what brought you

mike4jesus · 05-05-2008, 08:40 PM

To the lord? Circumstances? The way you were raised? Witnesses?

It has been my experience that God truly uses circumstances to change people. I grew up involved in a church in just about every way,except the most important one. I never made it to the alter on sundays when HE was
speaking to me. Looking back,i was young and was afraid to walk up there in front of the entire congregation. Not a sunday went by i was not hearing him.

Then in 1992,i had a little girl born with spina-bifida. She is wheel chair bound. I did not know it at the time,but she was to be my biggest blessing ever. I had been visiting a church with a friend for a couple of months.About 2 weeks after cady was born,i was sitting in service when invitation started.To this day,i still do not remember the trip to the altar.I just seemed to wake up,and found myself there on my knees,with the pastor,praying. So,you could say my daughter saved my life. I was worried about her,and once again,god called,this time taking no for an answer i suppose. I have heard people ask, does god give up on you after a while when you don't respond. I am living proof that he does not.

Atonement · 05-05-2008, 09:12 PM

Well I would hate to repeat myself but I will offer the link where I have stated my testimony before.

God's Blessing on you all

Great thread starter:

Atone

mike4jesus · 05-05-2008, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atonement

Well I would hate to repeat myself but I will offer the link where I have stated my testimony before.

God's Blessing on you all

Great thread starter:

Atone

thanks for sharin. i got chills while reading it. he truly has healing power,if we only let him. happy to hear you are doing great! god bless

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. john 14:6

Fluffy · 05-05-2008, 11:48 PM

Hey, Mike! My testimony is looooong!

But I have the address for it at the bottom of my post if you are interested in reading it. If not, its ok.
Yours is wonderful!

I just love hearing other peoples testimonies! It magnifies the Lord so much!

Follower of the Way · 05-06-2008, 03:05 AM

I guess that my initial coming to Christ was one of those "boring" testamonies of being raised in a solid Christian home and going forward at age 9.

However, since that time, my faith has been severely tested several times with skepticism and doubt. However, God is faithful, and brings me through. Instrumental in bringing me through times of doubt has been works by C.S. Lewis, Phillip Yancy and other Christian authors, as well as music by Terry S. Taylor, Randy Stonehill and groups like The Lost Dogs.

God works through many things, but these were the things that God worked through to reach me.

Follower

Lyssa10 · 05-06-2008, 06:53 AM

I used to live a fairly destructive life i guess. I mean, i wasnt going down the right path-drinking, partying all the time etc.
But one night I was watching this song on Youtube, "His Eye is on the Sparrow" performed by Lauryn Hill, and I was overwhelmed by God. I can't exactly explain what happened but it was amazing- I felt God. I had chills and I saw God so vividely and i knew he was calling me to be his daughter. I found the Lord and gave myself to Him right there and then.
I have lived life both without and now with God - and Im happy to report life is WAY BETTER this time around! Haha

God is great.

Glomung · 05-06-2008, 05:10 PM

I was raised athiest. But, being well educated and well read, I noticed that reality just did not add up. In a purely natural universe there would be no evil and also no supernatural occurences of any kind. In this world we have lots of both. So I did a little study in comparative religion, threw out all the ones that are blatantly assinine or internally self contradictory and was left with Christianity. Started study, met a saint or two, and the rest is history. The truth shall set you free.

PrayerWorrior52 · 05-06-2008, 06:44 PM

My testimony is not very long.

I was raised in church till about the 4th grade. then b/c of issues within the church along with loosing the pastor. the church split and my parents just... gave up on church.. from that point on i was in a house of parents drinking.. smoking and constantly argueing... i did not have a good example of a family to go by.. along with this i was picked on at school.. ALOT. and no one would accept me.. from 5th grade all the way to 8th grade i struggled for acceptance.. i would do whatever i could do to be accepted. but it never worked.. during those years i turned to drugs and alcahol. it seems the only ppl who would at least give me "conditional acceptance" were the pot heads of the school. after that the combination of rejection, beeing poor, and struggeling to fit in led to severe depression.. i felt SO alone. and like no one cared.. i even contemplated suicide a few times.. but then at the end of 8th grade we got a phone call. My old church had finally gotten a new preacher. so we start going back to church.. in the 2 months of summer i was going to church sunday morning, night and wednesday night. just b/c i was being dragged there by my family.. but.. i couldnt help noticing things in the Bible studies we were doing and the sermons my new pastor preached.. i learned that Jesus loved me and Jesus cared for me. and that He loved me SO much that He died for me... well that made me feel good but i didnt accept Him.. then one day our preacher preached on Hell, and the concequince of rejecting God. and i realized that i was lost.. i wanted Jesus in my life.. to Love me like i had learned about.. i was so glad that He would accept me for who i was.. that summer i accepted Jesus into my life.. it took about a year for me to quit all the drugs and extreemly bad habits i had formed.. i no longer needed them b/c i didnt need to fit in. all i needed was Jesus. over my 9th grade year i leaned more and more on Jesus for what i needed in life. and he continued to bless me.. he gave me great Christian friends.. and even better. he Saved one of my old Friends and now that friend is my #1 person to discuss God and study the Bible with.. i Have an Eternal Joy in my heart now that no one can take away. and its all b/c of Jesus.

