It’s a question many people are afraid to say out loud.
Not because they don’t want love, but because disappointment and pain have taught them not to expect it.
For Myla Lim, that question came early. Her parents left when she was still young, choosing to build new families. The responsibility of raising her and her siblings fell on her grandfather. Their days were marked by hunger. They barely had enough to survive.
“Life was hard. There came a point when we had to ask for food, and people gave reluctantly, but it was already spoiled. We just washed it and ate it anyway,” Myla recalled.
Then life took even more from her. Their home was destroyed by a typhoon, followed by the passing of their grandfather. Because of this, her brother left for Manila to find work—where he found the mother who abandoned them.
When Myla was brought back to her mother’s care, she hoped for safety, warmth, and love. Instead, her life shattered, as night after night she was abused by her stepbrother.
“It was devastating. I was a good child. My only dream was to have a good family and food every day. Why did this happen to me?” she cried.
The abuse ended only when they were relocated to Cavite. At 20 years old, Myla finally finished elementary school. Instead of dreaming big, she chose to work, because survival became her priority.
As if her heart had not endured enough, then came another betrayal. At a friend’s birthday party, she was pressured to drink alcohol, and while intoxicated, someone took advantage of her. The abuse resulted in a pregnancy. Lost and broken, Myla longed for her mother—who rejected her again.
“How can I be a mother when I never had a mother to learn from?” she lamented.
How do you believe in love when the pain just keeps piling up?
For Myla, her child became the reason she chose to keep going. She found a job through the help of a friend—where she met the man who would become her husband.
However, when she gave birth, Myla was diagnosed with leukemia and ulcer. She was afraid she might not live to see the family she was beginning to build.
Until one night, she chanced upon The 700 Club Asia. She was moved by the prayers and in that moment, she surrendered her life to Jesus.
“I prayed along. I was told to tell the Lord everything I felt, to forgive those who hurt me, and to forgive myself,” Myla recalled.
She wept. And for the first time, her heart felt light.
Seeing how God changed her life through the program, Myla was inspired to support God’s ministry. She held on to her faith, and believed God was not finished with her story.
God did not disappoint her. In 2019, Myla experienced His miraculous healing—the leukemia and ulcer were gone!
Beyond physical healing, God healed her heart and helped her forgive those who caused her pain. Grateful for the love that restored them, their family now volunteers in their local church.
“Time and circumstances crushed me, but the Lord made me whole again,” Myla testified.
Have you stopped believing in true love?
Maybe life has given you reasons to. Maybe painful experiences convinced you that love does not last.
Thankfully, Jesus showed what real love looks like. As the Bible says,
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 NIV)
God’s love for you does not fade, fail, or walk away. It’s the kind of love that chose you, pursued you, and offered Himself on the cross so you can be forgiven, restored, and begin a life filled with hope.
If you’ve stopped believing in true love, this is your reminder: it has never stopped reaching for you. And today, you can receive it, by accepting Jesus into your life.
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