Our testimony about our Lord is powerful and wondrous. How did you come to know the Lord? If you want, tell how your mind and heart have changed by the Lord's grace. Please if you would, tell your testimony!
My testimony is in my profile. Saved as a child which kept me from getting involved in drugs and alcohol and many other temptations. Provided a great foundation in Bible truths and events.
Forever thankful for God's free gift of salvation, the Holy Spirit's leading/guidance, and the peace through life's trials that only God can give.
teach_ib, thank you for your gentle courage and your testimony.
I am most happy you are a dear sister in the Lord. I liked what you had to say on your profile page, about honesty and telling the truth. You are right when you said "If you lie about what you've done, it only makes it worse. The truth eventually comes out...a friendship/relationship built on lies is like the foolish man building on the sand...there is no foundation."
I heartily agree and like the way you put that, if you build something on bad foundation or none at all it will fall apart.
I have a Muslim father and my mother, whom came to know the true and living God after my father left. I grew up going to a Charismatic church, despite many attempts by my father to engage us in his religion and take us to sit with those who taught it.
My mother would take my brother, my sister and I and we would hear our pastor speak about the Lord. He was a good pastor. We each prayed and our mother taught us about the Lord and his spirit and Christ's sacrifice for us. It is something I didn't grasp as well as I have the last two years, now I understand about His grace and sovereignty We are not all saved, much to my despair. (Please pray that my brother and sister will seek the Lord with all their heart and come to know him as I do.)
I have sought to put away those things which I liked, which I loved more than the Lord. He has since been moving in me to read in the scriptures, and delight in Him and His truth. I would like to become a godly wife and mother and if all saw it fit...a missionary someday, Lord willing.
Looking forward to hearing any more testimonies! Thank you again, teach_ib. :)
I first encounter christ when I was I'll about 4years ago, how God healed me was a miracle. since then I av been basking in good health and sound mind. but I am still searching for a God fearing patner whom we can build our faith together via the word of God.
Benxcel, sir, thank you for your testimony. I am overjoyed you have felt the Lord's healing. :) what a fresh new start he gives us, when we repent and follow him it's as if we never sinned and are new and clean.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. - Isaiah 1:18
In Jewish tradition I have to tell a story to tell a story..lol my first husband I was with since 13 years old when I was 18 we got married. This would be July. In late July, early August of that year one of his friends invited him to a Baptist church. We went out of politeness. I couldn�t tell you anything said that day I did not listen, but when the alter call came Alex looked at me and said he wanted to go down. I thought he was crazy (he is also a Jew) but � ok � whatever�. (I hated �Christianity�).
December of 1990 Alex was shot and killed in a robbery gone bad. Early Feb. I was in a restraint, Patens, and my parents (dad and step-mom) were just talking about G-d (I don�t even know what they were saying). All of the sudden I heard in a clear voice if you die today you will go to hell. I cannot tell you to this day how I knew it was Y-shua but somehow I know who exactly who it was and I was soooo scared words cannot describe. I cried out to myself Lord save me. At that moment I got saved. I spent some time trying to figure Him out on my own, because I had a crazy background� I was raised to hate Christians, had a family half atheist and part orthodox �.basically Hines 57�.. So after a while I decided to go to Bible College so I can know at least what Christians know about Y-shua. Now I am what I am 20 some years later!!!
First time seeing this post I wanted to share my testimony but didn't know how I could have done that successfully in writting, its a little crazy and complicated. (I'll try dear hope it will make sense)
My repentance to Christ was inspired by rejection. This was around 2007 late overlapping to 2008. It was few years in retail industry, working for 'Clinique counter' a skin care range. I was a tittle lonely for attention around that time though I didn't wanna get attached, if only I would find someone who was gonna give me attention, I was gonna be ok I thought. I was working late shift on that week, knocking off at 7pm. As I was preparing to kcock off around 6:50pm, doing house keeping, there came this guy looking for skin care products for he's mother though he didn't know which products to buy her since he knew nothing about her skin types and condition. He didn't want me to call her cause this was meant as a surprise.
I rather convinced him to buy her a fragrance... During that conversation, he offered to drive me home since I was knocking off. He did like wise, we exchanged cell#. God phone calls for about a week and text massages which was just what I needed at that time. This one time he called when I was home off duty, telling me that he's at my work place to pick me up and he's told I'm off, why didn't I tell I was off? (it was a list of questions as if we were in a relationship already) it was kind of a charm explaining myself. The agreement was making up to him by going on a date with him.
