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Kim Miller; California: As you know, my husband, Jack, is in prison. You published my husband's testimony in late 2007: Last Rights - and I just wanted to share a little how God is using it so mightily to touch the lives of others. First I will tell you the responses coming in throughout the country to Jack's testimony. It is being used in Jacksonville, Florida at both Bible studies and Sunday schools as a witnessing tool. It is being used in Texas for the same. Here in California it has gone into prisons, jails and the juvenile detention centers and is already touching hundreds of lives. The Lord is being glorified through it, and there have even been some conversions to Christ as a result of his story. God is using it in a powerful way. I have sent your link to the testimony to over 100 people (so far!) and have told them to feel free to print it and send it to other prisoners and to use it in any way they feel led to do. We have even had a number of requests for him to write a book (!) and to tell more of the whole story. If the Lord leads us to do so (which I feel He is doing, but in His time) then I will add my side of the story to Jack's, and the picture will be more complete.
I have been working on a grass roots movement calling for Prison Reform throughout the country. It started less than 2 weeks ago, (March 2008) and we already have 6 other countries involved! Our goal is to write a letter to EVERY SINGLE LEGISLATOR in the country to ask for a total reformation of the Prison system. Along with our letters, many of us are choosing to mail in a tea bag, to represent our displeasure with the government and to hint of a new revolution that is brewing (a peaceful one). The original Boston Tea Party kicked America's revolt against the tyranny of the English crown. It eventually led to us celebrating the 4th of July as Freedom from tyranny was finally won. Our letters will be mailed starting June 30th and culminating on the 4th of July!
Andrea Beattie; New York: I love your site. It is so interesting and encouraging! I have a suggestion for a subject title. Near Death Experiences. I used to look at the Near Death Experience Research Foundation website (www.NDERF.com) and read those, but then I became convicted that not all of these experiences highlight the fact that you need to come through Jesus Christ to get to Heaven. That Satan can masquerade as a being of light and make himself appear to be Jesus - therefore deceiving people. But I know that they do happen and they are sooo interesting. Anyway, I just thought it would be nice to be able to see a section title called Near Death Experiences (or something similar). Thanks for the great work that you do through Christ!
(Staff Note: Dear Andrea: To God
be the glory regarding the website. At present, we don't feel to have a
subject title exclusively devoted to Near Death Experiences, but on this page
you can read about some NDE:
http://www.precious-testimonies.com/TestimonyCategories/MiraculousEncounters/SupernatExpIndex.htm)
Eric Geoffrey Okello;
Kampala Uganda, East Africa:
Your testimonies has allowed me to
get closer to God. Reading your testimonies has brought about so much
change in me. I seek nothing but God's presence and his will for my
life. To him be glory both now and for ever. God bless you for the great
work you are doing on God's behalf.
Hannes Combrinch; South Africa: Since our last e-mail communication, my life has turned around totally and I wish to share something with you on a personal level, I simply have to. After reading your fasting articles, a friend and I recently fasted for a week, from the Monday before sunrise to the Friday after sunset. Not sure if we followed the correct procedures, we basically drank a lot of water and ate grain foods before sunrise each day, consumed no food or liquids during the day and ate only vegetables and fruit at night after sunset, no meat. We were truly seeking to be in God presence through Jesus and prayed for the Holy Spirit to fill us totally. We met each day just after sunrise at a church, shared Holy Communion every day and ended the week off at sunset on the Friday at the church with Communion.
The results of the week of fasting have been astonishing. Never have I felt so very, very close to the Lord before and I could sense that that I was walking with the Spirit all week long. We worshipped and praised God through Jesus every moment of the day. We prayed continually and laid big decisions, worries, personal matters, career matters and things that we needed answers on, in front of Jesus during that whole week. It was amazing, so much so that I wish every day of my life can be like that. Physically we both lost 3kgs each on average this week. We received unexpected messages in terms of spiritual work that week and we feel it may be from the Holy Spirit.
Brother Norm, the answers to our prayers came one after each other towards the end of that week and during the following week. Mostly all the things we laid before Jesus have been resolved in one way or the other. We are still receiving answers on our prayers and to our amazement, the news have all been positive and very good. One example is that for two years I have been praying for an answer on something rather big in my family context. It became a reality on the 5th of Feb, the week after fasting, when I received news that it has finally been approved. God is good, all the time!
Fasting is something I can honestly recommend from this day on, to anybody. I will certainly fast again very soon, with my wife, other family members and fellowship friends.
Thank you for your fantastic work, it is appreciated by many. We pray that your wisdom will expand and reach out to people globally.
Hannes First Email: I want to sincerely thank you for your wonderful web site. It has certainly given me new insight into and understanding of matters that I have been struggling with over the past four years. I am a 47 year old professional person with a lovely family, consisting of a wife that I have been married to for 25 years and four healthy and gorgeous children. In 1977 I accepted Jesus as my personal Savior and have since then been a devoted Christian. My relationship with the Lord and the Spirit of the living God has been very good, especially the five or six years, proceeding the last four years, as referred to.
