LISA REYNOLDS SINGER / SONGWRITER

About Lisa

Lisa is a singer / songwriter of immense talent. Lisa has a great sense of humour (her laugh is infectious!) and the love and wholeness she has found in her life overflows in her music and in her 'life' performances. Her albums two albums are entitled 'Fall under Grace' and 'The Stand'.

BECOMING WHOLE

Lisa's story is one of brokenness and abuse. In this world, there are many people who have experienced abuse, neglect and loneliness, leaving them feeling of little or no value. In recent years, Lisa discovered what it is to know her true value and significance, as a woman, and here's her story as she tells it ...

"We appeared, to everyone, to be your normal Australian family. Mum, Dad and the three kids. Behind closed doors, our home life was quite a different story. Mum and Dad fought a lot. There was a lot of hurt and abuse, both verbal and emotional. I longed to be loved and appreciated. Even though Dad came home from work every day like other fathers, he was an 'absent' Dad showing little or no interest in anything we did. When I reached my mid teens I was 'tampered' with and I didn't know how to feel. Suddenly my whole world fell apart at the seams, nothing seemed real. My self-esteem hit an all-time low. It was the ultimate betrayal and gave me a warped outlook on love and what I needed to do to gain acceptance.

I made friends easily enough at school, however, I was never one of the 'in crowd', preferring to hang out with the 'bad element, the tough crowd, the outsiders'. I put on a brave face, but underneath I was very self-conscious and my self-esteem just continued to plummet. Boys and so-called 'friends' would take advantage of me and everybody seemed to want something from me. It wasn't long before I tried to find some answers and a sense of wellbeing, in drinking and taking drugs (marijuana, speed, acid, cocaine and ultimately heroin). The deep ache in my heart and the loneliness I felt inside became somewhat bearable until, of course, the effects of the drugs wore off. My search for love and acceptance continued, propelling me along a downward spiral of wrong choices and sexual brokenness. I longed to be loved and accepted.

By the time I was 27 I was single and pregnant for the fourth time. I had lost three of my babies and was going nowhere fast. I had such great plans for my life but nothing had worked out. With the birth of my son, I found myself alone yet again, however this time with a dependant child. I became so depressed I did not think I could carry on living and I even considered ending it all. One Saturday night, when Nicky was about 4 months old, I had the most incredibly restless night. I distinctly remember waking up and thinking to myself "I might go to church tomorrow. I just might!" I woke up in time and did just that. I drove thirty 30 minutes to the nearest Church I knew of and found myself in the back row with my baby. I really had no idea why I was there! During that service I had an experience unlike any other; I experienced incredible forgiveness and a sense of guilt being rolled off my shoulders.

Since that day my life has become an awesome journey of peace and wholeness. Through being forgiven I have learnt how to forgive. Through accepting the love of God I can now accept myself. I now know how significant my life really is. God has taken me out of the gutter and truly given me a 'future and a hope'."

Lisa

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