Testimony Time

Gr8 testimony...God is so good! Stick with Him, and He will look after you....

Blessings,

Morne (Also South African)

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Mat 10:7-8 And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely you have received, freely give.

Oh, wow. I just found this thread and have spent the last few moments reading these amazing testimonies. They are awesome.

As for my testimony, at the age of 12 I was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid. I was given three options then, medicine, radiation treament, or surgery. My doctor at the time felt that medicine would be the best choice as the thyroid could grow back if they did surgery and radiation could cause me to be unable to have kids. So I went on the medicine for four years and I'll be honest, I didn't take them as I should. At 16 I got saved watching Jesse Duplantis on TV one night after coming home from my church's Campmeeting. That was in January of my 16th year. Aug. 3rd of that same year we had a guest speaker at my church. For the past few months I had been getting what looked like bruises on my legs. I did not wear shorts cause they were very noticeable. Well that Sunday night, the 3rd, I was at the altar praying for my sister. My grandmother told our, then, children pastor's wife that I was going to the doctor the next day to find out why I was getting those spots. She came over and the only indication I had that she was there was when she grabbed two of my fingers and dragged me to the guest speaker. She informed him of what my grandmother had told her. He laid hands on me as did alot of the members of my church. I was slain in the Spirit that night and as I was going down I knew I was healed.

Well for a week, well, no more like a month, I had people telling that I wasn't, or wasn't going to. I told them I was healed. I told my grandmother that I was healed and if God didn't heal me and I died then I'd be with Him, that I was in a win, win situation.

Sept. 11 of that year I went back to my doctor. He was not a Christian and got very angry with me cause I told him I was healed and that was all there was to it. I got a letter from his office the next day. The blood test they had performed on me came back negative. I was told that I had normal levels and I did not have to take that medicine again.

But that's not all. During the month I went to another doctor, this was for the spots on my leg. I told her that I was healed. She was not Christian and seemed surprised at my statements, in fact that entire office was surprised. Well all total they drew 21 viles of blood from me during that month, trying to find out why I had spots on my legs or to look at my thyroid levels. The test for the spots, at least I think it was for them, came back positive for elupus. I told them I was healed and that was all there was to it, that God said and I believed it. They took another test, that one came back negative.

I have not had to take that medicine for my thyroid since Sept of 97 nor I have had any symtoms of elupus and those spots faded and never returned. My thyroid which was the size of a grapefruit went back to the normal size and has been every since.

God is a Great God

I TURNED AWAY FROM GOD FOR A WHILE AND TURNED TO MY FRIENDS.
BUT WHEN I GOT SICK OF SIN JESUS TOOK ME BACK IN.
WHEN I TOLD THE LORD I WAS HERE TO STAY.
HE BLESSED ME ABUNDANTLY AS I LET BAD THINGS GO AWAY
HE GAVE ME A HUSBAND,HOUSE AND CAR BUT MOST OF ALL OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS NEVER GOING TO FALL. I LOVE GOD'S MERCY IT DOES ENDURE FOREVER
I ASK YOUR PRAYERS FOR ME TO STAY ON COURSE TILL WE ALL MEET IN HEAVEN.

My Testimony....Where Do I Begin?

I was raised a Christian in a HUGE church in Naperville, IL called Calvary Church. Even today, I still haven't found a more on fire church. I accepted Jesus sometime between the ages of 3 and 5. But I never really understood it because I was so young.

When I was 10, I think, I went to camp. There, I was filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues. It was an amazing expierience. One I will never forget.

But I was still searching for something...

When I was 12, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. That hit me hard. Why did God do that to her? When I was lost and crying and scared, God gave me an angel. My best friend Peter. I had remembered praying for an angel when I was younger. One I could see and talk to and be with. It took me a while to realize it, but God have given me Peter to be my guide. He would comfort me and help me when I was unsure of God.

My mom lived, thanks to everyone's prayer and support and God's undying grace. But God wasn't done with me yet. When I was 13, I went to a winter retreat with my church called Breakaway. There, I met the most on fire, hyper preacher ever. His name was Wayne Northrup. Every single one of his sermons left me in tears. One night, we had a long worship service. All these painful memories (Mom's cancer battle, losing my other best friend because of a stupid arguement, being taunted and persecuted for my faith etc.) came flooding back. I fell to my knees crying hystarically. I cried out, "God! Please show me what you want to do with my life. Show Yourself! I can't find You." And I felt him say, "I'm already there, Tracy. I'm already there."

Peter came to me then, laying his hands on me and praying loud enough so I could here. I felt God say, "This is your best friend. Don't let him go." I was so grateful to God for blessing me with such a good friend. Peter stayed with me after service, as well as my good friend Rodney, talking with me and giving me support and advice. That day, I realized who my true friend was.