On your site I recently have found the topics and answers that I have been searching for in constant prayer over the past year or so. I believe that God has lead me to your site (I coincidently found it through Google, searching for what I am struggling with) and spoken to me through your articles. The specific articles that I refer to are:
FORGIVING OTHERS IF FOR OUR BENEFIT
"FEEL" LIKE GOD HAS LET YOU DOWN?
IN THE DESERT OF FEELING "FORSAKEN?"
After studying the analysis in your articles, I honestly realized with great joy why things have gone wrong for me and why I am lately questioning my relationship with Jesus Christ as my accepted personal Savior, and why it feels as if God does not come to my rescue in certain matters. The positive messages in your work, why people are being tested and trialed, have given me new direction and lead me to the decision to honor God, the Son and the Holy Spirit with fresh enthusiasm and vigor. It also made me realize that God will never forsake me or my family and no matter what, I will always worship Him, through Jesus who died for me. I feel special again and with the Spirit of the living God in me, I trust fully that God, who is in control of everything, will help me through this period of feeling forsaken. I herby confirm that my soul, heart and life belong to Jesus Christ, it always will.
I will certainly read your ot
her articles and visit your site regularly. A special thank you in the name of Jesus, please keep up the good work. Have a wonderful 2008.Editorial Note: Mr. Combrinch is a financial consultant for www.galileocapital.co.za He can be contacted by calling: + 27 11 502 8800 Cell: + 27 82 902 5494
R. Minnick:
I read Denny's testimony of seeing a vision of Jesus, and fully understand the feeling of people not believing you when you tell them what happened. Here is my testimony, somewhat similar to his, if anyone would like to read it: http://www.voicesoftruth.bravehost.com/aboutrobert.htmlCathleen: Thank you, Norman Rasmussen, for writing "Feeling Forsaken?" and "Feeling Like God Has Let You Down?"
M. Lopez: Logging onto your website has been very helpful and inspiring. I haven't been to church for a long time...my spiritual life has became the least important aspect in my life recently...but God is good. He reminds me of coming back to Him, like a lost sheep who has been found. I feel so thirsty in hearing Gods word. Thank you! God bless!
Tom Ray:
I just finished reading Why Does God Want Us To "Rejoice Always?"; ... which came up on a search that I was doing on Google. I was searching under "accepting adversity" and found your excellent teaching. I would agree with what you've written, and feel that the same Spirit is what led me to write my book (that I was searching for to see if the WebCrawler's had picked it up yet) titled: "Accepting Adversity from God". (Editor's Note: To read Tom's testimony, click on the following link: The Struggle Of Being A Christian )Tammy Cruz Moz:
This testimony - The Maria Davies Story - is the first one that I have read on your site, and I really needed to read that. I have accepted Christ as my Lord & Savior and I have been baptized, but for the past couple weeks I have really been struggling. I was feeling like Maria was. I was feeling that my sins were so bad that there wasn't anyway that God really could forgive and accept me. I feel so dirty and ashamed for the sins that I have committed in my past, but I know I can't change the past. So I just wanted to say that this has really truly touched me, and I needed to see that I am not alone. Thank you and God bless.Elisa Marie:
Upon reading Roberta Laurila's testimony, titled: Being Gay, I felt to write you. Oh, how it so is on my heart -- how so many trapped in the gay lifestyle are being shunned by even those who profess to know the love and forgiveness of the Lord. I believe that we as the Body of Christ need to minister to people through the focus of our sinful heart condition to lead people to salvation and then allow the Holy Spirit to bring the conviction upon our believing friends and relatives of the sin that so easily besets them. I am not at all opposed to speaking to a person about their homosexuality, but I really believe that we need to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in our confronting a person. Much preparation needs to be done upon a person's heart and that is where the intercession on their behalf is so vital.Sujatha Rajasekaran: I am a regular reader of Precious Testimonies. I always log in at least once or twice everyday just to read the new testimonies and what other knowledge I can obtain from your site. Indeed, your site is a real blessing to me. I found your webpage through doing a search, when I came across a girl who mentioned how she accepted God after reading your testimonies. I must say it was actually God who lead me to this site.
I have been a Christian for the past 15 years with many ups and downs, backsliding, etc. But just like with others, God has always been kind and good to me. My life itself is a living testimony with lots of blessings and wonders.
Your website gave me an opportunity to read the life-experiences of people who have seen Heaven and Hell. After reading these divine revelations, I became very terrified and have truly repented all over again. I dare not commit a sin, and even if I do, I am quick to seek for God's forgiveness. I do not know how to describe it, but its has been a real life changing experience for me. I have turned to God more than ever, rededicated myself to serve and to walk with God. In fact, I would say God used your site to remove the scales from my eyes and help me to grow once again. The testimonies made me more humble, small and with more gratitude towards God. God is truly using your site in the most tremendous ways that you could ever imagine. It is not only eye-opening to the non-believers, but also for Christians like me to walk more closely with God. I have learned about bondages and how to break the curses.
Today I read one of your articles about "ARE YOU PRAYING FOR GODS PROTECTION DAILY?" This is such a marvelous article. Although I know how important it is to pray for god's protection daily, yet your article had some kind of divine power to interact and triggered my spirit. I know God work in many ways to touch and to minister to His people, and to me He is really molding me through this site.
