For People that have turned from other beliefs to Accepting Christ how did God get your Attention?

Question

I am refering to the person of Jesus Christ consistent with who he is in the Bible. There is a woman I think here name is Johanna Michaelson who while she was in working with a psychic surgeon she met a spirit claiming to be Jesus Christ. Later she met the real Jesus and realized the other had been a demon. Her words not mine. For Jesus to lead someone into Wicca Jesus would have to be two faced.

Answer 1

I believed in Jesus Christ growing up in a Christian church. After marriage & moving away, I quit going to church. Forgot about God because I didn't want to offend anyone by bringing Him up.

10 years later & class reunion, I was reminded about God by fellow classmate at class evening dance. She thought I wasn't the same since I kept refilling on the alcoholic drinks. Since I had practiced hypnosis, one friend mentioned I wouldn't remember a think, & so, from Her comment, I don't remember a thing. A black out. Next thing, I am changing at my moms house into pajamas. Got sick all the next day. For the next couple of weeks +, my mind raced. I felt yucky. I prayed. I thought I may have done something awful. Others wouldn't let me know what happend. They would rather forget about it. So after praying for God to forgive me, I practiced the self-hypnosis & started hearing voices, having visions, etc... I was rudly awakened into a dream domain that lasted around a year. I couldn't wake up all the way, nor could I sleep soundly. My mind raced quicker than I could keep up with. Feelings magnified.

I believe that God's light shown on me revealing things in my life I didn't know were there. I went through false concepts of God. Went through points of no return. Saw the devils eye & heard the devils lauph. etc. Felt periods of time where I thought a blanket of evil was on me. Had blissful moments. So many things happened, I would have to write a book about it. I sought God, but didn't know where the bible was.

A pastor & wife of church when I was young prayed for me. For someone to come into my life to help me. Someone did. Went forward at a bible faith church. I was desperate. Pastor prayed for me & I calmed down. A horrible feeling witch spirit left me for good. I went forward for recommitment. I went forward again. Each time I was delivered from something. I believe the 4th time I went forward (because I still didn't have the sound sleep) The Pastor prayed for me & told me that an anointing was coming. With that, The Holy Spirit overwhelmed me with God love. My hands reached to the heavens & I praised God in love language. When I got home I stared in the closet. The Holy Spirit had me toss out a book. Then the Holy Spirit had me read out of a book my mother-n-law had given me. It told me that the anointing that I received was the spirit of Truth & would lead me into all truth & is not a liar. So, the Holy Spirit was letting me know I could trust Him. He wouldn't lie to me. That was the first night of many I had sound sleep again.

The book God told me to toss was a Mormon book. One of the idols that got fried during this one year breakdown was the Mormon family ideology. Others were wrong concepts of God. Male prides. Holy Prides. 99.9 fm rock station. Hypnosis, etc...

God got my attention the hard way. I was delivered from much, and so love God much. I have read the bible seeking the truth, and the truth sets me free.

Answer 2

When God got my attention, I started changing things in my life. I stopped partying with friends and family. No more drinking, smoking, and I left cussing behind me. I even changed the way I was dressing. I feel better and look a lot better then I did when I was in the world. I thank God for getting my attention and changing me to a better person.

Answer 3

Long story.

Short version: He let me burn myself out of my own personal resources, let me understand that living on my own steam and in my own pathetic, paltry will was living in death.

And so I asked him a question, made him a promise that whatever his answer was I would do it, then got an answer that came about in such a bizarre, unfathomable way that it occured to me it was God's answer--and the answer was to do the one thing in the world that I was, at that point, unwilling to do.

So I realized that if God was real, and I made him a promise (which I did), and if I went back on my promise, I would have just defiled a solemn oath to the creator of the world. I thought that if he wasn't real, no problem.

Quickly, it became apparent that I did not want to risk my soul on account of something I wanted to do/didn't want to give up doing. In other words, I came to believe quite rapidly thereafter that I HAD a soul, and that I cared about it.

So I kept my promise to God, and I asked him, "If you are there, will you show me who you are?"

And he did.

Answer 4

possibly. i think if an person desires to disclaim himself medical care, that's his selection. although, i do no longer think of stringent non secular doctrine coping with medical care could be imposed on a toddler who won't be able to make certain for himself. I had a chum whose mum and dad have been Christian Scientists. while she replaced right into a toddler, she developed a undesirable case of pneumonia and earlier each and every thing her mum and dad declined to handle her. Her mom finally relented and took her to a doctor who advised her that her daughter might have died without medical intervention. (of direction, all of them say that.) hence, i think her mom did the final ingredient. human beings rather are entitled to their ideals; I do exactly no longer think of something probably volatile or risky could be imposed on their little ones.

Answer 5

I believed in the world until the world had no answers , and there was no where else to turn !! When all hope in the world is gone , no job , no car , no home , no material things left to treasure , no money , no nothing , then you will understand the quote " Sometimes you can`t see God until you are flat on your back , and you have no where else to look but up "..Bless His Holy name !! Thank you God for saving me from damnation !!!

Answer 6

While I haven't completely turned from my other beliefs (I'm also happily Wiccan and Unitarian Universalist), God has made himself much more manifest in my life. My ex challenged me to read the NT, and I took him up on it. Since then, I've been going through life changes. The Bible has energy all it's own! (Well, God's, really.) And the sense of peace and the blessings I receive almost daily... it's really overwhelming at times.

Answer 7

God knows exactly who to bring into the life of a non believer, when to bring them into their life and does it in God's perfect time, to lead them to Jesus. Praise the Lord!! God is all knowing and all powerful, and will always have the last word.

Answer 8

from a Jewish child i couldnt find out a good answer what to do about sin-so i sinned alot-then an older lady came by gave me a salvation tract with a church onit and i went and it all happened -thanks good question -david and do u got a 360 visit me and let me know u would like to be a prince with Jesus there thanks

Answer 9

Believing in God makes the most sense than others. No offense any one can believe in what they want. This is just my opinion,

Answer 10

When I accepted Christ, he led me to Wicca. Let's see the vitriol over that. I spent seven years atheist. God got my attention when I was preparing to leave an abusive relationship. And truly I do swear that Jesus led me to Wicca. (Enough earth-based bashing already.)
Blessed Be.
P.S."You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” ~Friedrich Nietsche