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It Is Impossible To Put A Value On The Worth Of Your Soul In Light Of Eternity
Goldie Tanglao
- Thank you for sharing the message of the Cross
with me. I used to not believe, an atheist if
you will, but I was not always so. When I was
younger I knew God and believed, but I was weak
and fell away. I submerged myself with
philosophy and entirely stopped believing to the
point where I was ashamed I ever called myself a
Christian. What foolishness and a total waste of
time, I thought. And so I went and continued to
sin seven times worse than before I knew God. I
scoffed at people who had religion or believed
in God, I called them idiots who couldn't think
for themselves. At first i felt a guilty and
conscience would stab me but I would reason with
myself and then eventually I was numbed from
guilt.
But when I was still a Christian I pleaded with
God. I knew I was weak and was prone to sin and
that someday I knew I would fall away. I begged
Him that should that happen, He must not let me
go at all cost. And my friends, God is faithful,
even if I'm not.
I don't know how or when it happened but one day
it just occurred to me to read the Bible again
and asked my friends if I could borrow one. I
reasoned that I would only be doing it because
how could I refute something I was unfamiliar
with? One of my friends gave me a Bible and then
I started to read. At first I hardened my heart
and braced myself for foolishness. But God spoke
to me through the Bible. I felt as if He was
speaking directly to me. When He pleaded with
Israel to come back I felt His immeasurable love
and infinite mercy. But all this was not enough,
the skeptic in me wanted more proof. And so I
looked for answers and God truly works in
mysterious ways because He made me stumble on a
lot of materials on the Internet. I mean the
Internet, who would have thought? I gathered
materials and devoured them. And then somehow I
understood. All this happened for a reason.
There are no accidents in this world. Everything
happens for a reason.
And so last night, prayed for Jesus to enter my
heart and lead me back to God. I am unworthy, my
sins are great and I am ashamed of them, and
even now I know I am weak and could just easily
slide back to where I used to be. But I read
somewhere that God will send me His people to
guide me and help me fulfill His purpose for me.
My friends, I sit here in our kitchen table as I
write this and I realize I am alone in this
house. I live with friends and they too do not
believe, just as I didn't. And although I long
to share them the good news I feel unworthy and
completely without credibility. Where to start?
I pray that God will strengthen me and give me
guidance.
Friends please pray for me and I beg you to
please help me find others here who I could talk
to about this. I am hungry for more.
James Moreno - This testimony by Oliver John Calvert has helped me tremendously to understand a lot of things. Today I was feeling very empty inside; don’t know how I started listening to Christian music and Goggled the word testimony and started reading this blueprint of my life. I have recently accepted God into my life with a personal relationship with him. Over a year ago my best friend was killed; this was a hard thing for me to deal with. I felt so sad and lonely that I told God that I did not want to live anymore but wanted to go to heaven, but I was not going to take my own life.
I was at a club doing all kinds of drugs, and all of sudden I got really depressed because my friend was dead only a few weeks and here I was getting drunk and high. I left the club with a extreme emptiness and got in my car. I started to drive, turned on the radio to listen to my cd. It wouldn’t play and finally the radio came on with a guy saying “Don’t get nervous, but I have a message from God." The voice said, "You told God you no longer want to live, etc."
I stopped the car and started to cry. I couldn’t believe that God was answering me this direct. I didn’t feel worthy of this. The next day Sunday I was coming home from work and heard the Church bells; mass was about to start. I knew I had to go to give thanks. It was a couple of years since going to mass. I started going to mass every week. One mass I found a paper that said (Do you want to meet God?). I called the number, it was a retreat. I accepted the invitation . At the retreat, as we were praying in front of the Host, one of the helpers came directly to me put his hands on my head and started to say “ Lord, please cure him.” I was thinking: No Lord - he has the wrong person, I came to give thanks. I felt a voice say, "Thanks for what? Your life is a disaster." (I also saw like a movie in my head of abusing my body with all types of drugs). I felt like a nosebleed coming on, I started to cry and I couldn’t catch my breath. Then I remember that they handed me a lot of Kleenex and I kept wiping some white junk.
