At one time I was hardcore anti-believer I listened to the most disgusting heavy metal hate music I openly blasphemed the lord,did drugs etcetc.Finally I was faced with what I had become I didn't like myself,and was forced to search my soul for some meaning in life.Thank God I found it.Now I'm happy and truly content.But I never preach to anyone because I know how innefective it is to anyone without ears to hear.I understand the furvor you feel when you find the Lord it's phenominal,you want everyone to know. But everyone must be left to their own path whether we agree with it or not.What brought you to your knees?What was the straw that broke the camels back?
2007-09-13 06:59:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't preach but I do like to share and not hide my light.I guess if one person reads this post and even considers a life change,I'll call that good enough.Thank you for your blessings,they're much appreciated.
2007-09-13 12:52:18 · update #1
By the sounds of it Jesus isn't just a carpenter He's also a bricklayer!!(and everything else too)
2007-09-13 13:11:07 · update #2
an overdose,and the doctors news that my liver was huge,my kidneys were failing,my pancreas was inflamed,my bladder was shot,my liver enzymes were off the chart,my throat had sores all over it.
the six rehabs,4 d.u.i.'s,the 30,000 in bills from court,and other various costs incurred from partying for 25 years.
2007-09-13 07:21:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was saved at age 6. I desperately needed a friend, and I had heard two different representations of Jesus: one evil, one good. I prayed and Jesus talked to me.
I didn't understand what happened on the cross until I was 18, because I had been told lies about it; but I put my trust in Jesus when I was a child, even though I didn't understand much about Him and what He did for us. All I knew was that He agreed to be my friend, and I thank God for His Presence in my life. Without Him, I would have died long ago.
I disagree with your decision not to share your faith. It is true that you cannot change some one else's mind; God must do that. But you can plant seeds that may later on bring about a harvest. Jesus tells us in the Bible that we should tell others about Him.
Visit these sites and just think about it:
http://www.wayofthemaster.com/
http://www.livingwaters.com/
2 Timothy 4:1-3 says:
"In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear."
In the above passage, it clearly says to preach the gospel even though some will not welcome it.
2007-09-13 07:29:07 · answer #2 · answered by Rella 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was like you, too. Partier, bad rock music, drugs, etc. With me, it took absolute brokeness, and humility. I had to totally surrender myself to the Lord. I was having really rough marriage problems, on the brink of divorce. I was a person who thought they could handle anything on their own with no one else's help. But, things went from bad to worse, and I just broke down, and said "Lord, I can't do this anymore. I need you. I can't do anything without you, I don't know why all of my life I thought I could. I'm giving it up to you, Lord, and may it be You're will, not mine."
BAM! I was in repentance, and it hit me like a ton of bricks, but, actually, the bricks were being lifted, instead of thrown onto me. I cried for weeks. I repented of everything in my life. I asked Jesus into my heart, and He's been there ever since. It took brokeness, and humility. It took surrender, and repentance. There's not a day goes by when I don't praise Him for taking me out of the Pit.
I understand what you are saying about everybody having to go it on their own, because it's all about a personal relationship with the Lord, and everyone has a different story to tell. However, Jesus wants us to give others our testimony, so that they, too, can be saved, just like you and I are doing right now. It is my love for Him that keeps me telling people. Something about Jesus-- you just have to share Him!!!
God Bless!!!!!
2007-09-13 07:19:00 · answer #3 · answered by byHisgrace 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was raised in a Christian home.But, I felt so isolated from everything. Left out. I was a little(still am)chubby and awkward, so no one wanted me. Until one Sunday at church, I really heard for the first time that Jesus wanted me and loved me, no matter what I looked like. It was then I asked the Lord to save me and come into my life. I still may not have too many here on earth that love me enough to talk to me, let alone spend time with me. But at least I have the Lord.