I am graduating this year.. and.. and honestly... if i had not been saved... i Know that i would not have made it this far in life...

Praise God for His great Love and Mercy!

Fluffy · 05-06-2008, 07:25 PM

Dear Heavenly Father,
I thank You for these testimonies in this thread. How it glorifies and magnifies Your name! I have been moved to tears for each and every one that has been read here, and I thank You, Lord, for Your grace, mercy, endless, boundless love! It reminds us of how powerful and wonderful You are, Lord. That You are the Creator, the Sustainor, the Providor. You move in supernatural ways, ways beyond our thinking and understanding. And yet, You hold Your arms out for us to run to You. To be enfolded in Your loving embrace and be called Your Child.
Our thank You's are just not enough, Lord, but that is all we have.
Thank You, Father.

Jon-Marc · 05-06-2008, 07:36 PM

The grace of God that put me in the right circumstances to realize my need of a Saviour. (1) The person who invited me to church. (2) The other people of that church who were loving, kind, and accepting of me. (3) Continuing in that church because of finding the things I mentioned in #2 that I didn't have at home or with peers. (4) Hearing the gospel and eventually realizing that I was lost and on my way to hell if I died. (5) Calling on the Lord and asking His forgiveness.

05-05-2008, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
mike4jesus Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: dothan alabama Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	what brought you To the lord? Circumstances? The way you were raised? Witnesses? It has been my experience that God truly uses circumstances to change people. I grew up involved in a church in just about every way,except the most important one. I never made it to the alter on sundays when HE was speaking to me. Looking back,i was young and was afraid to walk up there in front of the entire congregation. Not a sunday went by i was not hearing him. Then in 1992,i had a little girl born with spina-bifida. She is wheel chair bound. I did not know it at the time,but she was to be my biggest blessing ever. I had been visiting a church with a friend for a couple of months.About 2 weeks after cady was born,i was sitting in service when invitation started.To this day,i still do not remember the trip to the altar.I just seemed to wake up,and found myself there on my knees,with the pastor,praying. So,you could say my daughter saved my life. I was worried about her,and once again,god called,this time taking no for an answer i suppose. I have heard people ask, does god give up on you after a while when you don't respond. I am living proof that he does not.

05-05-2008, 11:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fluffy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,810 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 2	Hey, Mike! My testimony is looooong! But I have the address for it at the bottom of my post if you are interested in reading it. If not, its ok. Yours is wonderful! I just love hearing other peoples testimonies! It magnifies the Lord so much! __________________ Be transparent before God, He sees right thru you, anyway! http://www.likepreciousfaith.org/testimony_val.htm Please pray for your local emergency responders, daily.

05-06-2008, 03:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Follower of the Way Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	I guess that my initial coming to Christ was one of those "boring" testamonies of being raised in a solid Christian home and going forward at age 9. However, since that time, my faith has been severely tested several times with skepticism and doubt. However, God is faithful, and brings me through. Instrumental in bringing me through times of doubt has been works by C.S. Lewis, Phillip Yancy and other Christian authors, as well as music by Terry S. Taylor, Randy Stonehill and groups like The Lost Dogs. God works through many things, but these were the things that God worked through to reach me. Follower __________________ Art for my Avatar used by Pat Marvenko Smith, copyright 1992. To order prints visit her "Revelation Illustrated" site, http://revelationillustrated.com.

