Charlene Shepherd

This is my first time doing something like this so please bear with me. I grew up with five older brothers who I love so much. We didn't have the best childhood or memories but God came through. Growing up God wasn't really important to me but on the inside my soul longed for Him. All my childhood I hated myself and didn't have any security in who I was. I thought I was ugly and unworthy of anybody and I attempted to kill myself a few times. But I never succeeded because God has a plan for me. My mom told me when I was younger that God gave her a verse for me when I was in her belly and this verse had always sparked something inside of me. Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the Plans I have for you says the Lord. A plan for good and not for evil. Plans to give you a future and a hope. Growingup I didn't know what a father's love felt like. I felt really insecure, like a part of my identity was missing.

At the age of 19 I decided to quit beauty school and move to Redding for Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. In the last 5 years God has freed me from depression, anger, and insecurity. Now I know who I am and know how beautiful and loved I am by God and my friends and family. God has saved me and I will forever be with Him.

This is all about me sharing what's on my heart and what I am learning.