That was the end of all desires for and type of drugs. Till this day, a lot of things are happening strangely. I know God has a purpose for me. He is strengthening me little by little. Your testimony has helped me greatly to put me back on track with my purpose in life. Mr. Oliver John Calvert, you are another angel that has helped me to keep the mission alive. God Bless You and best wishes always.
Bob Martin - I met Paula Agauas yesterday at a family gathering. I was blessed to have met such a wonderful person. I overheard someone say she was a holocaust survivor and had written a book, when she came into the back yard and sat down. I was just drawn to her. She was a loving and kind lady. I asked her about her story and she went to her car and brought me a copy of her book. The story's she shared about the way God worked in her life from a very young child and on through the passing of her husband had me in awe. I know God has a plan for all of us and His plan for me today was to meet this wonder person. I took home a piece of her faith and goodwill that will stay with me forever. I'm a better person today having met Paula!
Doris Faith Asoka - I live in a town called Kericho in Kenya-Africa. Reading Steve's story has made me realise that I rarely spend time thanking God but instead am always asking for this or that.
Lucinda B. - I’m really blessed by your testimony, Marie Mosley. I would like to take the opportunity to praise God for the wonderful way He worked in and through your life. It’s just amazing, how God never gives up on us. If searching the internet, for something on lying and stealing Spirits, and I was just about to give up when I opened your website. I have a beautiful young niece (28), with 3 young children, who are just battling. She accepted Jesus as her Lord and Saviour, and went for deliverance numerous times, but somehow it seems like she just cannot break the hold that the evil one has on her life. I have to confess that I have lost my patience with her, because most of the time I’m the one being stolen from. I’m going to give her your testimony and trust that through your testimony God might give her the strength to truly surrender her life to Him. Thanks for allowing god to use you, our testimonies can change lives, and give God Glory.
Rayo V. - The testimony of John Williams where He saw Jesus blessed me greatly because I walk by faith. I have never seen Jesus; not even in my dreams ... yet I desire so much to be with Him; my heart aches for Him - desiring him. Thank you so much for this testimony.
Donald P. - I want to tell you how very much I appreciate the awesome testimonies on your web site. They are such a blessing and a comfort when I am able to read them. When I go to the library I try to download them on a memory stick and read them at home on a computer that's off line.
Marie - The testimony titled “Staunch Atheist Bows to Jesus”, has blessed me greatly today. You see, since re-dedicating my life to Jesus about 2 months ½ ago, among other things, God put it on my heart to pray for my brother in law, who is an atheist. It’s hard for me to imagine how a person as hardened against religion as this man is (and he is actually a GREAT guy, great father, great husband, great provider, great thinker, etc.) can ever come to Christ. But I’ve been praying for him daily, and trusting in our God who makes all things new. Interestingly enough, I haven’t seen my brother-in-law or even heard anything about him since before God put this on my heart. It’s been over 2 months. I have no idea what he is up to, but God knows, and God is hearing me.
This testimony I read made me see that prayer is so important and atheists DO come to Christ. I don’t know if my brother-in-law will respond to God, but I know God will interact in his life. Why else would God want me to pray for him?
Joshua T.
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I am writing this to inform you that your
analogy of why Jesus died on the cross for our sins has really given me
a better understanding and I really appreciate it.
Trini K. - I've rededicated my life to christ! I want to thank you for the time, love, and care that you've put into this web site! Its truly a blessing. God bless!
Jan T. - I am absolutely blown away by everything I am reading through you. I am now in the process of doing Beth Moore's Believing God and was asking myself "Who does God say that I am?". I Googled that and one of the websites that came up was yours. I started reading that and then linked onto your sanctification, and linked onto healing. I want to read everything you have.
Theresa M. - As I read these testimonies the words ‘what is impossible with man is possible with God’ stood out. At present I have a 27 year old son who is a gangster. He has spent 6 of these 27 years in prison and I am praying for his salvation. Those words form part of my daily prayer. He has given up but I tell him don’t. God is still working. What seems impossible with man is truly possible with God. Where else can I turn? Jesus IS the answer.
Nena N. -
This story touched me, it brought me down to tears:
http://www.precious-testimonies.com/Hope_Encouragement/a-e/DadJesusIsHere.htm
It's so beautiful! So sad.... but knowing that Timmy is in a better place
is so much more precious! May God bless Bob and Linda Thrasher abundently
and give them strength to keep going, praising and serving the Lord
Almighty...
