Can you share your story about how God gave you a new level?

[Kalashnikova]

proper focus
It’s good to always check yourself and see if you’re on track. It’s good for your emotional health, as well as for your spiritual fitness. When I was in the US, I had a great spiritual growing experience. Than at the top of my spiritual advancement, the presence of the Holy Spirit had seemed to linger away from me. I was in panic. Why did God leave me? Many people backslide at a time like this, when they are ready for a new level. I sought the Lord and was convinced that it was time for me to start my missionary work in Russia. As I had followed the Lord, I felt that His presence has returned into my life. Can you share your story about how God gave you a new level?

 

[markthomas]

When I was saved, and for the months after, I felt like I was in a little boat in the middle of a raging sea. Waves were tossing me about everywhere, and I felt alone. Then, after months of praying to the Lord about how I desired spiritual growth, He brought me into a great group of christians. Now I feel like I am in an ark on the same raging sea, but the waves just splash up against the side.
I want to be even more spiritually mature though, I want to be able to stop the storms, I believe that with the Lord anything is possible, and i would like to do missionary work or something! I pray that the Lord pours His waters on me so that I may grow to an even higher level of love with Him!

 

[OkieNikki]

Some of the testimonies on here are such a true blessing from the Lord!

 

[chris414]

im a 15 year old guy. i was at a church camp around Easter this year. I have always considered myself a Christian, but on the last night of this camp after the service, the full realisation of what Jesus had done for me by dieing on the cross finally sunk in. I cried for about half an hour. I prayed with a leader who told me that he had the feeling God was trying to bring me to a new level (those were his words). So far this year i have started standing up for my faith when people criticize it and im currently developing a website to spread the Good News. I thank God for his continued revalation of the truth of His word and i pray it may never cease! I pray God will help me to evangalise more freely and that i continue to grow in faith.

In Christ
Chris

 

[AbbieDunne]

I grew up in a Christain family (My nan mostly) but was going to a Catholic school. My mom was ill since she was young with kidney failer, and had been on Dialysis all her life. She has had 3 transplants (in one she had me and my sister but it failed due to pressure) but nothing was working...Dialysis is temp, your not supposed to be on it all your life. Things were getting worse and we were told that she would never get a transplant because of the way her body was worn out. She had too many anti-bodies from the last transplants which meant any new kidney would be regected. I had been praying since I was little but never really understood it and didnt expect anything to happen. A few months ago she was told that due to new science she could have the transplant, and my nan would be giving her a kidney!! By this point I was reading the left behind series of Books and could feel my faith in God growing. I attended Soul Survivor 2005 and had my first experience of Worship that I could feel and get into, I left the camp knowing that I had given my life to God fully and that good things would be happening, I felt as if burdens were taken from my sholders and knew I wasnt alone when so much was going on. I started to feel gifts and was able to help people, sometimes by knowing how they feel when they havent spoke about it or dont want to speak about it. Both mom and nan pulled through the op and for the first time in my life I have a heathly mom...small things like her being able to eat at the same time and the same food as us..God is good!! Im now involved in youth work and love every minute of being part of Gods family!

Abbie xxx

 

[fieldlily]

I had difficulties getting along with one woman in an interdenominational Christian woman's organization back when I was in my late thirties.

She had tried to get me to go against the president of the group. I wouldn't do this and supported the leadership. One thing led to another and several misunderstood my actions and asked me to resign my position. It was very devastating and I remember getting so drained emotionally that I would just lay down and hold my bible close to my heart and pray as best I could. Eventually peace came and I went on.

Years later I was restored to a position of leadership in the same group and two of the women involved came to me and apologized for their past actions. One waited 17 years but eventually asked for my forgiveness.

I think I went from one level to another when I was able to forgive them long before they asked for my forgiveness and was able to treat them with love and respect. That wasn't easy...but by His Grace I had gone to that level.

God is good to sustain us through misunderstandings and help us to realize the goodness in it all...growing pains...but it was a good thing.

birdfriend