THANK YOU for a wonderful site and for being a channel of blessing for people like me to grow. May God continue to bless you and your site.
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Thomas Wayne Kaaihue:
About 1995, I had hated two people with a "passion." I would say to God, it is impossible to feel love for them, and yet as a Christian since 1965, I knew I was supposed to love my enemies. To make a long story short, a thought came to me . . . "force yourself to feel love for them!" I began on a Monday to speak, "I will feel love for Stephen and Louise!" However, whenever the thought of them came to my mind, I would "cringe," for that's how much I hated them. But I continued to force myself to feel love for them throughout the day for two days. On the third, the thought of them came to my mind, but this time I didn't "cringe." I noticed that from somewhere near the sternum of my chest something was moving upward toward my "jaw" and caused my jaw to form a smile. All this was happening while I was thinking of these two people. And I could actually "feel love" for the two people I once hated. Some years later, I discovered Matthew 11:12, "...and the violent takes it by force."After reading your testimony (It's Been Fun With God by Mary E. Adams) I was really encouraged. Though I got maried in 1970, a high fever type-of-sickness which would keep me bedridden even before I had gotten married, had always plagued me once or twice every year until about 1995. One day that year, I came down with that fever. I had been bedridden for about a day and a half. I walked to our kitchen, sat down, and began speaking, "Lord, if you were here you would heal me!" All of a sudden, Genesis 1:26 came to my mind, ". . . let us make man in our Image, after our Likeness . . . and let man have dominion over all the earth." I felt kind of excited because I began to think, ...am I like God? Then another scripture came to my remembrance, Luke 17:21, ". . . thee Kingdom of God is within you." I got even more excited! Then a third scripture came to my mind, ". . . submit yourself to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you." I admit, this did not excite me, but it did cause me to think . . . Jesus came and healed the sick, and the devil came to kill, to steal, and to destroy. I don't know what prompted me to speak out; I focused my attention on the sickness that was on me and began speaking, "devil, I resist you!" For some reason unknown to me, I kept on speaking those words for twenty minutes. I had no idea what was about to follow. All of a suden, the vever that I could actually feel, vanished! It was as if I was never sick. Since learning I could love, even my enemies, I have been able to resist every kind of sickness and see it disappear in a matter of minutes and sometimes after six hours.
Having been diagnosed with diabetes in 1990, till September 2006, I have never applied the above to diabetes. September 20, 2006, I suffered a partial stroke which at the time affected my right side. Since then I was determined to seek God for healing from the stroke. And I did so, "24/7," and with no watching of television. I did not apply the above but sought with all my heart to see myself as the Image and Likeness of God. As I continued to see myself as such, I noticed that I was using my "walker and cane" from the stroke, less and less. And now there is no evidence that I had a stroke. I am presently working on the diabetes.
Anonymous:
I found this testimony "Nothing But Dirt" to be very encouraging, and my heart goes out to all those, including myself, that feel ... or have felt ...like giving up. Thanks.Matthew Mucklo:
Dear Norm - I just came across your website while Google-searching for "hell testimonies". I too have had a chance to read Mary Baxter's book and your experience of riveting reading; it applies to me too. I believe it happened just like she said. Reading her book made me realize where a lot of the sick and twisted things of the world come from. It was chilling to read and realize the influence that place has had on our society. I just wanted to write in and thank you for your testimony of how you came across it. It encourages me that I can ask God questions of things that I have doubts on and if I'm sincere about it, He too will answer me. May God bless you and your ministry.David Ewart:
Because your ministry, I have been greatly blessed. Six former students, from 1981, have all contacted me this past year. They found my testimony on your website and wrote me. None of them knew that the other ones were doing the same thing -- it was all the Holy Spirit! Four of them have even made face-to-face visits, praise the Lord forever. They were nine and ten years old when I was their teacher. I have been humbled by their reaching out to me, and again, can only give thanks and praise to my Lord Jesus!Staff Note: Brother David also sent us a copy of his "Near Death Experience." We think it might be a great blessing for many to read.
Lawrence Mendoza:
In 1999 while in Great Meadow Prison I sent you my personal testimony for Christ and you posted it on the Precious Testimonies website. It was only through the abundant grace of our Lord that my son ... who I have not seen in 20 years ... read my testimony on your website. He contacted you and your wife concerning me. My son told me that you and your wife helped him locate me here at Clinton Correctional Facility.I receive my first letter from my son in January 2006. I cried tears of joy for quite sometime. Word's can't express how thankful I am to you and your wife for keeping my testimony on the internet. The Lord has answered my prayer concerning my only son who is 24 years old now. The best part of it all is that he is born again and filled with the Holy Spirit! (If you would like, you can read Lawrence's testimony by clicking here: Let God Fight Your Battles
Eli:
I was browsing through Google tonight, looking for resources on forgiveness, when I came across your website and read FORGIVEN SEX CRIME OFFENDER (The Robert Swift Story).To make a long story short, I met a boy that began to "bully" me...saying cruel things like "Jesus doesn't let ugly people into heaven" and moments of violence like pushing me down flights of stairs. And slowly I began to lose what little I self worth I already had.