It's very scary, living in this day and age, knowing that the time is at
hand. God's coming in right at the door and people of this world & even
Christians aren't living according to Gods Word.
Betty W. - I loved the message of "In Christ." I would like to share it with my class. I love teaching God's Word and I know I am where God wants me. I was saved at a young age of 12 years old and now 74 years old. Thanks for the message of "In Christ".
Melissa - Debra, I just wanted to let you know how much your testimony touched me! You're so full of faith and joy, I'm feeling a little discouraged because I am a Christian. I have been for 7 years now, but I don't seem to have the same joy you have -(Well, I should say, not all the time anyways. But I was encouraged by your video to remind me that I can have joy even in the midst of my trial because I need to have faith that God can get me through this!!! Thank You! You are a beautiful child of God): The DEBRA FORAN Christian Testimony: 6 of 7:
S. Arnold - Thank you for posting the testimonies of Kim Avery, Lynnae, Gwen Lanning, and Curt Atkinson. Their testimonies blessed me by strengthening my faith, encouraging me, and showing how persevering faith leads to answered prayers. I thank God for their blessings, and I pray that he continues to bless them. I will continue to pray on my situation as I wait for my breakthrough and blessing!
Michael - I don't know who the author was but I read " I sinned against GOD" and "What does it mean to be in Christ?" and thanks, I needed to read it because I had just sinned horribly to internet pornography after going several days without it, Now I'm, inspired to get back on the wagon and try my best to do what's right again and my guilt has been relinquished after confessing to my father GOD.
Arun:
I happened to read a encouraging message on
precious testimonies. "HOW GOD USES OUR TRIALS" by
Norm Rasmussen. It was a great
encourager and it came at the right time, I know God had me read that
because I am going through some really hard trials, two years back on the
very same day I gave my life to God, ever since then God has been leading me
and teaching me about Him. I am waiting upon God's promises and eager to
give my testimony to the world about what my Lord Jesus did for me.
Thank you once again, and you are doing God's work.
Barb Q: I was deeply touched by the testimony of Douglas Lambert. It is so good to hear of God's wonderful grace touching a person's life. So sad that an earthly father would leave such a sad legacy of 'unbelief' for a son, and not be a spiritual leader in the home to either his wife or his son. But God's love is greater than that poor legacy and unbelief. God's love touched my life and saved me over thirty years ago, and 'I'm still here'. I haven't given up. I'm so glad that Douglas Lambert also did not give up. Praise God for God's faithfulness to use the foolish things of this world to confound the wise. Many will come to Jesus because of God's testimony in this man's transformed life.
May God bless you all in your good work for our precious Lord in placing this Godly website on the internet. He is using it for His Holy, Good, and Divine purposes. Praise His Holy Name. Amen! Peace, blessings, and wisdom from above, may more and more of these precious things come to you as they flow down from Heaven, and through His Holy Word into your surrendered lives.
Karen: I was overwhelmingly blessed by David Ewart's testimony, the man that is in prison. If you could email this to him, it would be great, because I want him to read this. I have been married for 24 years. We weren’t Christians when we got married, until a few years later. My husband slipped back quick (the prodigal son) and became a very lonely, tormented, unsociable person. I started to really hate him. All I wanted was a Christian husband who would love me. I was so jealous, looking at couples in church together loving God; it tormented me.
But faithfully I continued to pray and pray and go to war in the spirit realm for my husband, because God gave me dreams about him coming back full force and becoming the stronger one in the family. So I stood on that for years. You get weary in doing so, because for so many years, you don’t see any difference.
I recently got an email from Facebook from a cousin I use to really like. We had gone out a few times and he was so nice, but I knew it was wrong so I broke it off. We have been talking back and forth via Facebook, and all that stuff started coming back to me about him, and I am sure the same was for him. I started telling him about my relationship with my husband, and he said, “You shouldn’t live like that; come live with me.” It was so tempting since he just bought himself a mansion.
My husband had a nervous breakdown three days before Christmas, and my first thought was "Oh Lord, now this"? But I remembered what God showed me about him. Nevertheless, I had an open window of escape after all these years that I so wanted to enter. But I know if I had done this I would not be happy at all and it would all go down south, because I was not listening to God and just going on my feelings, and wanting my own needs being met, instead of what God showed me and wants me to keep believing Him for.
