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A Testimony for Salvation

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But in the beginning, the story begins, May I know myself in my youth question to ask about life.
My parents at that time were trying to take care of six kids.
My brothers, three, including, I myself, and two sisters, We were like gypsies, always on the move.
I never learned much in school, segregation was hard, always being left back in my grades.
As I grew, I was always alone; my father never had time for me

My father was from the very old school, he works very, very hard
My mother trying to keep up with six of us in school or at home
I had not to mush interest in learning; I was a very shy kid.
At times and years before doctors did have the means to diagnosed disorder?
Some disorder today they do have the means but doesn’t work all the time.
Some disorders can be inherent, or by malnutrition. Years later because of many problems, as time pass by I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

I could not focus and I always fidgety always quiet.
They could not understand how to diagnose this, it was no problem.
When I was about 3 years of age, one day I fell off a third-floor window and I fractured my head and landed on a batch of black coal which was for the furnace the boiler, this broke my fall.
Years later in my adulthood, I had a dream, which my father tossed me out the window, I ask my mother what happened to me but she was silent.
Now just the discomfort I needed overcome, by enduring
It seemed that I cannot find no one to help me, or in my family.
I just wanted love and attention, I was harmless.
It just made me mysterious in nature.

As I grew my family and I move to one place to another, not all at once, but throughout time.
Now I was about five years old my father started to drink alcohol and started to abuse me, and because he could not understand my behavior, that I had A.D.H.D.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder at that time.

I loved him so much, I tried to make things better but I was just a weak kid.
Even in society.
No matter how much I tried I just kept falling backward.
For my father and me, there was no love between us at all, I guess I wasn’t the man he wanted me to be.

About this time, I was in my teens, and my father just got his own business.
I failed many times in school, even if they didn't know about A.D.H.D.
This time I got in trouble in school as any child and send me home, my father had to do something with me.
Love was not always there for me; my bothers felt bad for me and my sisters.
My father as well, always getting into trouble with my mom with his affairs

I did not understand and just kept silent.
My father put me in many programs, just not to deal with me, catholic school, programs for youth, I just kept going backward.
Not because I did what to, but of segregation. It seemed to be no hope for me.

I had gotten into the trouble with truant office, just for not paying attention in school or not attending school, how could I.
If there is on God present in the family or values at that time would have my families tend to not fall apart.


In Eph 6:1-4 (KJV) Honor thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
And, ye fathers provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and the admonition of the Lord.

My father had many chances to prosper but without love in my family or in any family, we just become strangers as we got older.
My father never share any time with me, or took out to any pall games or I saw another father that were dads took out their children’s, not encourages me in anything, but that I should seek for understanding, and not living with any role models in my life, but all I learn from life was hardship and affection, no love in my family, but my love within myself.
I had to spend some in a place called Goshen annex center for Boys upstate N.Y. in this place it was very disciplined and young kids like me to helped me, it was very hard for me, but I started to learn, to work, and go to school, every day, and sports, I spent two ½ years in this place.

I learned many things, good and bad things as well, but there were many good families in this institute. I've learned to be a farm.
But did not know also about either of my A.D.H.D, As well but they are people of disciplined.

I did my best in this institute. I learn to be a painter and artist and when I left they gave me a scholarship for anything I wish.
So it was time to leave, and go into the world.
My family was kind of somewhat happy to see me; I was growing up to be a man.
At this time I was about sixteen years old.
My father had not changed. I did not know what to do. Something happened in those years with my family, I was the elder of my brothers and one of my sisters.
I found out that, my father and mother were not married, but they did, while I was in the center, wow you learn as you go.
My father did not change and was still drinking alcohol very badly and other things.
It made me so very unhappy, as months went by.
I could not do anything to make any things to make things better with my father.
Again he started again to abuse me and my family; No one could not help us.
My father was always angered, it was too much for me, alcohol changes personality
I did something I should not have done, but I had defended my family. I rebelled, against my father, all my life he calls me a coward.
My heartfelt for my family
In the institute, I learn the values of being responsible.
What I had to do was not pleasant, It cost me my something, and my responsibilities as a member of my family.

I said that I could accept the abuses of my family and that I will not allow him to hurt us anymore.
I could express my feeling as a family member.
This time I stood up, and he raises his hand to hit me, for some reason I kneeled before him, instead My father look with despair and cast me out of my home, never to return.

I had nothing; I lost my family forever!
No one to go, my scholarship I could make that dream come true
I was rejected by father and all of the humility in segregation so sad the world I live in, so sad.

This time I spent eight long years of my life in living in the ghetto of the world just lost in the Big cities of America.
It was the hardest, and the worst time, and years of my life.

More things happen to be out there in the world, and my family as well.
Many times, I try to make thing better for myself, he would never change.

Finally at the age of my eighteen I when to see my mother and said to my mother I am leaving and never see you or dad or my brothers and sisters, I don’t know where I will be.
With anger and despair, I left, never knowing if I would see my family again.
My sins took me backward.
Eight years of my life, pass by, I just kept falling backward.

