{"id":30344,"date":"2016-12-06T00:10:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T06:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/?p=30344"},"modified":"2025-07-25T14:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:01:48","slug":"rejected-world-accepted-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/rejected-world-accepted-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Rejected by the World. Accepted by God"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mira lives in a closed country in Asia. Formerly, she faithfully practiced the majority religion of her country. \u201cI read prayers five times a day and considered myself a very righteous person,\u201d she shared.<\/h2>\n

But beneath her religious fa\u00e7ade, Mira struggled with anger. Occasionally, she would have fits of rage and lash out at those around her. One day, Mira became angry with a family member. \u201cI was so angry,\u201d said Mira, \u201cthat I started hitting her against a wall.\u201d When relatives heard the commotion, they ran to stop Mira. But it was too late. Her relative was already dead. Mira was convicted of murder and sentenced to 32 years in prison.<\/p>\n

Hopeless and condemned <\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cEveryone rejected me,\u201d shared Mira. \u201cMy religious friends denounced me. My family \u2014 even my husband \u2014 abandoned me. I became an outcast.\u201d
\nBut worst of all, Mira also condemned herself. \u201cI always perceived God as a punishing God,\u201d said Mira. \u201cI could not believe that He could love me after what I\u2019d done.\u201d Then one day in prison, Mira was invited to a Christian outreach.
\n\u201cI remember that day,\u201d shared Mira. \u201cThe preacher said there is nobody in this world who loves like Christ and that He is the only one who forgives and will never leave me.\u201d That night, Mira couldn\u2019t fall asleep. Finally, she started crying and asked God to forgive her. She eventually fell asleep and in her dream Jesus came to her and said, \u201cI forgive you.\u201d
\n\u201cWhen I woke up, I went to the prayer room and found a Bible,\u201d said Mira. \u201cI had so many questions. But as I read it, I had difficulties understanding.\u201dThen one of the other inmates gave Mira a copy of More Than a Carpenter<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI read it several times and I finally started to understand who Jesus is,\u201d said Mira. \u201cIt was simple and explained the truths from the Bible in a very clear way. I began to understand that I have no right not to forgive myself if Jesus Himself forgives me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Through tears, Mira gave her life to Jesus. Today, Mira is growing in her faith. Recently, she joined the ministry team in the prison she calls home. She desires to help other women like herself find salvation and hope through Jesus. Because of Truth-filled resources like More Than a Carpenter<\/em> that you and others helped provide, Mira is one of more than 300 women in this prison who have come to Christ!<\/p>\n

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