an orphan.

If there's just one thing that I have found to be true and time tested, it is that Jesus is real. He is my father and mother and friend. He is my all in all.