a doubting thomas looks for proof

[hipgnostic]

Hello fellow Christians

Does anybody have an example where their faith or prayer has transformed their lives or caused a miracle to occur for them. I'm a bit of a doubting thomas and could do with some real help here.

Thanks

 

[heymikey80]

What'd you consider a miracle or a transformed life?

 

[Macca]

Hello fellow Christians

Does anybody have an example where their faith or prayer has transformed their lives or caused a miracle to occur for them. I'm a bit of a doubting thomas and could do with some real help here.

Thanks

As a new Christian I (and my Church) was praying to be set free from an alcohol problem.
One Sunday morning I sat up on the edge of my bed and thought "I don't want to drink anymore". since then (nearly 20 years) I have not needed a drink of alcohol.
Thank you Jesus.

 

[jesusmysaviour76]

My depression was healed. Does that count?

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

Hipgnostic Thats not how life works, what you need to do is logically think about life ,and the purpose of your existance, dont over think things , sit back and evalute your life since you were born up till now. Im happy to see that your asking questions, thats what you need to do, but don't be fooled by the Devil, Their can only be one answer to life , not 2 or 3 , only 1 . We all seek the truth, i hope you find it soon. Hope my advice helps . God Bless

 

[TexasGirl06]

Hello fellow Christians

Does anybody have an example where their faith or prayer has transformed their lives or caused a miracle to occur for them. I'm a bit of a doubting thomas and could do with some real help here.

Thanks

The Miracle in my life....

I can genuinely Love those who are unloveable.

Before Christ, I was a loveable person.
This new love is very diffferent.
It is not of me.

It amazes me.
He amazes me.
Every day.

 

[snoochface]

I can look back on my life and see so very many times when I thought to myself, "Wow, that could have been a lot worse" or "I was really lucky" or "How fortunate that things worked out that way". I'm talking about really BIG things in my life, too - without getting too deeply personal, for example, I was raped but not violently, someone broke into my apartment in the middle of the night while I was sleeping but the dog alerted me and the police got there in time, I was a very heavy drinker and somewhat promiscuous but I never killed anyone in a drunk driving accident and I never contracted a disease - etc.

All of that was before I was a Christian. I would marvel at times about my good luck and my "charmed life", that I could be in such dangerous situations and it would turn out better than odds would have it. I truly believe, now, that God was protecting me during those years, waiting for me to finally realize who he was. And I feel equipped now to do his work, as I can really relate to people who are where I was back then.

Since I've become a Christian, though, I have seen God change me in ways I never thought possible. My temper, my impatience, my inability to forgive, my lack of willingness and ability to turn the other cheek - these were all sorely lacking in me, and if I had been asked to create a list of my top five faults, these would have been numbers 1 through 4. And yet, every single area has seen marked improvement since I've asked God to help me with them.

I have done nothing - I didn't go into therapy or take an anger management class or do any kind of deep introspection, I didn't resolve childhood issues or have air-clearing discussions with people I don't particularly care for. I just asked God to help me, and he did. I'm nowhere near perfect, but the improvement is dramatic.

Right now, I'm finding myself dealing with my sisters as we make arrangements to bury our mother. Dealing with family has always been extremely stressful, dramatic, and uncomfortable because of our history with each other. And yet, I've felt a peace and a calmness I never had before, and I have not had one moment of anger or bitterness that caused me to lash out at them. I have had disappointment and tears over their behavior, but I've been pretty okay. This is absolutely amazing to me. I was expecting the absolute worst to come out in me, and it hasn't. This has to be God working in me. It's sure not anything I did.

I've been a Christian for just over two years. I consider all of the above to be miracles worked by God in my life.

(Ouch... this got way more personal than I intended it to. )

 

[rita727]

I can look back on my life and see so very many times when I thought to myself, "Wow, that could have been a lot worse" or "I was really lucky" or "How fortunate that things worked out that way". I'm talking about really BIG things in my life, too - without getting too deeply personal, for example, I was raped but not violently, someone broke into my apartment in the middle of the night while I was sleeping but the dog alerted me and the police got there in time, I was a very heavy drinker and somewhat promiscuous but I never killed anyone in a drunk driving accident and I never contracted a disease - etc.

All of that was before I was a Christian. I would marvel at times about my good luck and my "charmed life", that I could be in such dangerous situations and it would turn out better than odds would have it. I truly believe, now, that God was protecting me during those years, waiting for me to finally realize who he was. And I feel equipped now to do his work, as I can really relate to people who are where I was back then.

Since I've become a Christian, though, I have seen God change me in ways I never thought possible. My temper, my impatience, my inability to forgive, my lack of willingness and ability to turn the other cheek - these were all sorely lacking in me, and if I had been asked to create a list of my top five faults, these would have been numbers 1 through 4. And yet, every single area has seen marked improvement since I've asked God to help me with them.

I have done nothing - I didn't go into therapy or take an anger management class or do any kind of deep introspection, I didn't resolve childhood issues or have air-clearing discussions with people I don't particularly care for. I just asked God to help me, and he did. I'm nowhere near perfect, but the improvement is dramatic.

