Testimony?

[Living_4_Eternity]

Congradulations! I am so happy for you. You are an amazing work of God and you have shown that through your testimony!

 

[TheTruthinFiction]

Congradulations! I am so happy for you. You are an amazing work of God and you have shown that through your testimony!

Thank you for the kind words.

 

[White St*r]

I would just like to know what reasons (if they do) your friends and cousins give for there suicides?

(If you would like to tell, else it is still a great testimony of course)

 

[TheTruthinFiction]

I would just like to know what reasons (if they do) your friends and cousins give for there suicides?

(If you would like to tell, else it is still a great testimony of course)

The most recent had to do with losing his will to live, his wife left him and he couldn't deal with it. Most of the others were similar situations, losing something that they thought they couldn't replace or live without, a few were drug addicted and knew they had to quit but found it easier to die than live without the drugs. I have found that to be a common problem in suicides, losing something or making a change in lifestyles.

 

[White St*r]

The most recent had to do with losing his will to live, his wife left him and he couldn't deal with it. Most of the others were similar situations, losing something that they thought they couldn't replace or live without, a few were drug addicted and knew they had to quit but found it easier to die than live without the drugs. I have found that to be a common problem in suicides, losing something or making a change in lifestyles.

Erg that's so sad ...



Do you know if they were Christians, or if some of them were not ... ?



(I have never heard of anyone who knows so many people that have committed suicide to tell the truth)

* Hope you don't mind me asking the difficult question ...*

 

[TheTruthinFiction]

Erg that's so sad ...



Do you know if they were Christians, or if some of them were not ... ?



(I have never heard of anyone who knows so many people that have committed suicide to tell the truth)

* Hope you don't mind me asking the difficult question ...*

My total number of suicides by either friend or family member is 22. I did grow up in a fairly, "rough" area where drugs and poverty and little help from the government or society helped them lose their will to live. I would go as far as to say 75% were Christian. Some of those didn't go to church much but were spiritual. I don't mind the questions at all.

 

[White St*r]

My total number of suicides by either friend or family member is 22. I did grow up in a fairly, "rough" area where drugs and poverty and little help from the government or society helped them lose their will to live. I would go as far as to say 75% were Christian. Some of those didn't go to church much but were spiritual. I don't mind the questions at all.

That is something new to me, would you agree that they obviously then only knew about God, but not of the full life that he gives to His children ... ?

Sounds to me like there is a really big lack of the doctrine of hope in that area.



Maybe even some suicide strongholds for the devil, depends on how much you believe in spiritual warfare I guess ... (But I wont say it is because, or mostly even, due to a neglect of help from the government ... )

 

[ALIOSIAS]

What a testimony. I have a testimony too and it involves alcoholism and a powerful spiritual experience that put me in the service of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Today I minister to alcoholics and drug addicts in a Christian half-way house called the Manna House (located in Brookshire, Texas). To me it is like heaven on earth. I am sure God will use you in a powerful way.

 

[White St*r]

What a testimony. I have a testimony too and it involves alcoholism and a powerful spiritual experience that put me in the service of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Today I minister to alcoholics and drug addicts in a Christian half-way house called the Manna House (located in Brookshire, Texas). To me it is like heaven on earth. I am sure God will use you in a powerful way.

I'm sure He will ...

 

[allunderheaven]

I agree. I too wish that christians and non-chrsitians could get along. But that's not how the world works. There'll be some people who don't agree. And satan attacks some of those people. I pray for my friends. I'll never stop. I hate satan. With God by my side, we will all eventually defeat him.

Anyway, a little off topic. Tim congrats. Welcome, my brother, to the family. I know that right now, God is looking down and seeing you and he sees that eveything is good. Your testimony was very inspiring. i am still trying to make a testimony.

I'm glad to be in this site, though. God has blessed me so much. It started this summer. my sister applied to Toronto City Missions to work there as a leader. She got the job. And then she asked me to volunteer.

I wasn't comfortable around christians because I had some of them judge me. Being 'hypocrites'. So, he told me to work at this camp this summer and I did. I've gotten closer to God and to christians. true Chrsitians. I even had my first spiritaul high! lol. Lasted a week and a half. It felt soo good.

To get to my point, I'm so grateful that I was blessed to be a part of God's family. I'm glad I googled this site and registered and read the posts that were posted. It's true that you can never stop learning. i've learned so much and I've gotten even more closer to God because of all your help.

Thank you to all you honest and true Christians. I'm happy to post something about God and not get bashed, but get support.

I think it doesn't matter what religion you are. Cahtolic, protestant, etc. If we all have a personal relationship with God, we are all Christians. Besides, isn't that was being christian is about. Christianity is not a religion, it's a relationship with our Creator, Our Father!

Thanks for listening. God bless! Good luck with the future Tim.

