Amos 5:14

“Seek good and not evil, that you may live; so the Lord God of hosts will be with you, as you have spoken.” – Amos 5:14

Are you tired of the darkness around you? You don’t know how to get out from that darkness? It feels like there’s no way out.

I am not ashamed of my dark background. My dad was in the cartel. He was selling drugs. I saw how dark our life became because of it. While people around me said it was cool. Because we had money and connections to a darker world.

But what they didn’t see what I saw. They didn’t see my own father being badly beaten by the police. They didn’t see him living in fear, always hiding, afraid of being caught. They didn’t see how that life left his family in constant uncertainty and darkness.

There was no peace in that kind of life. Eating, sleeping, even using the bathroom. At any moment, the police could be banging at our door.

I used to envy families who lived righteously. Parents who chose to live right, They didn’t have much, But they had peace. A quiet life. A life that was safe. That’s the kind of life I wanted.

My dad chose the path he did because he didn’t know the Lord.
He didn’t seek good. He didn’t know there was a way out of that dark, unpeaceful life. But today, he is so grateful and blessed knowing that we, his children, are living differently from him.

That we chose a different path. That we seek good, not evil. That’s where my heart was seeking. And it was there that I and my entire family were found by Jesus.

Jesus gave us hope. He made us realize that there is a way out. That peaceful life is not far. We can start a brand-new life again.

If you’re in the same situation, I’m telling you right now: There is a way out. There is an end to that darkness. You have the power to make a different choice, to leave that life behind.

But you have to take the first step. To seek good means to seek change- a different life. You need to be “willingly” stepping out of that darkness. You are desperate to seek good and Jesus will meet you there. He’s waiting to lead you out of the darkness. And His ready to start a brand new life with you.