Right now, I'm finding myself dealing with my sisters as we make arrangements to bury our mother. Dealing with family has always been extremely stressful, dramatic, and uncomfortable because of our history with each other. And yet, I've felt a peace and a calmness I never had before, and I have not had one moment of anger or bitterness that caused me to lash out at them. I have had disappointment and tears over their behavior, but I've been pretty okay. This is absolutely amazing to me. I was expecting the absolute worst to come out in me, and it hasn't. This has to be God working in me. It's sure not anything I did.

I've been a Christian for just over two years. I consider all of the above to be miracles worked by God in my life.

(Ouch... this got way more personal than I intended it to. )

Wow, what a testimony!

 

[arzu926]

I was born in Istanbul and was a Muslim. About 5 months ago I became really ill due to stress and was in the process of making some major decisions in life. I had just become engaged, quit my job, was in my last semester of college, and started feeling a deep need to be near my family in Turkey. Well, being sick led me to the emergency room where I lay there and realized that I was not sure if I was going to heaven or not. I had always believed in God but that just was not enough for me anymore. I was living my life for myself and had never included God in it. I was unsure if I wanted to get married, maybe I needed to be in Turkey with my family, where was my life exactly going? So, I found a Baptist Church right down the street and was baptized on June 4, 2006. I started having anxiety attacks which led me to see a counselor, that led me to call my parents in Turkey and tell them how much I needed them. I have been on my own for the past 10 years and always had everything under control and never needed anyone. This time the only person I needed was God. No person in this world could help me....and that is exactly what he did. He reached out his hands and embraced me ever so gently. My father sent me a plane ticket and I flew to Turkey for 3 weeks. There I was able to deepen my relationship with my family and see how blessed a life I had back here in America. My fiancee and I were going through many things together and instead of us growing apart we have been even closer. God lit the path for my life and I have been following ever since. Since I have been a Christian, my fiancee and I have had numerous talks about how we want to raise our kids and how important God is in our lives. He is Catholic and I asked him if he believed that Jesus is our Lord and Savior and when he said yes I knew that I was making the right decision. We decided to raise our kids in the Christian Church and have a strong foundation now. Everyday is a blessing from God and we must include him in our lives. God loves us so much.

 

[Catholic Wife]

Plenty of things happen to me that I would consider more of a sign from God than a miracle.

One fairly recent "miracle" happened when I was pretty depressed and feeling sorry for myself. I was whining to God in prayer that I knew that He loved me and that He was wrapping me in His arms, but I just wanted/needed a physical hug -- is that too much to ask? About five minutes later, a friend of mine came up from another floor where we worked and gave me a hug because she just felt I needed one.

Miracle? Who knows.
Life changing? Probably not.
God-affirming? You know it!

 

[1corinthian13]

I was in prison when i went to russia. Me and 3 other kids were just walking on the street and the police stopped us, checked our documents and said to go to the police station with them. They just want bribe money. They said that each of us has to pay 40 US to get out. that's 160 US in total for all 4. Another russian guy was sitting there for a whole day already and the cops are just sitting there playing computer games. My friends and i chatted for 1.5 hour, then I had an idea. I said to my christian friend, saying "why dont we pray?" She and i prayed, and i said "Jesus get us out of here soon, cuz we have church soon. I mean soon by 10 minutes." After 3 minutes the police came with our passports and said "who's passports are these, you can go now."

I have alot of miracle stories to tell. I prayed one afternoon in Mexico for rain. It rained 2 times or 3 times that summer, but i sat there one afternoon .. too hot from the heat and I asked God for rain. The next day, it rained, flooding the whole road hehe.. and of course taking away the heat. This was one of the 2 or 3 rain that summer))

My roomate when i was in Russia, never heard of the name "Jesus" i said... you can test him out and see if He's real. He did.. and God answered in 10 min. Not only that, he was so sick that day that he could barely walk. He had high fever tat night too.. i knelt, put my hands on him and prayed, and the next day he was healed with no fever.

I asked God that i can go to russia, i went, for 10 months. I asked God to have a christian meeting in the Russian dorm (it's like impossible to find christians there, especially in the dorm) we end up having a meeting for the rest of the year every thursday. it was so packed that there was no room to walk, until the last 2 weeks, when i had to go. We had translators in chinese and russian, from English. God provides.

I asked God to go to spain. He provide and i went there flyin, plane ticket costing less than 40 US. (www.easyjet.com) and given my testimony there.


I got into an university in Washington DC. avg GPA accepted to that school is 3.5, and SAT score on "average" was 200 points higher than mine. Former Sec of State is a staff there. it's by God's grace and miracle that i with a GPA of 2.7, who flunked chemistry,PE and a D in Bible got in.

Myself being a desciple of Christ was a miracle.

Just so many times when i ask for love for some ppl that i cant get along with, or whoever, God gives me love and how He sees this person. Just when i ask God to speak through me that day, it just happens that i speak to a person about Christ.

a pastor of my friend was on the street, evangelizing with his team. a guy with a rifle threatened to kill ppl and then kill himself afterward. the pastor, (who used to be in the mafia) was not scared of the rifle, went up, asked for the gun, preached for 10 min, and the guy was on the ground weeping and called Jesus his savior. the miracles comes after this : this crazy guy, asked to join the evanglizing team.

