"Purpose of my life" The Good News : Jesus Loves You "Child of Mine"

I was at work one afternoon, and one of my co-workers came into join me behind the coffee bar. She had a smile on her face, but was complaining that her stomach was hurting... the day went on, and she continued to complain about this stomach ache and even mentioned she had been to the doctor before work for her stomach ache. I thaught this was strange, and I asked her, "What is wrong with your stomach that you had to go to the doctor?" She looked at me and said, "I didn`t tell you yesterday at work?" I shook my head and replied, "no." She leaned close to my ear and whispered, "I had an abortion this morning..." My heart dropped into my stomach, my heart began to race, and words and comments fled from my mind. I just stood there speachless with sorrow. I turned to the customer who was standing at my register, asked her what she would like, and then began to sob. The girl with whom I was talking walked into the bathroom when I turned to help the customer, and I now found myself abandoning my register and approaching the bathroom door. I knocked, and the door opened to my friend who stood confused looking at my tears. I stepped into the bathroom, looked into her face and asked, "are you okay?" She looked at me now, confusion gone, and responded, "yes, I am fine. I just don`t think about it." I know how it feels to ignore pain in life. To push it aside or cover it up like an unwanted stain on your clothing. You can cover it for a while, but it will always be there reminding you of your mistakes. So, I responded, "You have to think about it. It happened. You had a life inside of you and it`s gone now." Tears now welled in her eyes, and she told me she knew that. She was sorry for what she`d done, and resolved to push it from her mind... it would only hurt her "sometimes" when she thought of it. I wrapped my arms around her and said, "If you forget everything I have ever told you, that`s fine... forget it. But promise me that you will never forget that Jesus loves you. He died for you, and He wants you." "I promise," she responded. We both wiped our eyes, and returned to work - trying to act as if nothing was wrong once again. God showed me something, though, that day that I had never seen. I knew, and still know, that there is a holocaust going on in this world called "abortion", but that day I realized that there is a holocaust going on in the hearts of women across the world and it`s called guilt, regret, doubt, condemnation, etc... Jesus is the giver of Life!!! He "restores your soul" as the psalmist says. There is forgiveness, and newness of life in Jesus Christ our Lord... and "There is therefore now NO condemnation for those in Christ Jesus..." (Rom. 8:1) And I say amen to that!!!! It also says in Rom. 3:23 that "all have sinned, and fallen short of the glory of God..." Whether the hidden and barried hole in your heart is abortion or bitterness or jealousy or pride, no matter what it may be we all have it... and we all need a Savior. John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that He gave us His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life." Jesus is the great physician, and He can heal whatever pain might be eating away at your soul. James 4:8 says, "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." Through the blood of Jesus Christ we can draw near to God, and come before His throne of Grace. I want to encourage you, no matter what battle you may be fighting inside, come to Jesus... He says in Matt. 11:28, "Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest..." Come to Jesus today... Joshua tells us to "choose this day who you will serve..." Choose Christ!!!