All those prayers; crying out to God for my husband all those years; all those prayer meetings; standing in faith for him would of been to no avail and voided out. Yet my cousin pleaded with me saying. "I command you to leave him"!!
I told him: ‘No - I can not’, because God has already told me that my husband would make that decision to come back to Him.
And so may I say in this ending letter, it is January 7th, 2010, and my husband has been listening to Christian music only for the first time in 20 yrs! And so far has told me he has prayed, and we watched on TV last night Joyce Meyer’s "Battlefield Of The Mind" dvd. I know that God is going to take him all the way now, and there is no turning back.
I pressed on because He (God) told me to, and I love Him for that. God knows our weaknesses, and He will talk to us and show us every step of the way, as long as we are listening. So to all of you women out there or men, keep praying, keep hoping, keep believing for your mate and don’t give up!
Rob: I have been watching the experiences of people sharing their experiences of hell on video your ministry has done, and I'm thankful you are letting people be made aware of the reality of hell. Watching these accounts has given me much strength to continue fighting for my soul. Thank you so much.
Mary E. Adams: Hardly a week goes by that I don't have a letter from someone who has received counsel, inspiration, and miracles from reading your website. And this has been going on for a long, long, time. I know how sometimes we feel we might not be doing anything....then we hear these reports from all over the planet. That is such a miracle in itself. But God has chosen to do things that way, that none of us get the glory -- only Him. Amen?
I have my new book "One Troublesome Seed" on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com finally. It is about mustard seed faith, and is a takeoff of the article I have on your website. If you'd like to check it out, then log onto www.onetroublesomeseed.com
Porfirio Bajo
(Philippines):
Thank you for this website. If it was not for it, I wouldn't have read
the testimony of Zac Phoonen, and might not have visited their website,
which is a jewel. I believe this man is being used by God mightily.
Zac's work has confirmed the Holy Spirit's revelation to me about the
scripture and has further deepened my understanding into the REAL truth
about God and the gospel. I pray that God will find me a worthy
bondslave. I need your prayers, brothers and sisters.
Rene - Lacresha (Texas): Thank God that you have
shared your testimony. My husband and I have been praying because he is
getting a bit frustrated because he does not understand the bible and wants
to get to know Jesus more. The only answer that I had for him was to
continue praying and reading his word. But this testimony brought me to
tears. God bless you and continue to share your message.
Cheryl (Minnesota): I just had to send you an email to let you know how blessed I was by "HOW TO FIND VICTORY THROUGH LIFE’S TRIALS". I then read your testimony and PRAISE THE LORD ... was that a real blessing! My husband and I love the Lord with all our hearts and it brought great hope. We have a prodigal son that is almost 30 years old that has not spoken to us in almost 10 years. He is running away from God ... I know that he is hurting so bad inside! We are on our knees constantly for him and your testimony brought great encouragement to me! May the Lord bless you ministry and your family as you serve Him gladly!
Francis Musinguzi, (Uganda, East Africa): Thanks for writing this article. Who God Says I Am In Christ. It’s so rich. There's no doubt God is and will use it to enable young Christians like me and others to develop a deeper love relation with my Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus, and the Father.
I am aware of the fact that God’s work done by His children often goes unappreciated by the world we live in. After reading through this article, “WHO GOD SAYS I AM IN JESUS CHRIST” -- I imagined the labor and devotion put in by this child of God, not for his own benefit, but for spiritual well-being of others! I also imagined how many of us can selflessly devote our time and energy to doing the same kind of work on God's behalf, yet never receiving much if any acknowledgment for it in this life. Drawing on this passage extract, “Knowing our identity in Jesus Christ is crucially important - a major key - to walking in ever-increasing spiritual victory” -- I feel encouraged to move forward - press onward - as a Christian, confident of who I am in Jesus Christ and where I am going.
I also want to take the
opportunity to thank EVERY person who is writing and ministering for
God ... to help others somehow grow spiritually.
God is watching closely your labor of love
for Him, and it will NOT be in vain, for God's Holy Word promises:
"Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing
that your labor is not in vain in the Lord" - (1 Corinthians 15:58).