About four months into this, I "accidentally" stumbled upon some hard core porn sites on our computer. Don't ask me why I didn't immediately run away screaming or turn it off; I don't know. Don't ask me why I returned to it the next day...and the next. I don't know. Maybe it was because I could tell the women in the pictures were not concerned about their faces (which is where most of my scars are). I think it made me feel more valuable...realizing that there was something of worth in my body...as if I still had a chance, you know? ( I was only age seven at the time...give me a little credit).
But, also, being a visual person (though I am a girl) ... what was once the unthinkable became not only common, but addictive...and by the time I was eight I had spiraled down into deep sexual sin. If you're already grossed out I'm sorry....I'm doing my best to be vague...but its about to get worse.
From the age of seven to nine I had found "opportunities" to see X-Rated movies and view the same type of materials through magazines, doing my best to feed the unquenchable flame of lust that had been so early awakened...all the while my family being oblivious. To say in short, they had NO clue. My parents were/are Christians and as a kid I grew up "cutting my teeth on the pews." So as you can see, I did my best to conceal my "other life." Shame was a constant overcast in my life...and I was miserable.
Then one day, I was sitting with my mother and she began talking about how Jesus comes into peoples' hearts and makes them beautiful on the inside. In a sheer moment of desperation and holy conviction I told her that I didn't care if I was ugly on the outside. I wanted Jesus to come in and make me beautiful on the inside. That's how I got saved. I immediately felt the shame lift and (like everyone first does), started thanking Him and making promises to Him I had every intention of keeping (one being never to look at porn again).
Life was good then. When I was ten we moved. I was a new Christian of
three months, and though I was struggling to stay pure, my promises still held
true. I think those three months hold the best days of my life.
I'm kinda' at a loss of where to go from here. I guess it just gets real
personal to me...
A couple of months after we moved I became "involved" in a sexual relationship
with a family member...and as much as I hated him, I think I hated me more. I
could have told him to stop. I could have kicked or screamed...but I didn't,
because in my heart I felt like he was doing me a favor. With my low
self-image, I took his actions as a (very sinful) complement that he could
find any form of physical pleasure in me.
The "relationship" continued for about two and a half years. The first night it happened I felt immediate shame and guilt, especially since I also took some form of pleasure out of it...and ended up retorting back into my old "lust cycle." No one knew except me, him, Satan and God...and I was sure God had left a long time ago. After showers I still felt dirty and believing that I was "used merchandise."
I coped with my shame by shaming myself more (did that make sense?). It was two and a half years of this cycle until one night I was with my best friend, and instead of "choosing" me (which I loved/hated) he chose her to satisfy his sick desire for lust. And man!...if looks could have killed that night...he would have been a dead man. A few weeks after that he came back...but I wouldn't let him touch me and that was the end of that.
Time has passed and a decade had gone by since my first encounter with porn. I find that the only thing in life that is constant (other than God) is change. Can I tell you that I never struggle with temptation and (dare I say?) fall?? I could...but that wouldn't be the truth. What I wish - with all my heart - that I could do is save other girls from the heartaches of relationships that wont get them anywhere! I wish I could show them is the unfailing love of Christ that fills the holes in our hearts, that heals with wounds of the past, that touches and breathes life into our very being!
Anyway, again I just want to say thank you for even having this kind of web page up for people like me to see. Blessings in Christ.
Lori: I just wanted to share with you that I decided to be on the inside with JESUS today (rededicate my life to God), and every day henceforth. I had asked Jesus into my heart on 4-20-2001 and my life was changing for the good. However, I let my faith die some. All the comments I heard -- even my mom would say things like, "I think you're in a cult; its not like you to go to church just once a week, but your go two or three times a week!" Or - "Look - there is your religious section!" when walking through a store. When I did ask JESUS into my life before, my life was taking such a positive turn; losing weight; got a job; was just plane happy without reason. Well ... with reason, for I knew that I was excepted and forgiven of all my sins.
Today I have again decided to re-walk this path that I once was learning to follow. I do not know a lot of the scripture but do know that I will be able to read and understand the bible now . Your testimony sounded so familiar. Some of the things you explained were like thoughts right out of my own head. I'm so glad that I visited your sight and what a wonderful way to bring others home! I thank you for reminding me that Satan will try to damage my new ways and thoughts (Mark 4). This time I will remain on my path, spreading the word as I learn it! Thank you. GOD BLESS YOU!
Suzanne Clement: I really enjoyed your weekly ministry encourager this time. Especially because I have been around Catholics lately who always pray to St. Anthony when they lose something. "He ALWAYS comes through for you," they say. I remember when I was doing that myself. Thank the Lord he freed me from Catholicism and all the trappings.
Staff Note: You can read Suzanne's husband's testimony by clicking here: Holey Socks. Their website can be accessed by clicking here: Upon This Rock!
Chris: I like your website. Thanks for sharing other people's testimonies. They are especially helpful in helping other people find God for themselves. I also have a prayer request. I want to be delivered from fear, and want to be reconciled back to God in a miraculous way over the next several months.
James Wakey: Thank you for your site. I love the music. God bless.