05-06-2008, 06:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lyssa10 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Adelaide Posts: 95 Rep Power: 1	I used to live a fairly destructive life i guess. I mean, i wasnt going down the right path-drinking, partying all the time etc. But one night I was watching this song on Youtube, "His Eye is on the Sparrow" performed by Lauryn Hill, and I was overwhelmed by God. I can't exactly explain what happened but it was amazing- I felt God. I had chills and I saw God so vividely and i knew he was calling me to be his daughter. I found the Lord and gave myself to Him right there and then. I have lived life both without and now with God - and Im happy to report life is WAY BETTER this time around! Haha God is great. __________________

05-06-2008, 05:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Glomung Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Md, USA Posts: 63 Rep Power: 1	logic I was raised athiest. But, being well educated and well read, I noticed that reality just did not add up. In a purely natural universe there would be no evil and also no supernatural occurences of any kind. In this world we have lots of both. So I did a little study in comparative religion, threw out all the ones that are blatantly assinine or internally self contradictory and was left with Christianity. Started study, met a saint or two, and the rest is history. The truth shall set you free.

05-05-2008, 09:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
Atonement Former Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 76 Rep Power: 0	Well I would hate to repeat myself but I will offer the link where I have stated my testimony before. God's Blessing on you all Great thread starter: Atone

05-06-2008, 06:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
PrayerWorrior52 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 75 Rep Power: 1	My testimony is not very long. I was raised in church till about the 4th grade. then b/c of issues within the church along with loosing the pastor. the church split and my parents just... gave up on church.. from that point on i was in a house of parents drinking.. smoking and constantly argueing... i did not have a good example of a family to go by.. along with this i was picked on at school.. ALOT. and no one would accept me.. from 5th grade all the way to 8th grade i struggled for acceptance.. i would do whatever i could do to be accepted. but it never worked.. during those years i turned to drugs and alcahol. it seems the only ppl who would at least give me "conditional acceptance" were the pot heads of the school. after that the combination of rejection, beeing poor, and struggeling to fit in led to severe depression.. i felt SO alone. and like no one cared.. i even contemplated suicide a few times.. but then at the end of 8th grade we got a phone call. My old church had finally gotten a new preacher. so we start going back to church.. in the 2 months of summer i was going to church sunday morning, night and wednesday night. just b/c i was being dragged there by my family.. but.. i couldnt help noticing things in the Bible studies we were doing and the sermons my new pastor preached.. i learned that Jesus loved me and Jesus cared for me. and that He loved me SO much that He died for me... well that made me feel good but i didnt accept Him.. then one day our preacher preached on Hell, and the concequince of rejecting God. and i realized that i was lost.. i wanted Jesus in my life.. to Love me like i had learned about.. i was so glad that He would accept me for who i was.. that summer i accepted Jesus into my life.. it took about a year for me to quit all the drugs and extreemly bad habits i had formed.. i no longer needed them b/c i didnt need to fit in. all i needed was Jesus. over my 9th grade year i leaned more and more on Jesus for what i needed in life. and he continued to bless me.. he gave me great Christian friends.. and even better. he Saved one of my old Friends and now that friend is my #1 person to discuss God and study the Bible with.. i Have an Eternal Joy in my heart now that no one can take away. and its all b/c of Jesus. I am graduating this year.. and.. and honestly... if i had not been saved... i Know that i would not have made it this far in life... Praise God for His great Love and Mercy!

05-06-2008, 07:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Fluffy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,810 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 2	Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for these testimonies in this thread. How it glorifies and magnifies Your name! I have been moved to tears for each and every one that has been read here, and I thank You, Lord, for Your grace, mercy, endless, boundless love! It reminds us of how powerful and wonderful You are, Lord. That You are the Creator, the Sustainor, the Providor. You move in supernatural ways, ways beyond our thinking and understanding. And yet, You hold Your arms out for us to run to You. To be enfolded in Your loving embrace and be called Your Child. Our thank You's are just not enough, Lord, but that is all we have. Thank You, Father. __________________ Be transparent before God, He sees right thru you, anyway! http://www.likepreciousfaith.org/testimony_val.htm Please pray for your local emergency responders, daily.

05-06-2008, 07:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jon-Marc Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hudson, FL Posts: 411 Rep Power: 1	The grace of God that put me in the right circumstances to realize my need of a Saviour. (1) The person who invited me to church. (2) The other people of that church who were loving, kind, and accepting of me. (3) Continuing in that church because of finding the things I mentioned in #2 that I didn't have at home or with peers. (4) Hearing the gospel and eventually realizing that I was lost and on my way to hell if I died. (5) Calling on the Lord and asking His forgiveness.

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