On behalf of our Lord and Savior and eternal King ... Thank you ALL, very much.
Brandi:
In regards to:
http://www.precious-testimonies.com/MEncouragerArchives/AcquiringPeace.htm
- This is a very insightful, wisdom infused article on the mindset of faith
and thanksgiving. It can be very difficult in the midst of oppression
to remain focused on the goal of being fruitful for His glory if you are
besieged by wrongdoing. In thanking the Lord for the opportunity to
act out your faith and powerful belief in love and what Jesus Christ came to
earth for, He promises to be faithful to us. That is a much better way to
spend my time than writhing in pain from the injustice of it all, making
myself more miserable, and letting Satan win the battle in my mind, and
heart and life and those around me. Thanks so much for sharing your
wisdom.
Rev. Kathy Wuopio: Brother Pete McCaster - I read
your testimony; it is similar to mine. God is good. Keep on
serving Him; He is faithful.
www.kandkdays.com
Joanne: I have just finished reading The Norm Rasmussen
Testimony. I have so much to say about what he wrote. I can relate to
so much of his story. I, like him, have had so much doubt. My doubt
began
when growing up in an abusive house as a child. For punishment, my
parents
would tie me to the kitchen table legs and leave me there; a way to
humiliate me and punish me.
I also am an alcoholic, drug addict and often think of suicide as a way out of my severe depression. It seems like the only way out at times.
Staff Note: Please keep Joanne lifted up in prayer. We're trusting the Lord that she can get to the right Minister to be set free from her torment, or however else God might set her free.
Alex: I want to thank you for your ministry! For the last six years I have been a single parent and frequently need help, and a touch or a word from God in my trials. My church and most churches in my area do not regularly or even infrequently provide a forum to share testimonies, but this is a way that God really ministers to me. It lets me know that I am not alone in my trials and that I love and serve the same God who met their need, and that He is faithful to meet mine as well.
I prayed for God to guide me to the testimonies He wanted me to hear, and I believe He did. I have been going through a difficult time lately (again - life is full of faith stretching situations, isn't it?) but I "stumbled on your site by accident" and have been really blessed, and now will recommend it to my friends! Thanks again, and I pray God blesses your work!
Staff Note: I'm on the SAME page with Alex regarding testimonies shared (or the lack thereof) in the local fellowship setting. I personally believe Satan has done a number on the Body of Christ when it comes to giving believers an opportunity to share testimonies in their fellowship from time to time. One of the many reasons I'm so thankful for our local fellowship (Notice I didn't say CHURCH. Born again believers ARE the church. Where we assemble to worship and grow together is NOT the church. It's the "local outpost" or "fellowship meeting place" where the Church assembles. Important difference!) my wife and I are privileged to attend (Georgetown Christian Fellowship) in that they almost always give opportunity for people to come up and spontaneously testify of what the Lord has done, or is doing in their life, to bring about victory over trials ... or just a praise report of God's faithfulness and goodness. Sometimes they testify of major adversity going on in their life, and leadership with call for corporate prayer for the individual/s right then and there. Our fellowship has witnessed major strongholds broken (which includes healing) in the lives of the person testifying of their trial, once they've been prayed for. It is truly awesome to see God move ... to LET God move ... just because leadership allows time for people to share what is on their heart to the congregation, and to give the Holy Spirit an opportunity to glorify Jesus in some very needy situations in the lives of people.
This is almost always done either during or after the praise and worship time, but before the message is delivered. It allows freedom for the Holy Spirit to move spontaneously as He might desire, and time after time we've seem Him highlight some points from the testimony or testimonies shared - that the speaker ends up delivering. I personally believe many local fellowships are actually insulting the Holy Spirit and probably don't even realize it ... by never allowing born again believers to have a public forum to share what God is doing in their life so others can be blessed and encouraged for it, (or the rest of the local fellowship can be alerted to pray for a hurting brother or sister), and that God can be publicly glorified, as Psalms 96:3 admonishes us to do.
Freedom to allow people in the "audience" to have an opportunity to spontaneously share a brief testimony also "preaches a loud message" that the people in the "audience" are just as important as the one or one's giving the message. It is DOING what 1 Cor. 14 is addressing: Giving place for EVERYONE to feel as though they are just as valuable as everyone else in the Body of Christ, because they ARE ... in Christ.
