Christians: Please share a personal faith story when 1) God moved dramatically in your life and 2) your faith in Him increased immensely and/or you were given hope. Thanks so much!
2006-08-01 05:19:02 · 6 answers · asked by BreadCollision 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I usually didn't come to "forums" such as Yahoo Answers, but for some reason I clicked on the "sign up" thing and decided to try it out. That was a couple of months ago.
In my prayer life and my devotion times, I've asked God to help me glorify him and do some kind of work to edify His name in my physical state. God knows my state, and his Grace is sufficient. In these boards, I found such a level of depravity and sin that I recognized only in my "old man," the "old nature," of who I was before I was redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ.
I am more in the Word, in depth, researching and asking God's spirit to lead me to the answers that will lead others to Christ, or at least give them the courage and the "desire" to read the Bible and seek God's Word.
I have, on Yahoo, been introduced to a prayer group whose moderator is in South Africa---Praise God for those faithful in South Africa and around the world.
Since answering on Yahoo, I have seen the mockery, the discention, and the hatred of Christrians and the faithful of the Hebrew and Islamic faiths. I have seen how we human beings can defame and degrade the name of God and His Word without batting an eyelash. My heart aches when I read those, but my spirit is lifted when I am led to a particular scripture that helps me understand why such sin must exist.
My faith is strengthened by glorifying God. God answers every prayer---our Father is a good Daddy!---but sometimes he answers with "Wait just a while," or "No, that's not what I have planned right now," or "Yes,---Let's go!" I have found such blessings in my life and in my spirit by relating the Good News on these boards. My own sinful nature is put "in my face" and leads me to prayer before I answer a question. I am convicted of sin in my own life and can be forgiven so that God can give me more of the "meat" of his word as I mature and grow in spirit and in truth.
Thank you for this question. Thank you for your faith in Jesus Christ. And Thank you for serving God this way.
2006-08-01 05:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
RIGHT NOW! God is moving in my life and forcing me once and for all to lean on Him alone right now! My finances are all messed up because my husband lost a job(he had two and now only has one but is getting a promotion effective Sept. 1st) some months ago and we are playing catch-up and trying to cut back in every way possible. I am learning to truly live day by day and trust that God will provide. I am in the midst of Him, and there are still times that I'm frustrated, but I am slowly overcoming my fears and control issues. God is truly Awesome!!
2006-08-01 12:24:45 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ Luveniar♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummmmm before the storm Hurricane Katrina....I asked god to bless me with a house Dec. 2004.....I started looking and nothing would go right! I would find a real estate agent who wouldn't help or if I find one that would help every time we'd find the "perfect" house a thousand other people would make a bid well over what we could afford! And then when I would find a house and no one made a bid for it my husband's heart would harden and he would say he wasn't ready to move!!!! I would get frustrated and pray and ask God, "you said if I ask you for anything you would give it to me" i felt in my heart God heard me and just wanted me to trust him.....I would hear songs on the radio, and sermons from pastors @ church and on the radio encouraging me to just hold on....."All things work together for the good of them who love God"........that was the last sermon I heard before Katrina hit....and you know it had destroyed most of the city! I thank God for blocking me from buying a home because I would have been stuck in a mess.....dealing with insurance companies trying to repair a flooded home....now here's the good part......Dec. 2006 we were blessed with a home and I got more than what I asked God for....for an affordable price......."aint God good" I give him all the glory and all of the praise because he looked out for me...so i would like to tell you guys trust God when you ask him for anything not just material things but everything....sometimes he may take long and to you it seems like things aren't going to happen....but you know the saying,"God may not come when you want him but he's always on time" Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding!!!! If you take things in your own hands things may not go right.....I hope this was encouraging to someone!!!!!!
2006-08-01 12:44:30 · answer #3 · answered by Cookie48 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was just last week when i went to a retreat. A very good friend of mine was there who i haven't seen in a couple years, and he asked me to share my story. But i said that started to doubt in God. So we talked for a while about it, and I rededicated my life to God later that week
2006-08-01 13:04:37 · answer #4 · answered by Lizzie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep -
This is a private reflection not for pontification via Yahoooooooo
2006-08-01 12:40:03 · answer #5 · answered by Ron K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let the displays of public self-righteousness begin!!!!
PS: you're acting like biblical Pharisees if you answer this.
2006-08-01 12:23:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