Lola Sheen Googled ‘How to Give My Life to Jesus’ After Encounter with Him
By Alex Murashko
The daughter of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards, Lola Sheen, said she struggled with anxiety and depression so much so that, at the age of 18, she thought she was going to die from the thoughts that plagued her. However, she shares that a social influencer on TikTok helped lift her up and point her to Jesus Christ.
“This one night, it was during a really bad season of depression, and it's so crazy because the thought of Jesus never was in my mind,” Sheen, who is now 20, said as a guest on the Think Eternity with Matt Brown podcast (below) earlier this year. “I did not think I was going make it to 19. I thought that I would die from anxiety or depression. I couldn’t see life past this depression.”
She said that the thoughts and events of that night led up to how she was saved and now grateful.
While scrolling on TikTok, Christian podcaster Ally Yost “came up on my ‘For You’ page,” Sheen said. “This video first came up, and she was speaking to the camera, and she was like, ‘hey, just hold on a little bit more’ and ‘don't give up’ and ‘God has so much planned for you.’ And I was like, Oh my gosh, I've never thought about God.”
Sheen shares that she “ended up going to bed thinking about the video she just watched and Jesus.” Late, the next night, after scrolling through more of Yost’s content, something amazing happened.
“I was getting ready for bed. I was facing the window, and I felt this overwhelming presence come into my room. There's a Holy Spirit, of course. I couldn't deny the feeling. I've never felt anything like it before. It felt like He literally took my hand to say, ‘You know, I'm going to rescue you. You're going to be okay.’”
“And then, the next morning, I was like, okay, ‘I know I just met you, Jesus.’ I've never felt anything like that before. And I looked up (searched) ‘how to give my life to Him’ [on Google]. I had no idea what I was doing, but I knew what I felt was real. It was the most beautiful thing ever. And so, I gave my life to Him.”
When asked about what she would say to someone who's struggling with anxiety or depression, or something similar, Sheen said, “I always felt like there wasn't a way out. You know, I would say just, it [sounds] so cliche, but it's truly ‘don't give up,’ because you never know what God has for you. And to give Jesus a chance. We give all these other things a chance. We give therapy and all these other things a chance. Why not try Jesus? You never know how it could change your life. There's nothing to be afraid of. Sometimes people think of God as a God who judges them, and/or they may have had trauma from religions or what people have told them, but He wants to set you free.”
Sheen said she still struggles with anxiety but knows that God could remove any ailments with the “snap of His fingers if He wanted to” and that there’s a reason for everything.
“I never knew about ‘speaking scripture’ out loud over things like anxiety or depression. I always thought anxiety owned me, like I thought that's just who I was. I thought I was just like a depressed, anxious person. God has allowed me to still feel these feelings to show me how to come out of agreement with (this self-diagnosis) and teach me how to use my sword, like my Bible to speak against it. It's made me stronger in my faith. When those feelings of anxiety come I get to see the power of Jesus in those moments.”
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” — Philippians 4:6
Alex Murashko is a Christ follower, husband, journalist and writing team leader for Think Eternity, a site for powerful faith content to help you live the fulfilled life in Jesus. Murashko is also founder of Media on Mission.
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