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Logeth

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HEllo! My name is Denisa and I live in Romania. I want to share my testimony with you-how I came to Christ.
I was born in an orthodox family, but my parents are not with God. My dad didn't want me, but it was too late. Still, he loved me. But he used to make us all suffer-my mother, my older sis and me. I mean, he was treating really bad my mum and sister and they were all suffering a lot-and I considered that I have to suffer too. I began hating my dad and wishing my parents to divorce. Almost all my memories from my childhood are me, standing in my room with my fingers in the ears, hoping my parents will stop fighting. I grew up full of hate, rejection and fear. I wanted to commit suicide many times, but I was too afraid (Thanks God!).
When I got into highschool, I started smoking and drinking a lot of alcohol-like this, I wanted to be accepted. I found myself involved in sorcery and satanism. I began to have many health problems and also psychical problems. My parents were always fighting, my sister ran from our home and I just wanted my life to end.
But one day I met on the street with one friend who invited me in a christian camp. I must tell you I hated christians! I was raised with the teaching that only my religion was the good one and that all the other religions are bad. But I wanted to escape from my house, so I went in that camp.
Every evening there was a meeting with praise and worship, preaching and prayer. You didn't have to go, but still, I went. Nothing special until the song "Here I am to worship". I don't know how, but when I heard the lyrics "I`ll never know how much it cost, to see my sins upon the cross" I was ravished. Something broke inside of me and I started to cry. I was in a room with more than 50 people but, for the first time in my life, I didn't care. After that, there was one more christian song and I was still crying. I turned to God. My life was radically changed and I was never the same. It took me years to convince my parents to accept the fact that I want to follow God-they still don't like the fact that now I am on fire for God. They say I am a shame for the family. But it doesn't matter. I love God and He had done so many things for me-He healed me, loved me , accepted me, saved me! I am so glad I found God!:amen:
 

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Blessings to you Denisa and thank you for sharing your testimony!

Praise God and Jesus Christ who has forgiven you and saved you from your sins. The Lord loves you and all who inhabit this earth. It must be difficult to have your parents rebuke you for following Jesus and loving God with all your heart.


But I pray to our Heavenly Father that he may too bring peace and love into their hearts so that all of your family will be together in the new Heavenly Kingdom serving and praising God in peace and love!


Enjoy your days in the grace of Jesus Christ and may he lead you to understanding of his word and strengthen you in faith! As Jesus said in
John 15 and 26

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will
give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you."

26 But the Advocate, the
Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
God Bless You! and thank you God for saving Denisa :clap:

Richard
 
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What an encouraging testimony! It really speaks to me. I am Romanian, but I was adopted into the U.S. at a fairly young age. My testimony takes a very different turn. As I read your testimony, I think about what my life would have been like had I remained with my birth family. I come from a family of 7 children! That's a lot! A few of them were abandoned to the local orphanage in the early 90s, and each child was adopted.

God had a plan for you and me, very different turn of events but He redeemed our lives from sure destruction. Praise God for His faithfulness!
 
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Logeth

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Thanks for the messages!:)
I also pray for my entirely family to be saved! If God saved me, He can save them too!

JRSut1000, I am glad that you were saved from a life in an orphanage! I know some girls that were raised there and they`ve had a terrible life. The conditions here are very different from the conditions in your country.
 
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