If only all children seek Him as diligently as you did.. we would have a generation that could rise up worshiping the Lord.. What a wonderful testimony, thanks for sharing it.I was about 14. I read the bible from the time I got out of school until 11-12am. I consumed it. I won't tell you why...just that I did. I would go into the woods near the apartment complex and have talks with G-d. Sometimes, I would go to a little lake that sat in the middle of a larger apartment complex across the street. I went there to fish. And, I usually talked to G-d while I fished.
Anyways, the lake had a little island that was accessible by a bridge. So, I went fishing on the little island. At the time, if you asked me, I would have told you I was a christian. I had my back to a tree and I was fishing and talking to G-d. Boy, it seemed like he never answered, but, I talked his ear off.
After awhile, four larger boys started throwing rocks at me. I used the tree to shield myself. Then they came across the bridge and I had already made up my mind to try to escape them. Then one of them found a large dead bird that they tried to throw on me, but missed. I kicked the bird in the water and managed to escape them. I went home. I suppose this was on a saturday. Sunday, I was outside and met up with three of the boys that had done the mischief the day before. Each one of them told me they were sorry for the way they treated me. I accepted their apologies. What a strange turn of events- I thought. And then I forgot all about it.
Monday morning, I got on the school bus as I did every morning. We crossed the large highway and slowed down to make a left turn. Out my right window there was an ambulance. They were loading up the "leader" of those boys into an ambulance--the only one of them that didn't apologize. I thought it so strange--as if I was meant to be on the right side of the bus and made to see it.
I have had things happen to me like this so many times since then. This might sound strange, but it's like G-d wants me to see that he deals with those that try to do me harm. He has always protected me or made a way of escape. He waves his finger and says "not my child". And, people think it's me. But, it's not me. I don't have any kind of magical powers or anything. All I have ever done is just tell G-d about it. I just talk to him. One on one. No holds barred. I know I can't hide anything from him anyways, so I am just brutally honest with him. And he is honest with me. But, I have done that since I was a little boy. Always seeking him and calling on him. And, I would even have long discussions with him on many subjects such as scripture, why he wasn't letting me catch more fish that day, why my parents were doing things they were doing, etc...you name it. There really is not enough webspace it seems to write it all. He really does hear your prayers. They are valuable to him. They are tangible. Just be careful what you pray. He may require of you what you tell him. Boy, do I know that.
Temptinfates
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