Nobody wanted him to join cause they're all scared, but the pastor said "i'll take him" so the two of them went and witness. This crazy guy saw this beggar on the street, with 1 leg being "unusable" The crazy guy said "Jesus is my savior!!!! Im soo happy"

The beggar said "Whatever, look at me, where was God during the Vietnam war huh? look at this leg."

The guy (remember he just got converted, and never read a single page of bible, just believing that Jesus is His savior) said, "man , i believe in Jesus and in the name of Jesus will you be healed today!"

the pastor heard like a "pop" and this veteran beggar just stood up and was healed, just like that. The two of them hugging each other, saved.


do u want me to list more ? is this enough proof to say that God's greater than science evidence?

 

[praisenworship]

my life was changed when I became a Christian. I was angry, unforgiving, depressed and I blamed everybody for my unhappiness. when I was saved and through reading the bible and learning about the promises of God, I was literally transformed. I have the fruits of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience...I pray everyday for guidance and I definitely feel the hand of God in my life. I had to ask for forgiveness and I laid my will down at his feet. Jesus Christ in my heart transformed me. My daughter is very happy because her family is happier and peaceful now. There used to be a lot of anger in our family but the Lord saved us. I will always praise and thank him all the days of my life!

 

[Virgil the Roman]

My conversion to Christ's Holy and True catholic church has been gradual for the past two years. I know the Lord's taking his time, and I'm beginning to dive into Eastern Orthodoxy, and I walk wherever I believe the Lord God guides me. God bless his Holy and Apostolic church of Eastern Orthodoxy!

 

[Mattacious]

My depression was healed. Does that count?

Lucky for some.

Yeah I think it counts. Nice.

 

[WillworkforJesus]

My wife was having many problems (female type) the doctors couldnt really give us a deffinite diagnosis, very painful for months. I felt the overwhelming need to pull her up to the alter to pray for her while we were at church. I received the gift of tongues that day which I prayed over her and not only was she cured...shes now 8 months pregnant. Did I mention she was told by about 12 different doctors that she would never bare children. Who is Greater than our God ! He is Holy and Worthy, and Worthy to be praised , Amen! Seek Him and you will find Him, when you search for Him with all of your heart!

 

[PastorPappy]

I prayed and prayed for the Lord to take it away. 9 months after I was diagnosed and told I would be on insulin the rest of my life (I was 33 years old and btw only 2% of Americans diagnosed with type I diabetes are over the age of 30) the Lord spoke to me before going to Church on a Sunday Morning. He said "Don't take your insulin anymore". And like I was having a conversation with anyone I said "Ok".

Note this: If my blood sugar was normal taking insulin would have sent me into a diabetic shock. I took so much insulin it might have killed me. So this was a timing thing. God knew He had to convey to me somehow not to take the insulin. Because He knew since He had cured my problem I couldn't take insulin without serious side effects.

AND if i wasn't really cured then my blood sugar would have been sky high by Sunday night. SO you see this wasn't something that just "could have happened". There was a serious timing issue involved.

So I Tested my blood sugar that night and it was fine.

Tested it for the next week and it was fine.

Went to my doctor about 2 weeks later and he asked me how it was going. I told him I had been off of my insulin for about 2 weeks. He flipped. Gotta run blood test and get you back on insulin. But when he saw the results he was amazed. Now this was a Christian Dr. I told him the whole story and he still didn't beleive me.

And He still thought I was still shooting my self up with insulin. He asked me to pull up my shirt. When I did he didn't see any bruising. When you inject insulin into your belly it bruises. So he was totally confused.

SO...... He said I had to see a specialist. So I went to the local diabetes dr and told him the whole story. He was also a Christian. Before he ran any test he told me he beleived what I had said and he said "praise God".

Anyway he got the results back and they were normal. But my Dr still can't believe that I was healed. To this day he still runs blood test and it's been about 12 years or so since God has healed me.

PLUS I heard GOD'S VOICE! Listen I've heard it a few times but this was like I was talking with someone. And the only thing I could say was "ok"?!!? I think I'm still in shock this many years later.

Now a couple of weeks ago I had a problem. For some reason I could not walk on my right foot. My big toe had locked up (possibly gout?). So coming home one night I prayed "Lord my toe hurts. Please heal it". My leg started to feel like it was on fire. It was a burning sensation that went up and down my leg.

When it quit my toe was completely pain free.

I thanked the LORD got home and told my wife. The LORD is the great "I AM". Listen don't try to move a mountain just try and move your faith.

I preached a good message the Lord gave me on faith. If you would like a copy send me a PM.

Ohhhhhh.......... I've got hundreds more about people I know or have prayed about. If you need more miracles just dial me up.

SO PRAISE THE LORD FOR THE MIRACLES HE PLACES ON US! ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE.

Faith will move a mountain. It also will cure a deadly disease like type I diabetes. and also will cure a painful toe! THANK YOU LORD! I BELEIVE YOU!

God bless you and lay your faith in His lap. His lap is empty and waiting for a new arrival.

Pappy