2007-09-13 07:11:59 · answer #4 · answered by fairgirlbluezap 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
After 5 long years of refusing to each my vegetables, I realized that it had to stop and it was time for me to embrace Christ's love. So in a Manila Sunday School when I was about 8, I accepted him into my heart. :) Not the most hardcore testimony in the world, but I'm grateful to God for parents that taught me his ways at an early age. And I give praise to him for people like you who went a more intense route.
2007-09-13 07:19:10 · answer #5 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What brought me to realize Jesus was my wife.
I have always known about Jesus, not much, but I still knew him. I knew what was wrong to do but I still did it. I have been looking at porn for years (about 5 to 6). Even into my marriage I still did. My wife had found out and she almost left me. She explained that it's wrong. She showed me was Jesus and the Bible said about it. It took me until just recently (a few days ago) to really really be excited about Jesus. I really liked hearing about Him and what he did, learning about the Bible, but for some reason the excitement wasn't there. A few days ago, it just hit me like a ton of bricks. I hungered for him and I get excited when I think about how great he is.
Praise Jesus!
2007-09-13 07:11:29 · answer #6 · answered by Ryan Marcel 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Fortunately for me my family went to church, one sunday I was sitting with my grandma when suddenly there was a voice inside of my heart telling me I needed to be saved, thats the first time I had ever heard a voice talking inside of me, by the time I got to the alter I was crying and blowing snot everywhere and my heart was on fire and I told the preacher I wanted to be saved, and thats all it took, Jesus new my heart and when I said those words the Holy Spirit filled my heart and I was saved. That was thirty years ago and I can still see it today like it was yesterday, Jesus is Awesome, and you my friend are a smart man for coming up with that Question, I got to relive my salvation experience and you made my day, Thank YOU and May God Bless YOU!!!
2007-09-13 07:09:07 · answer #7 · answered by victor 7707 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Great testimony, thanks!
My mother is Puerto Rican and Catholic. My father was an agnostic who believed in a "happy hunting ground". My mother took me often to church to do all the Catholic ritual stuff. Then, in Catechism class, we all rose to our feet when the Father walked in. Something deep inside of me thought this was wrong. Like Mordecai not bowing to Haman, I went to my mother and told her I no longer wanted to go. She did not force me.
I was without religion for the next 10 years, and I felt very empty going through Junior High School. I wanted God, but could not find Him. Then, my friend Steve asked me if I had ever been "saved". What was that? He told me that it was asking Jesus into your heart as Lord and Savior. I could have Jesus come in to my heart?!? I was NEVER told this at the Catholic church. I was just given a lot of rituals and things to do and requirements to keep--all of which led me AWAY from God! So on Thanksgiving night of 1970, I asked Jesus into my heart as Lord and Savior. A few months later, I asked the Holy Spirit to fill me and from that point on, I knew that God was real, God was personal and that the Bible was indeed His very eternal Word.
I became one of those born-again Jesus Freaks of the 1970s. This was the Calvary Chapel movement that started in Costa Mesa, California USA. http://calvarychapel.org/?show=Resources.History
I was by myself when I asked Christ into my heart, because I figured if He IS God, He can meet me where I am at and not at a church. And He did, in a BIG way. Been walking and talking with Him for 36 years now.
2007-09-13 07:05:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Having babies and difficult pregnancies, getting really, really sick. Once I was lost and now I am found. :) Thank God! What a wonderful opportunity for testamonials. Mine would take a few light years to write out. But in a nutshell, He found me, and I responded. Then one day I just tantrumed. I said "I know you are real, Jesus, I know you are real, God"...!!! So, what's the deal??? And boy did I have a profound spiritual experience and a half. God's love knows no bounds. Wow. Ears to hear and eyes to see happened just about right away.
2007-09-13 07:05:58 · answer #9 · answered by Holly Carmichael 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Even false Christian religions "accept" Jesus. What is important is believing the gospel he and the apostles preached.
It was when I believed the gospel of Jesus Christ things began to happen to me and for me.
And you might want to rethink your position regarding sharing your faith. Mt. 13. Seed that sprouts produces more seed. Spread the seed.
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2007-09-13 07:07:02 · answer #10 · answered by Hogie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