Rose: Just want to let you know that my family and I are really blessed by reading the wonderful testimonies you send.
Lisa Walker: Thank you for allowing me to publish testimonies off your website onto: www.faith-travels.org. Thank you also for publishing my testimony on your website.
T. R.: I am a 15 year old male from South East Louisiana, and I have finally made my decision to accept Christ in my life. It was meant for me to find your site. If it wasn't for your site it I wouldn't have gained important information needed to understand that Christ died for me to be forgiven. I thank you so much for providing me with this site, and I will let my church hear my story. I will spread the word about the site to help others like me that wants God in there life every day until death. It is drug addiction that turned me towards Christ, but now I have changed completely and I feel great physically and mentally. I will continue to use your information; thanks again!
Onesimus K
Ra: Greetings in the
name of our Lord Jesus. I read the testimony titled "A Special Vietnam Story,"
by: Mickey Block, and I was tremendously blessed and challenged. Thanks
for the work you are doing in putting on all the testimonies. I go to
Pastor Zac's church here in Bangalore, India and I came to know of your site
after I read his testimony (A Time Of Small Beginnings). Thanks for the work
you are doing to challenge people to live for God and put the devil to shame.
Andrea De Santos: Just wanted to let you know that I have been using some of the stories from Precious Testimonies in my church magazine. The feedback I have received about the testimonies has been really good. People are really touched by testimonies and I'm particular -- I think they are edited and put together in a way that is powerful. Thank you for your work at Precious Testimonies. (You can read sister Andrea's precious testimony by clicking: Delivered From Dark Feelings And Vultures).
I. Genderen: Wow - just wonderful what you are doing with your site. At first I thought... an article about an angel ... oh no ... people who focus on angels instead of the One who made them. But as I read on I saw your focus is on Jesus, and that is definitely on the ONE AND ONLY! I hope and pray your ministry will be a blessing to many and will lead hungry seeking people to their Creator and to Jesus Christ! It was an encouragement to read some stories on your site.
Inoke: I was blessed by the story ... Freedom: A Matter Of The Heart ... 'The Dawn Killion Story' - that I read on your website. Thank you for your ministry in sharing stories such as that of Dawn Killion. I was touched and encouraged by her testimony. God bless you and all those who share with you in your work to spread God's love and power.
G. Roberts - Owatonna, MN: Just want to let you know I copied the devotional "Be a Mouthpiece for Jesus" and gave each of my classmates a copy. I had to give a speech on "Why the World Needs Missionaries" and this seemed the perfect take home reminder. I'm enrolled in a Christian Ministries Associate degree program, and hope to become a full time missionary. I've been to Ukraine 5 times, and will go again this summer. I'd love to return fulltime next year, I love Ukraine and her people. Thank you for the daily devotionals, I send many to my friends. P.S. I am 66 yrs old, and just entering my prime! Jesus keeps me young. Thanks again for Precious Testimonies.
John - Marietta, Georgia: I have been reading this testimony: Desperation: A Secret To Trusting The Lord, for many years. My first time was back in 1998-1999 before I met my wife. I was in the process of sorting out relationships and looking for direction. Your story has always been comforting. During the past two days I have heard or read this passage several times in other materials:
Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding: In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
I am facing a career decision which has been troubling me for sometime. With Gods guidance I hope to create a more rewarding environment for family and myself. Thank you for your inspirational testimonies and writings.
Angela - Tennessee: This is a wonderful testimony about John Williams, it touched my heart, and made me feel the pain Christ feels when we don't spend time with him, and It made more aware of his love for all of us. Thanks for this testimony for it blessed my heart, and spirit, and brought me to tears, and you can feel the Holy Ghost conviction when you read this testimony.
From England: I am 19 years old from England and have yet to give my life to Christ. I am actually part of a cult now, which I am finding so hard to get out of and your testimony (Matthew Needham), on Precious Testimonies really moved me. I would like to thank you for your words.
From the United Kingdom:
I would like to thank God for your lives and your testimony ministry.
The testimony of brother Norm Rasmussen has really impacted me, since God
began His revelation to me about hell being very real. It changed a
great deal in my Christian life to know that there is a lot more to be done
within one’s self through Christ. It has helped me to consider things in
my faith that I had not considered before, like the fear of God. I now
take it as a serious duty to win souls to God’s Kingdom – to have compassion
for my fellow brothers and sisters in the world who do not know Christ.
God is good and I didn’t know how much until I realized the lengths that He
goes through to save us here on earth.
George:
I just finished reading The Martin Briseno Testimony. Last
night, after two years of suffering from cocaine abuse, I finally broke down
and prayed just like Martin did. I cried through the whole testimony
and am still crying right now. I look forward to what lies ahead.
Marty - Bangalore, India:
This morning as I jumped into my truck to leave for work, I
noticed that my car stereo was stolen. I was shaken a bit, but I gave
God the glory and asked Him to take over the situation. Immediately
His awesome peace took over and I went about my day as normal as possible,
after filing a complaint with our local police. Thank God for the
Internet. When I typed in Jim McDaniel, it brought up his testimony on the Precious Testimonies website. Jim,
thank God for your testimony. Thank God that you submitted it for
publication on the Internet. It has brought major strength to my
situation and I am now gladly rejoicing in the Lord with you.
