Interview with Bristol Palin: "God Has Ways of Surprising You"

Wendy Griffith : Jul 6, 2011
CBN News

"I'll remember it for the rest of my life. Because it was rock bottom. It was, okay, I'm done doing this by myself. I'm done trying to change Levi. I'm done with all this stuff. I need Your help, God." -Bristol Palin

The following article is reprinted with permission from CBN.com.

(New York, NY)?Like many instant celebrities, Bristol Palin found the national spotlight can shine on parts of a person's life that they would rather stay private.

As her mother, Sarah Palin, began her campaign with Sen. John McCain for vice president, news broke of Bristol's pregnancy.

Since then, life has been a whirlwind, including newfound fame on Dancing with the Stars and her new book, Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far.

Palin is just a few months shy of her 21st birthday. As the eldest daughter of Todd and Sarah, she grew up in wild, rugged Alaska, where fishing, hunting, and traveling by snow machine (or snow mobile) are a way of life.

Bristol excelled in sports, including basketball, track and even boys' football in middle school, where she learned how to take the hard hits, something that would come in handy later in life.

She was known as a "good girl" who made good grades and stayed out of trouble. So no one, especially her parents, suspected that their 17-year-old daughter would soon reveal to the world that even good girls can make very bad decisions.

Only Bristol's drama would be played out in front of a world-wide audience with nowhere to hide.

CBN News's Wendy Griffith recently spoke with Bristol about her book and the role God's forgiveness plays in her life. She also talked about the night she lost her virginity after drinking too many wine coolers.

Watch the interview and read the full transcript by clicking HERE.

BP: It was something I was ashamed of and didn't own up to until I got pregnant. Until the whole world knew I wasn't a virgin.

WG: How did your parents react when you broke the news to them?

BP: It was definitely a huge shock. Definitely a disappointment. But my family, we're so close knit. Yes, this situation is not ideal, but we're going to get through it with the help of God, and with the help of our other family members.

WG: Fast-forward four months later: You're on a national stage, your mom's announcing for vice president of the United States. And the world finds out you're pregnant. What was that like?

BP: Definitely something hard to go through. And I wrote about it in the book, that I felt like I had a big scarlet letter on the front of me. You know, "sleaze," or whatever anyone could say about me. But I'm so much stronger because of that experience.

WG: You've recommitted yourself to abstinence until you're married. Are you going to practice what you preach?

BP: Yeah, absolutely. And I don't think it will be a difficult battle because I've seen the consequences of it. And it's not worth it.

Bristol said the pain and loneliness of being a single mom and the heartache of the boy's father, Levi, not wanting to see his son, caused her to cry out to God.

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