Now my grandmother was very strict hey, would never go to a party or a clap.... I desired those so much, even if it was only for once. While eating during our date, he's friend called and told him they were in a clap. He was the only one missing amongst them, he told him he was in a date with a lady, he won't dere bring me there (I could hear everything he's friend was laud on the phone). I told him i'll come with
He was shocked and asked many times if I was sure. That was on Friday around 7pm. We drove to a clap, it was really nice being there for the very first time in my life, was intimidated a little cause it seemed dangerous but was ok cause we had our little corner with he's friends and was standing in between he's thighs for safety, was he was sitting down.
I really was shocked when he said "love its a new day now, its am in the morning your grandmothers' gonna kill you" I panicked as I checked missed calls her (didn't even hear my phone ringing cause it was noisy there). He took me home and waited out side checking if all was ok with my grandmother. Now that scored him points though I didn't know I was already in love.
Few days down the line he wanted to take me to his place. Me being na�ve I thought of a genuine visit when he meant sex. We had our first serious fight when he came to pick me up. Few days later he called and apologized, was releaved cause I thought I lost him... Didn't wanna have sex, maybe later as time passes by, just not yet (was very up tight with my body).
I never heard from him after that day, was familiar with him by then, calls, massages were no more. Still don't think he was a bad guy, he wanted sex, was not yet ready for that.... By the way I didn't w ant anything personal anyway, but was already unlove. He's niglection was unbearable, i'd pray that God would bring him back, started reading my bible passages of 'Song of songs'. Love was just a great thing as reading those verses. Until a certain lady I didn't like very much for my personal reasons, came home when it was raining only to tell me about Jesus' love and how i've been niglecting He's love every time she wanted to tell me about Jesus and I acted up giving a cold shoulder to her.
I didn't know that all this time she wanted to tell about Jesus, and I couldn't bear niglecting Him cause I was niglected at that time and thinking I would cause just pain to anyone... Most of all to Jesus. That's a long story of how I was saved. Now I love this woman like crazy... She made effort when it was raining, only for my sake to be written in the book of life. I'll always appreciate her for that
My reply is so full of errors, it shows I was tired when typing.
On my last paragraph:
I didn't know she wanted to tell me about Jesus all this time when she's been coming home and i'd acted up for her, if possible i'd leave her behind with my grandmother without saying I was going out to my friends.
I thought how can I niglect Jesus and caused Him such pain since I was rejected myself and vowed not to cause such pain to anyone only to be doing it to Jesus.
First few paragraphs:
I was praying that God would bring him back, while praying i'd be reading verses around 'Songs of songs' since they were in-line with how I felt at that time.
I was in between he's thighs for safety while he was sitting on those long bar chuirs. I felt un-safe at the clap but was ok cause he was around.
Couldn't hear my grandmother's missed calls cause it was Lauder.
He scored points when worried that it was already in the morning and he should have brought me home around 9pm the previous night not around 2am.
Was used to he's calls and text massages by then.... When I didn't wanna get attached.
Wanted to be with him but was not ready for sex. Was just too soon anyway.
Salvation comes to us in different ways but i thank God that He comes to us when we really need Him.
For me salvation came to me after separation from my husband.
I was so afraid of getting into relationships and i could feel it would be hard for me to just remain alone,and thats what i wanted.Thats the time it dawned on me that only through Christ could i make it.I took leave from work and went to stay with my parents for one month.Then i would kneel down at night and pray sincerely to God to save me.
After the one month i came back to the city and that night i knelt down in my house and accepted Christ as my saviour.That was in december 1996.
For the first time since separation i felt relieved.I have never looked back and i thank God coz He kept me from what i was afraid of,and i was able to bring up my kids in a christian way.Now both of them are saved and i thank God.
I thank God for gift of salvation,its a wonderful gift.
Beloved sisters and my strong brother in Christ, It has been most wonderful reading how each of you have been saved by Him. It makes me tear up seeing such love for the Lord and love for being saved. Our thankfulness and testimony is seen by those who read it and it will be of some effect, I pray.
I noticed from many your stories that you had been saved and sought him when you were brokenhearted, lost or otherwise confused, I sought him as well at a sorrowful point in my life. The strength, might, love and kindness of the heavenly Father is abundant as well as his wrath and demand for obedience.
I thank the Lord that he gives you courage and humility to tell your testimonies, what wonderful examples from his beloved sheep.
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. - Hebrews 12:6
