I am writing this in hopes that God will use it to glorify Himself and further His kingdom.
My name is Katherine, I am 17, and this is my testimony:
My testimony has a lot to do with the fact that I didn’t have a very good ‘father-figure’ growing up, and how God used that longing for a father’s love, to rescue me from Hell. I grew up with an abusive father and until about my freshman year of high school, a completely distorted sense of self-worth and a totally shaded view of God.
Until I was about 15 and my life was flipped on its head, I thought of God as some far-off being. I figured that the maker of heaven and earth most likely didn’t have time for me. I also saw myself as completely worthless and a waste of time and space, so I wrongly presumed that God didn’t want me. Until the day, Valentines of 2012 to be exact (oh the irony), that my parents split, and my father was kicked out of the house and my life.
Without any father figure in my life, I was totally lost. Whatever sort of relationship I had previously held with my earthly or heavenly father went down the drain. I became furious with God and demanded to know why He had hurt me like that. Why He had abandoned me, and why He let my earthly father do the same.
Yet somehow, miraculously, through that anger, I went to the bible for answers. I started praying and keeping a prayer journal. I started seeing God for who He really was, a loving, ever-faithful father who wanted me, a dirty, broken, deeply scarred sinner, to be His daughter. That was the day that I realized what grace was.
That was the day that I realized that grace was looking around in total awe and amazement that Jesus wanted you. That was the day that I realized that God was not some theory or far off being to be called on when in need. No, He was my father. My, a sinner’s, father.
The girl who all her life had been told she was worthless, had now found a purpose. And the girl who had been rejected and abandoned by the person she loved the most, her own father, had now been made the daughter of the King. That moment was the moment that I will forever pinpoint and say,
‘There. That is when I met Jesus. That is when my life changed.”
And by changed, I mean my entire outlook on things had shifted. I no longer saw things through eyes that were clouded with depression and suicidal thoughts. No, I now saw that I had a purpose, a meaning, I had a worth, and that someone had thought it worth their time to create me. I saw that God only works for good. That His love is so great, that it doesn’t need to show itself through protection from suffering.
No, this love was something different altogether. This love would let the suffering of my current situation bring me better thing later on. This love would give me hope for life after death. This love would fill my longing for a father’s love.
My name is vijayalakshmi I am from India. I am a follower of Christ. Right now my family is so severely affected from black magic and an evil spirit has affected me and it is causing us so much much of hardships and we are cursed and bound with burdens. It has bound me, my children and husband and making us so useless and unworthy and is bent on bringing us to dust. Right now my children are so severely affected by drugs and it is affecting their health so much and they need deliverance and healing. I pray in the blood and read bible but I think they is no sincerity and determination in my prayers so they go unanswered. I feel many graces but still I feel so hopless.I go seeking for help but nobody is genuine and I browse the net for help and sent many emails but nocody seems to help me. I ask your help for my children pls pray for their deliverance and healing that they may be set free from such dangerous habits and god will have mercy on them and grant them deliverance and healing.
It is a mother’s plea to save my children, so please kindly help me and pray for us
PREM [son] ASHWIN [son] NAKSHATRA [daughter]
Email – svijayalakshmi68 at gmail dot com
Please contact. I need your help so much.
As you say you live for christ please contact me.
1 John 5: 14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us…. Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray for the deliverance of Vijayalakshmi and her family, that all curses be lifted and all bonds be broken in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ who paid our debt in full and rose from the grave so that we could be cleansed, healed, delivered, and set free from all powers and principalities that work against the Kingdom of God, I believe in faith that this is done and all the glory is and will be given to you and that your arms of guidance, love and protection will never leave them, in Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Vijayalakshmi, don’t believe the lies of the devil, evil has no power over us, we are God’s children. The devil just wants you to think he has power over you and your family. Don’t allow the devil’s lies to make you believe you are cursed, unworthy, useless, and incensere. Hold on to your faith in God and His promises. He’s not mad at you, or ignoring you, or punishing you. He loves you unconditionally. Believe in Jesus, there is no greater name. I love you and God bless you
Hallo , Vijaylakshmi…many months ago maybe an year ago I had written one post for you on Testimonyshare. Look through the Index and find “For Vijaya, for your kids.”
I feel you may not have seen it.
Emory, would you consider reposting?
Releasing the light of The Gospel of Jesus Christ into your life.
Hi cheeryleesa, thanks for reminding me of the post. I found it and posted the link below.
https://testimonyshare.com/for-vijaya-for-your-kids/
vijayalakshmi, did you see this?
That is just amazing! I can’t get over how much He loves us all! And the way He changes people for the better is just awesome! I hope you continue to pursue God with everything you have and love Him with everything that you are. 🙂 God bless!