Dana: I just finished reading the article on your website, In The Desert Of “Feeling Forsaken” by Norm Rasmussen, and as I read this article I began to weep. This is the first time in over a year that someone expressed how I feel. In the past year I have been going through this test and I am to a point of wondering if it is ever going to end. I really don’t know what God is preparing, but I surely have been under an intense feeling of being forsaken by God. I have often pondered if He really loves me. I often tell Him how I feel, remind Him that I have been obedient to His Word; uplifted Him in all that I do and continue to love Him, but it always seemed to be such a distance between God and I.
Many things in my life through this past year has fallen apart, causing
circumstances to add to the fire. I have times of anger … due to feeling
betrayed by God. At times I see no end to the pain and hurt that is reeking
havoc on the inside and I feel defeated and not worthy of God’s attention. I
have reached some of the lowest depths within me, but somehow find my way back
to the surface.
People around me do not understand what is going on with me and they think that I just need to shake it off and go on with my life. But it isn’t that simple. If it was, I would have done just that. I have felt pain, abandonment, and desolation in this past year – more so this past year than I have ever experienced before. I have even entertained the idea that maybe I am mentally unstable, because when I tell people how I feel, they look at me like they have no idea of what I am talking about, and maybe they don’t.
I do know one thing for sure this past year; it has been a very hard struggle for me, because I haven’t had anyone that could relate to what I am going through. I knew in my spirit as I read this article that this is what I have been looking for and I know that I am not losing my mind. I feel just like someone has ripped my very inner being out and all I have left is a void. I don’t know how much more of this I will have to go through and no one can answer that except God.
I do love God with my whole being, even though there have been some great times of doubt, I know my place is with Him and I know for some reason He has allowed this time of trial in my life. I just pray that He will give me the strength to endure until the end of this trying time. Thank you and please keep me in your prayers.
Joan: I want to share this experience of mine. It started last July 13, 2005 when I was ill. I began looking on the Internet for healing prayer, or miracle prayer. Every site I visited, I prayed every prayer on healing they offered. Everyday, I visited different websites just looking for God. One day I stumbled on this website: www.precious-testimonies.com. I don’t know if it was an accident or not but I do know that God directed me to this particular testimony on your site: An Awesome “Short” Healing Miracle. (The Wayne Short Story). I was so touched! I know something happened to me while I was reading Mr. Short’s story about getting his healing. I learned a lot from Mr. Short – that there is nothing impossible with God, and I thank you for publishing his testimony on your website.
Rick: I am writing to you because I feel the Lord led me to your site. I typed in a Google search these keywords: Help me God. I just can’t get it together.
Mary: Your site came up on the first page! I believe I have come across it before but I didn’t take the time to read your testimony then. I am hurting so much today that I’m certain that God wanted me to read it. It gave me hope and encouragement and I really need it right now. I was divorced from my wonderful wife on May 11 and from the moment she left to the present I have been in the deepest despair, but I keep trying to trust the Lord for a miracle. Reading testimonies of others on your site gives me hope that God is going to work my situation somehow to the good. I thank God for your ministry.
Roxanne: I found your Tips On Sharing Your Born Again Testimony on the web. I’m leading a men’s bible study/prayer group within our church, Fife Lake Methodist Church, and I’d like to copy your article for use as a starting point in helping our men learn to develop, refine and deliver their testimonies. May I use your article? By the way, I have read quite a few of the testimonies on your site and appreciate your ministry.
Roxanne: I can’t stop crying after reading a number of testimonies on your site. It is now 1:17 a.m. I pick up my son at 10 a.m. this morning from jail to take him to West Michigan Teen Challenge. He doesn’t know what a great person he is – please pray for my son John. He is a good man and wants to be a good father.
Joan: I’m just a new believer in the Lord! I’m from the beautiful country of the Philippines. Thank God for your website! I can’t explain how I feel when I read the scriptures you give on many of the testimonies.
Char: I can barely find the words to say what I feel right now. I just read Passing Through Troubled Waters by Josephine Fitzgerald on your website, and it comforted me so much. I just went through the worst time in my life. I was on the brink of suicide. Guilt had gotten so heavy for me to carry. (I feel the Holy Spirit all over me now!). At that point Jesus came to me. He told me to come back to him, and I did. My faith has never been stronger. Please thank Josephine for writing her testimony, and thank you for publishing it. God bless!
Asaph:
Unbelievable website page on Legalism. I hope you do not mind; I have
linked my website on spiritual abuse to this article. This is going to help
people a lot. I want everyone in my city to read this article and maybe they
can get free from a big cult-like church my family operates. I cannot believe
how right-on this article is.
Jeannie:
I just got done
reading The Suzan Brown Story. I found it on the web when I was
searching for churches that do deliverances. Her story for some reason
caught my eye, and what an amazing testimony God has given her. Reading
it gives me hope, because it opened my eyes to see what God will do in a
person’s life when we patiently wait on Him to work in our painful family
situations. I have been in bondage for so long that I don’t
remember really what the Holy spirit feels like. I am a smoker, and that
hinders me. I am a cutter and that hinders me. I have an angry,
hateful, bitter heart and that hinders me. I have ripped my husband
apart, and I hold onto that. I don’t deserve God’s love nor peace or
forgiveness or salvation. Though I can no longer use that as an excuse,
God brought me to your testimony for a reason. It has sparked something
in me. First light I’ve felt in a long time!