But some time after Breakaway, I lost God again. I don't know what happened. I felt lonely all the time and angry and depressed. I think it was because I had fallen in love with Peter, but he didn't seem to return the feeling. But recently, Peter told me that he couldn't help me with my struggles. He stepped back to let me figure things out on my own. His heart was in the right place. I understood why he had seemed to have been avoiding me. Then God said to me, "Things aren't going to get better unless you give everything to me."

I gave up all I had to God. I gave up my relationship with Peter, my relationship with my family and other friends, my academics, my everything. And I felt a huge weight come off my shoulders. God had made me SO joyful. And everything has been so much better since then. Peter and I are closer than ever, and I know I'm not gonna lose him. Our relationship is in God's hands. And as for all my other friends, those that really are true will stay with me. Those that aren't, I shouldn't trouble myself with.

I love God. I love my family. I love my friends. God has blessed me. I will follow Him forever.


Scattered words and empty thoughts
Seem to pour from my heart
I've never felt so torn before
Seems I don't know where to start
But its now I feel Your grace fall like rain
From every fingertip washing away my pain

I still believe in Your faithfulness
I still believe in Your truth
I still believe in Your holy word
Even when I don't see I still believe
~Jeremy Camp "I Still Believe"

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Another day it comes around
I can't wait to get my feet on the ground
Happy to be in Your truth
I just wanna live for You
Start the day begin to sing
Full of all my dreams again
Lead by You from start to end
You are my closest friend

I would like to say my wife and i are back in Church and serving the Lord.


praise God!!

My testimony.
In '02 I was dying with a sudden cerebral aneurysm, called a brain bleed. It came from an inherited condition that I had no idea I had. When I collapsed down to the floor my last thought was that I was dying and I was very nearly right.
My skin became gray the color of death and plans were made for my wake. I had once been close to the Lord but in the months before my attack I had grown far from Him and I tried to follow the trail of evil. I think I was healed so that I wouldn't die that way. My family laid hands on me and asked for my healing. Many prayed for me and I was told that I would be healed. I knew He could do it if He wanted to. Not only did I live, but the terrible side-effects of what I had never hit me. I thank the Lord Jesus Christ for my healing and especially so that I had another chance to be on His side before it was too late.
Now I feel that I need to justify somewhat my being here, so I try to minister to some who are very very ill and in need of the Lord's healing. I pray for them and lay hands on them if I can and the Lord has healed and helped many of them. I can't accept thanks from any of them. I don't do anything but ask, it comes from the Lord. Members of my family have also come to be closer to Him, and now some speak in tongues, and some receive a word from the Lord at times. I asked in prayer who helped me and I was told that Wonderful healed me. I thank you, awesome Lord, and our King , Jesus Christ.

May the Lord also show all of you mercy as He has shown me.

awesome testimony's

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I guess around my 7th grade year in school that it really hit me that I was in the "in" crowd. I look at 7th graders now and think hmmmmm was I really like that? I was. I partied (i mean drank, smoked, everything) and I was only 12 . I had grown up in the church and went to church every sunday enless my butt was sick or I was dying of something. I never missed a sunday church service. My step-dad was the youth leader so it was hard for me to get away from it but so far. But that didnt stop me, when Friday night rolled around to lie to my mom and tell her one thing and really go get drunk with my 12 year old friends . It was stupid. I did that all the way through my senior year. My mom eventually figured that out. She got mad but I was out of control. I lost my virginity at the age of 16. I will never ever ever forget that point. I knew at that time I was in my lowest point. I would cry and cry out for God to help me but all I got was nothing. I got to the point where I just wanted to give up. I finally, did. Right before my 17th birthday I started dating this guy named Kevin. Me and Kevin grew up together and we did a bunch of things together and we considered ourselves friends. So we decided to give dating a shot. Ok that was a dumb idea. We had been dating for maybe 3 months and we decided lets have sex. So i took ecstasy and we had sex. That was my life style. I got to a point in my life were I was so desperate to have a "high" that I would role Bible pages and smoke them. In the middle of July this year (2004) me and Kevin broke up, and I was at my bottom point. I had hit rock bottom...I had no place to go.

One night I decided that I was going to talk on the internet (which I do alot), and I had this instant message come up from a guy named Drew. We talked that night for about 3 hours. We talked for about 3 weeks and then we met. I felt as if when we met that he took my hand and guided me to the top. He guided me basically to God. Ever since then God has been opening doors, and allowing me to see things that I have never seen, things that I have never done. I mean me and Drew are going to be married in 2008. Its all because God allowed Drew to come into my life! It seemed like I just opened up into a new person I mean my whole outlook on life was different. I treat my Mom with more respect, I take each day as living proof of what I have been through. Sometimes I do still struggle, but ever since I just gave it up to God I cant get enough of him It is a amazing feeling!