I suspect some leaders in the local fellowships fear that things will get out of hand if believers are allowed to spontaneously testify, so rather than risk that happening, they shut if off before that might happen. If the Pastor and/or the Elder on duty shares with the people from time to time that they need to be very sensitive to the Holy Spirit about what they share, and how much time they take in sharing ... that is almost always sufficient in maintaining proper order.
Then you have some "ministers" who think their message is so "important" to be delivered that they actually could care less about what anyone else has to say, so "Let me have all the available time to deliver it - NOW!"
Please don't think I'm down-playing the importance of the message that is to be delivered to the people attending. What I AM saying is that many times that message can have greater impact if the Holy Spirit is allowed to "plow some hard ground" in the heart's of the congregation by allowing time for testimony before the message gets delivered. And, leadership may find that a greater blessing will fall on their local fellowship if they will allow the Holy Spirit a bit more freedom to move more spontaneously if He so desires by allowing some testimony time as a regular part of the weekly service.
Norm Rasmussen, Director, Precious Testimonies
A Female From New York City: You really have no idea - and I have tears in my eyes - how wonderful and a true blessing your site has been for me. I was raped by my dad at an early age and it's even hard to write this as I seek the lord for healing, and going through your pages the last couple of days has been amazing.
I went to the web site from Dr. David Kyle Foster that has helped me a lot to look more into healing and closing doors I have opened to the devil. One of my favorite testimonies is Deborah Foran. One day I was researching on Youtube how to heal from sexual abuse, and there she was sharing her testimony and how God healed her. I started to cry and say to myself: "Wow, God can heal ME too!" From there on I have practically been glued to your website searching for healing; for words of encouragement and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
I find myself wanting more and more the healing of my past. I wish I can talk to that lady today and say: 'Thank you for sharing your testimony, Deborah, because today - because of you and your boldness to speak of your past and your healing through Jesus Christ - I truly believe that the lord can do it for me TO!.'
As I search for the right church to help me through in prayers and the right people to be placed in my path, your own testimony brings tears to my eyes: "Desperation: A secret to trusting the lord?" It speaks to my soul because on this search I have begun, I feel alone and lost at times, but the lord spoke to me through that testimony and let me know that I am not alone and to trust Him no matter what.
I sometimes feel like Kathleen, and just want to give up and stop searching for my tent (healing), and yet God puts that spirit of stubbornness like you mentioned, Norm, and uplifts me to keep on going and searching although the obvious in that I am lost and don't know where I am going.
My soul sometimes is like that flashlight -- it turns off and on -- but I praise God that when I really need to see where to go, He is quick to give me enough battery to be lighted into the right direction.
May God continue to bless your ministry and bring healing that many people like myself need. I thank you for listening to God and doing this. Many people now a days want to charge for a book of testimonies. I've bought a couple myself, and let me tell you ... it feels nothing -- nothing at all from what I feel in this site. It's like God flows through your pages right into my soul. It is so sincere; without compromise. I want to spread your pages to the world, and the most beautiful thing is to save a soul without charging, because Jesus didn't charge us for our salvation. It was free, and I'm so thankful that you guys are one of the very, very, very, very few ministry out there that don't charge, because people like me can hear about Jesus, and heal, and then give when we can, and not have to wait on healing or on salvation, because we have no money to buy the books that offer that. THANK YOU!!!!! Praise be Jesus.
Dear Reader - are you at peace with God? If not, you can be. Do you know what awaits you when you die? You can have the assurance from the Holy Spirit that heaven will be your home, if you would like to be certain. Either Jesus Christ died for yours sins, or He didn't (and He did!). Are you prepared to stand before God on the Judgment Day and tell Him that you didn't need the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the Cross to cover your sins? We plead with you ... please don't make such a tragic mistake.
To be at peace with God; to make certain heaven will be your home for eternity; to make certain that you are in right-standing with God right now ... please click here to help you understand the importance of being reconciled to God. What you do about being reconciled to God will determine where you will spend eternity, dear one. Your decision to be reconciled to God is the most important decision you'll ever make in this life.