Rhonda:
Yes – I just made the decision to be reconciled back to Christ!
I accepted Him when I was 12 years old but over time I lost my way.
Thank you so much for the way you explained Reconciliation. It is an
awesome way to explain how unworthy we are but just knowing that He still
cared enough for us to die for us, and just wants a relationship with us.
What an AWESOME God!
Michael:
Thank you for allowing me to publish many of the testimonies off
the Precious Testimonies website that will go into book form. This
book will be used by many missionaries around the world, and especially in
Muslim dominated areas. Islam has misled billions, as you know.
Judy:
Earlier today I received a call from a prayer partner who read
your Fall 2005 Ministry Update. This lady is from Armenia, living in
California. She thought that your article was so good that she is
translating it into her native language so that she can distribute it among
her people, hoping to encourage them as much as she was encouraged when she
read it.
Mary:
I was flipping channels last night and came across your two hour testimony
video broadcast. What that person was sharing was just what I needed to
hear! Please send me two copies of the video so I can share with family
and friends. Keep up the awesome work you are doing on behalf of the
Lord through your video broadcasts!
John:
Thank you for being so faithful in coming into prison and ministering to us
brothers here at Carson City (Michigan). You’ll never know how
much it means to us. You’re helping so many brothers come to Christ, and
teaching them important truths to help them gain a solid foundation in their
walk with the Lord.
Dave Mueller; Savannah, GA: Greetings! I just wanted to say you have done wonders with the website and I know its presence on the internet is like a sweet smelling incense to the Lord... You are blessed I'm sure for what is taking place through the site. May the love of the Lord encompass you and yours in a very special way..
Phillip & Wanda Biggs; Highpoint, NC: Thank you so much for the excellent groundwork you laid. May God richly bless you for the smooth transition. As I have made those first visits, I have been impressed by the genuine appreciation the people here have expressed for your work on the web. Their words have confirmed my earlier impression that your ministry has been a strong and caring one. On behalf of the people of Spirit of Life Ministries, I wish to convey our gratitude to you and your website. I shall do my best to continue this pattern of effective leadership among God's people on our website. Please accept our personal invitation to visit our website. This is your opportunity to experience what Spirit of Life Ministries is all about.
Dawn M. Davis: On Thursday, I sent a friend of mine a testimony from this website, "From Cocaine to Christ". At first I was hesitant because I didn't believe he would read it. He had just admitted a week earlier that he was on cocaine but he had it under control. Later that day, he called me and I went to see him. He had printed out the article and was just sitting in his car shaking his head. When he saw me, he told me that he didn't know what to do. He was scared because he had gotten himself into something that he could not handle alone. He said when he read the article, he heard everything that went through his mind. He thought he was going crazy before he read the testimony because of the lies the demons were speaking to him and from what he was seeing. He broke down and confessed that he needed help and said that he was too scared to go near cocaine again. That was Thursday (Sept 19, 2002) and now it is Monday and he is still clean. He went to a meeting on Friday to talk about his problem with other recovering addicts and he will continue to go for the next six months. He wasn't using long and he didn't lose anything, but if this article was not here and if I did not send it, he would be dead today. God spoke to him and told him that the next time he used he would die. I sent this article to him the day after that word came from God to warn him. He asked Jesus to save him and he immediately felt a change. I know that the Lord is healing his body, mind and spirit right now. But the testimony pushed him to make the decision to remain clean and I thank you all for this site. You helped save another soul for Christ. May God continue to prosper and bless you richly...
Follow-up from Dawn M. Davis: I just wanted to give you an update on my friend. I wrote to you in September about him. Well, he's still clean!!! No desire to do it at all. I still have to say thank you all for this site and your help in saving his life...
From Canada: Just thought I'd post you a quick message before I go to bed to encourage you in your ministry. For many months I have been sending people to your web site. I witness in the chat rooms (Excite) as often as I can and I believe your site can help people realize that God is real. I've also mentioned specific testimonies to help people with specific problems. Keep up the good work! God bless you, Jennifer
N. Paterson: Hello. I am a born again Christian who has had a very hard life, and have had much "backsliding". It's remarkable that I found this website. I'm a computer tech who knows everything about the internet, and, I have to say that this site has moved me more than any other of the millions of sites that I've ever seen. I used to play the guitar, and the music you have here is the best music I've ever encountered on the internet, or anywhere else for that matter. I read about one tenth of the text of your main page, and it made me realize what I have to be thankful for, and why I should have faith amidst tribulation. Just wanted to drop a line to say that, hey, this site has made a very positive difference to someone who belongs to the current generation, and that all those that suffered and turmoiled through the conflict you mention, did so not in vain, for it is touching the current generation in a positive light. Thank you for your presence. Your site gave me strength when I very much needed it, I can't thank you enough! Norman
Erika Botha, South-Africa: I am Erika Botha, from South-Africa and last night I found your web page. I am a child of God and enjoyed your web page tremendously. I will e-mail my friends and give them your address. I just want to tell what happened while I was looking through your web. I was very, very tired and work under a lot of pressure at the moment. The music on your web was like manna from heaven, I could feel the Holy Spirit ministering to my inner being and soul while I browsed through your web. I became so calm and relaxed. It was like it was just for me. I saved it on my favorites and tonight I just had to listen again. Thank you to the person selecting that piece of music. Lots of Love in Jesus, Erika
D. Mulder, Michigan: It was a good feeling to return from our winter vacation and find your good program again on our TV (channel 7). I really look forward to this part of your ministry and have told others about it to watch also. I hope you good people realize what a valuable Ministry you have. I just hate it when I have to miss Channel 7 and Monday evenings! You both have such a pleasant, supportive way of dealing with the participants (whom I'm sure are nervous). You are teaching people for God in a way that none other could do. Keep up the beautiful work!