Advice: Everyone has a purpose, everyone has a calling, everyone is promised Christ. Its whether we make a commitment with Christ. He is always there for you, even when you feel as though he isnt! He is!

I was active duty in the Navy, and my husband and I had separated for a while. I was stationed at NAS Jax, and Randy and my son Tyler were here in Utah. I was planning on taking some leave time to come back here and see Tyler, and I was looking online for airline tickets.

Just then, AT&T knocked on my door, demanding payment for their services. I really did owe them the money, but it was all the money I had to go visit Tyler. I hadn't seen him in over 6 months and he was only 4, so it had been a long time. I burst into tears, crying to the poor AT&T collector guy, who felt really bad taking my money when I told him what I planned to do with it, but he had to collect, it was his job.

I just sobbed and sobbed, but eventually I had to get ready for work. I was working swing shift at the air traffic control facility there. Typical boring day at work, and when I got home, something told me to go check the mail. Now, I check the mail maybe once a week <most of my bills end up late cause of it!> but I went and checked anyways. In the mailbox there was a check from the IRS saying I'd overpaid on my taxes and they were returning the portion I'd overpaid. The check was for about $10 more than the ticket I'd been looking at and I know God had sent me the money so I could go home and see my baby.

God is SO good to us, and I still feel very blessed for that day. And that trip home was a big start in the reconciliation between me and my husband as well.

Thank you Lord!!

Shalia

My testimony is still developing! And it will continue to until i leave this earth and go to be with my heavenly father! But heres the story so far..

I've always been a very spiritual person. I was christianed in a Coe church, but neither my mum or dad went to church, so i grew up not being a christian either. By the age of 10 i was already asking questions like 'how was the earth created' and 'is there a God?'...and instead of seeing the light of Jesus...i followed the devils path and got involved in witchcraft.
All the way through my childhood i had passed from friend to friend, all of which had taken advantage of me...the worst friends of which were the ones when i was 10 and became a witch...they were the popular group, and they were friends with me one moment, and when we argued i was sent out of the group, and they insulted me, and forbid anyone in the group from talking to me. From this is have become extremely shy when making friends, and terrified of losing friends. Thats why i turned to witchcraft...i felt it made me special...and above everyone! I felt it made me unique...and it made me feel like i didn't need anyone...i was powerful, and i could anything i wanted. Of course that was not the case, and through the early years of high school, i again moved from friend to friend, and was picked on by the popular group. I lost hope, and became very depressed. Through this though, a christian girl stayed by me, and repeatedly invited me to her christian youth group, i accepted to go...with my friend. The first time i went i could see there was something different about it, but my friend held me back. For a year and a half i went back and sat at the back as everyone worshipped, longing to join in...but not because i did not want to lose another friendship with this person.
However, my relationship with this person quickly started to fail again, as we began to argue, and i became more and more depressed. Everyone around me was arguing...and i could see no way out.
Then one friday, my friend asked me to come to youth on my own...i did...and i got someone to pray for me, not to become a christian, but for my friends to stop fighting....i figured that if they did then Jesus was real. Whilst she was praying with me, i felt something stir up inside me, a passion i had never felt before.
I started going to youth more regularly, joining in with worship, and gave my life to Jesus.
However, my friend who used to hold me back did not like this fact, and try to put me down and pull me away from God as much as she could. So we grew apart. Yet this time, instead of being blocked out by everyone, i turned to the people at youth...and they accepted me...and slowly i turned to Jesus. And i realised Jesus is the only person that i can truly rely on to be my friend. Jesus will never leave me...Jesus will never insult me...he loves me 100%! Amen! Praise God!!
I've been a christian for a year now, and during that time i've been baptised in the holy spirit, as well as been baptised. I can speak in tongues...and God has given me the gift of evangelism. God's set me up for a challenging life, because i'm still incredibly shy when it comes to talking to people...which is necessary for evangelism...but hey...i can do the impossible when God works through me! Now instead of living for the next acceptance from people...i'm thankful for the eternal acceptance of God...even my failed, sinful self! And i'm living to see other people that live a life like i lead back then to come to Jesus....I love for the cause...i live for the mission God has sent me on...!
Jesus says: I am the light, those who follow me shall never be in the darkness, but shall always be in the light that gives life! John 8:12! AMEN! Praise God for the light, for the hope, the salvation and the dream!
Keep the Faith, Live the Dream And Spread the Light!