For The One Campaign
I Was The One
Chase Miller's Story
For The One Campaign
I Was The One
Chase Miller's Story
My life before knowing Jesus was marked by a deep sense of brokenness and a constant need to fix things on my own. I grew up in a difficult family situation, where I often felt like I had to solve problems that were bigger than me. My grandparents did their best, but I lacked a strong connection to my parents, which left a hollow place in my heart.
For a long time, I was an atheist. I didn’t believe in God and thought that faith was a crutch for weak people. In my teenage years and early twenties, I had a big ego and a lot of pride. I actively mocked the faithful and was convinced that I knew better than any religious belief. The truth is, my heart was a lot like the one described in Proverbs 16:25, which says, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” I was on a path that felt right to me, but it was a life lived completely on my own terms, leaving me with pain and emptiness. To cope with this, I tried to keep myself busy and distracted, often turning to substances and alcohol for relief.
But God, in His incredible grace, started to change things. He brought someone into my life, my wife Alyssa, who showed me what His love looked like through her own faith. She helped me see that He was working in her life, and it slowly began to open my heart.
The turning point came in July 2024. A complete stranger approached me and began to tell me things about my life and what God had planned for me. It was a profound and deeply personal encounter; it felt as if he knew me on a level no one else could. I never saw him again, but that moment was like a spark. A warmth filled my heart, and I began to realize that God was actively reaching out to me.
I started diving into the Bible, and for the first time, I felt the Lord speaking to me through His Word. The hollow place in my heart, the one I had tried to fill with so many other things, was finally filled with Jesus and His Holy Spirit. I started to see that God had always been there; I just wasn’t looking for Him like He was looking for me. As Jeremiah 29:13 says, “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” That’s what I finally started to do.
Now, my life is completely different. The purpose I was so desperately trying to create for myself has been replaced with the purpose God has for me. I feel called to share my story and help those who are broken and in need of healing. That’s why I’m in the profession I am today. Just like a seed needs water to grow in dry soil, broken people need the living water that only Jesus can provide. My job now is to be a vessel for that water—to show others the same patience, love, and grace that He showed me. My old life of pain and emptiness has been replaced with the promise of John 10:10, which says, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” And I can tell you, that life is real and it is abundant with Him.
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