S. Shannon, Midland, MI: I saw your testimonies on Cable TV Public Access of people telling of how God touched their lives. I know it would help our family to witness real people being touched by my God. Thank you!
M. Askins, Jackson, MI: I watched you both on TV last night on Channel 19. I got such a blessing! I live in a home for low-income people and there is another lady here who watches your program also. God bless you and your program!
M. Morgan, Parnall Correctional Facility, Jackson, MI: Dear Saints of God, this is a short letter thanking you for the tapes and all you're doing or the Body of Christ. I lift you up daily in prayer for the ministry and for yourselves. I honestly appreciate your letters of encouragement as well as the testimony tapes. Others I pass the tapes along to finds enjoyment in hearing the changes God has made in the lives of others - they get straight to the heart.
R. Hollis, Hiawatha Correctional Facility, Kincheloe, MI: I am a born again Christian and am in prison now. I have turned my life over to God. Your book "A Divine Revelation of Hell" has really opened up my eyes and heart to see how bad hell really is. Thank you and God bless you!
M.A. Clark: Greetings my brother and sister in Christ Jesus! The brethren here at prison wish above all things that you may prosper and be in good health even as your soul prospers. Every testimony tape that you have sent will be heard by those behind bars. Thank you all at PRECIOUS TESTIMONIES for comforting the men and women behind bars as being yourselves also bound together with us. Thank you SO VERY MUCH in doing your important part in this Outreach assignment from the Lord.
D. Morton, Lansing, MI: "I think that this is a very wonderful thing that you are doing. I would like to receive a copy of the book "A Divine Revelation of Hell." You can count on my prayers for this ministry!"
M. Brandt, Battle Creek, MI: Dear Precious Testimonies, thank you for the book "A Divine Revelation of Hell." It opened my heart and mind. This book is the truth. Thank you very much and God bless!
D. Napieralski, Grand Rapids, MI: Greetings to you in the name of Jesus! First of all, I want to thank you for the timely newsletter I received today. The Lord bless you real good for your sensitive spirits - you wouldn't believe the magnitude of discouragement I have been under as of late. Thank you again for your letter of encouragement to me in my time of need. I am indeed grateful and humbled by your love for a (once) discouraged brother in Christ.
S. Campbell, Wallingford, CT: "I don't know how your program found its way into MY house, except for maybe that God wanted me to hear what He had to say, through you, to me. Thank you for your prayers for my life, and for any way that you can help."
A. Arnobit, Jr., Honolulu, HI: Dear Sir: I am a born-again Christian and I thank Jesus for his blessings and for saving me from a spiritual death. I did not know that your program exists and I happened to view it while scanning through the TV channels. It is very inspiring to hear testimonies in our daily struggle for perfection and for freedom from sins. I particularly would like to request your Tape No. 232 and would appreciate it very much if you can mail it to me at the address listed below. Thank you very much for your immediate attention.
Judy M., Michigan: I am sorry that I am not using my entire last name but I have had difficulty lately, but I have to thank you for this link. The other night I was depressed, my child was in the hospital for depression and my oldest was hospitalized earlier this summer for the same thing. I know that it stems from the abuse of their father but I feel like such a failure to them. Anyhow the other night I sat on the couch with a bottle of pills wanting to end everything. I prayed and that didn't seem to help but what I didn't know was the prayers were going to lead me to you and this link. I listened to the music and read many of the articles. It was so uplifting to me that I made it through. I know that I am not over everything that has happened to me, but with God's help and links like you have I can make it! Thank you for sharing your gifts with people like me. God Bless you all.
Jennifer, Canada: Praise the Lord - Thank you! I LOVE your web site. It is a wonderful witness site and as I said, I send everyone there I speak to on the internet in the chat rooms where I do my ministry that God has put me in. Last night God helped me lead a young girl to Jesus (probably in her twenties). I find young people in their twenties is where my ministry is most effective.
From Ed: I just wanted to say thank you. I am in a very difficult time in my life right now and in desperation I went to the web and typed "Dear God I need your help" and found your web page. Just reading it made me feel better and gave me what I hope is a light of a very long and dark tunnel! I have a long way to go, but I thank you for showing me the direction to go.
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.