"Shout praises to the Lord! Praise God in his temple. Praise him in Heaven, his mighty fortress. Praise our God! His deds are wonderful, too marvelous to describe.
Praise God with trumpets and all kinds of harps. praise him with tambourines and dancing, with stringed instruments and woodwinds. Praise God with cymbals, with clashing cymbals. let every living creature praise the Lord. Shout praises to the Lord!" Psalm 150:1-6

Blessed be the Lord!

 

[allunderheaven]

One more thing! Tim, and everyone, continue to tell others your own testimony for I believe that others will be touched and question God. And maybe become even more closer.

 

[rr40777]

I feel kinda lazy. I havn't got a thought out Testimony. I don't even know exactly when I decided to hand my life to Christ and allow him control. I do know I'm thankfull that I can be a servant of Christ. It sure beats my dead end life I was once trying to live.

 

[karen freeinchristman]

Writing out our testimony or faith journey is a really beneficial thing to do. It allows us to recognise more clearly the seeds of faith which were planted by other Christians who have had the desire to help us along the road. It is also a really great way of enabling us to share with others (who might be searching for God) the reality of the process of faith, with our real life examples, real problems, and real joys. Tim, your witness of the love of God carrying you through and getting stronger in the midst of terrible suffering in your family is powerful indeed.

 

[Made2Soar]

Love is what reaches people for the Father, embracing each person with forgiveness and a willingness to listen.

 

[Agent]

Baptism is the single most important thing in life for anybody to do... yet doing it alone is worth beans...

 

[MaddiesDad]

I get a rise out of testimonies but I don't have one to tell. I've lived my life rather luke warm though. Never a great church goer,or follower until I met my wife. She was invoved in her faith so deeply it harnassed me. Good reading here people.

 

[gospalDreams261]

Tim, I was just estatic to hear your testimony! It's so great that you have god in your life!!! God Bless!!!

gospalDreams261

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

shalom Tim and fellow brethren in Yeshua,,,, my testimony is similar and diverse.
In the prostestant church I grew up in, no one was 'saved' in like 20 years! -
The Good News of Yeshua, the Plan of G_d, was never talked about.....

In the several churches I've gone to the last 20 years, likewise...
Oh, a few do alter calls, etc. but nothing close to what the Bible teaches,
and no cry for our sins or for turning back to G_d's Way. Only in a few house
churches is the Scripture honored and obeyed - you get kicked out of the others
if you question their practices according to Scripture(same as some forums, as you expected).

I asked G_d finally, 'why don't the people in church do what you say?' -
He replied, 'Jeff, they simply don't love Me or My Word - they want approval, not Truth; they want money from Me, not suffering for Me. That's why they won't
help the poor nor take them in(except for show) - if they put their own parents or
children out to pasture, why would they help someone they don't know?'.

So, while finding a few, a very few, individuals at some of the churches who do
what G_d says to do, I realized they did obey because they wanted to do what
G_d said to do in Truth and not just to 'appear good' in church - they didn't care what people thought of them, only what G_d thought of them, as Yeshua taught.
The rest of the people are on the wide path that Yeshua taught about - the way of
popularity and approval by others. No one can turn them around, not even G_d! (He
won't violate their free will)

So, Tim, beware what G_d says to beware. Take heed to His Word and trust Him
like a little boy trusting his father, obeying what He tells you. Others will call you
foolish or worse, but just keep trusting G_d and He will never fail you.

p.s. the battle in the unseen to overthrow the causes of suicide is also found simply in trusting Yeshua - the world will never accept it. Few in church do. A lot
of people who trust the church instead of trusting G_d commit atrocities against others or themselves in the name of some religion, just as they did in ww1 ww2 and
will do in ww3.
the battle over cancer is very easy comparitively - the cure is easy to find if
you simply start looking where it is allowed(never within the drg lrds domain).

 

[CollectiveSoul]

Sounds a bit like me at times in my teens. I let go of religion,I still don't always believe the book saves. Whatever you read is second to what you perform on this earth.
Tim,thanks for posting your past.Keep the faith.

 

[reformedfan]

QUOTE: "All of these things combined smacked me into reality again, that there is a Higher Power. The baptism went fine, my Pastor has already put to me work with troubled teens. I made the decision to be baptised, to accept the Christian label because I feel that God is more powerful than anyone or anything in my life. I can see my family growing stronger now that we are in church together. " QUOTE

The best I can tell from your above quotation, you are saying that you believe in a Higher Power, (but you don't yet know the specifics about "it"). And you have accepted the Christian "label" (but have probably not yet trusted in Christ as your sinbearer - just as being in a garage does not make you a car).

this is exactly right. Everyone including Satan believes in a 'higher power', this, coupled with the 'willingness to accept the Christian label' will not save you. Any pastor that baptized you on that basis & put you to work with kids in a ministry capacity should be viewed with suspicion.