It doesn't matter what you've been through in the past: You can walk with God and transform for your life. To do so, you need to let go of your past and accept the gift of His grace. You can then walk in the light with a new identity in Christ that is full of freedom and spiritual blessings.

Author Keri Ann Unsworth, who has been active in ministries for more than twenty years, did just that when she began going to Goodrum Baptist Church in Vicksburg, Mississippi, after her family stumbled on hard times. It was there that she saw her dad surrender his heart to Jesus.

With her...