As I grew older, my life was slipping away from me, I yearn for my family. At this time I was about 23 years of age.
I looked for my family, when I saw my family, they became just strangers to me.

All that, was it all lost, no. I believe in hope.
In between those years, I never to look for Jesus I still didn‘t know who he was because no one show who he was, not even in the Catholic school.
I would go in and out between churches as well, it is seen that in churches didn't know where to go too.

I began to question about life, there must be something much to be something better than man.
Only if I have not sinned so much, against my father.
For now, I must take a rest, for now, their much more to say.
Still seeking for answers

love is always around compassion and understanding
 

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If you can learn job skills and a good work ethic, that is something. Jesus was a carpenter before becoming a teacher. Matthew was a tax collector. James, John and Peter were fishermen. Other disciples helped them in their fishing business. Paul was a tent maker and had to work with his hands to finance his business.

My parents helped me. I can not talk bad about them. People in the community helped me when I was poor. I can remember that people were helping me told me they were helping me because of Jesus. It was better for me when I worked 60 hours a week and had enough. My parents helped me more when I was working two jobs. Once I was out of work. I volunteered to do some house painting. That led to a job offer. My mother is very sick in a nursing home. She can not talk. My dad is in assisted living and recovering from a stroke. He was watching the Celtics basketball game when I called him today.
 
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I did not have those privileges at the end for this story, in all story it has a beginning and an end the end is not yet after my father did what he, has done to my family he lost all he had, he was much alone then I was, at a later time my life, my father search for me and was still drinking I got a litter better, in my life, which is in my experience and other is not unfinished. My father asked if I would have time to see him, in a letter after 25 years pass, new people came into my life no matter who he not do, he still my father, and as a parent and in life hardship, hardship makes a character, Character makes a man, at the end is who you really are, and God see all.
When he lost and I did love him, I when, and say with him for two weeks, he had a bottle in one hand and a bible in the other.
At the end he fell down and ask me can you forgive a foolish man, I look down on him raise him up, and said what is there to forgive your, my Dad, looking at other we tend to forget the day we gave life, and how others are quick to judge, not knowing in anything about a person, you say Jesus made fisherman, of men

In Matthew 13:44-46 (NLT2) “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.
When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!


Those pearls are hard to find these pearls creates a material call nacre, that also makes up its shell, also known as the mother of pearls, which encases protect itself unique, and where do you find these pearls in hardship and affection
 
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Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven and its righteousness.

To those who have more will be given.
 
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Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven and its righteousness.

To those who have more will be given.

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I seek these words
Luke 17:20-21 (KJV)
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.


Luke 12:48 (NKJV) But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him or her much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him, or her they will ask the more.

I don't think I would go beyond what I can't understand
 
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It is not for the poor that they should donate all their wealth to the rich and expect they will have more.
 
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My Grief and sorrow
Can I say, that the Lord is the cause of my anger for my lost, or did I cause myself somehow to do something, did something happening that I don’t understand, I must look back in my life or see the cause before I accuse someone and something, and the only one I see is Satan or was it of my own action. I felt somewhat betrayed of losing my family member, I didn’t blame the Lord for I knew that is all rightness and he is the giver of life there is no lie in him, How can I know this to be true? I see my memory of what I lost, I knew that pain will continue in my life witnessing many things happening all at once, if I sleep I may put on a song or two and, to pass the time, as I lay down, my mind starts wonder always the question why? God, There is no easy answer. Can God also see my Grief, I say yes, Lord do you see my lost, let not my heart be in pain, I can’t live in anger all my life must be answered, but this I know she would not want me to remember with my Grief and sorrow, I must remember and honor her memory not by my anger, take hold on me, but to celebrate her life with life, for I know for because I put away my anger for I am young as she gave me in my life, I’ll see her in the star, and that I shall be, so I’ll make good memories into life for her as she made me, I’ll walk in fields of gold in her memories
 
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This seems to be a story of severe neglect and abandonment by one's family ---and much of society which did not reach out to help. The real hope and promise here is that now that the story is shared, there is hope. It is first of all found in the love of our Creator-God who calls all souls to Himself ---please read John 3 and note verse 16; and see the hope for us all in whatever desperate situation we are in; and meditate on John 14, which is the remedy for all that we need for blessing in life: God cares! The promise of our God (and my own experience) is that when we honestly make the Lord Jesus lord of our life (and best Friend) we will walk with Him in peace and care until we leave this world and go to Him in the Father's house in Heaven. That can give us peace and blessing now. Looking back should be minimized, for this world (and Satan) is not our friend. Write me anytime personally if you wish.
 
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You are done what is right to forgive your father, just as the Lord forgive you.

I have heard your testimony despite much sorrow and hardships as ADHD.
I find that God has given you His strength to forgive and love, and I find that your heart has healed much !

Have you prayed to God to heal for your ADHD ?
 
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