How I Turned to Be a Follower of Christ

My name is Bradley. I’m 23 years old. I’m a recently turned follower of Christ. I have an amazing testimony to share to people and I feel led to go out and tell people about the miracles and blessings I’ve received. But remember everyone, God deserves all the glory, not us but him.

Anyways it all started at the end of last month. I remember I was high really really high, and I was smoking cigarettes and I’d drunk a lot of alcohol. I went to bed a sinner and I woke up a completely changed man – and remember it is not humanly possible to just quit addiction by yourself instantly. Beating addiction takes time and rehab. But anyway, the addiction of smoking cigarettes for 7 years and weed for 1 year and alcohol the whole summer was instantly gone. Instantly.

Okay fast forward I surrendered completely to Jesus and God, and I gave my life fully to Jesus and God, meaning I no longer live for myself. I do everything with Christ, and I do everything he has planned for me. Whatever his way is I’ll do it.

So fast forward I one day started getting the fear of death. The fear of losing gravity, I struggled with depression and anxiety. In general, I was struggling so much with anxiety, death anxiety, depression, and stress that it was messing with me mentally.

I couldn’t sleep peacefully anymore so I gave in I prayed and I asked God to completely remove this feeling of fear. This feeling of death. This feeling of losing gravity to completely remove depression and anxiety and stress from my life and well, I can say now he definitely answered my prayers. I no longer suffer with depression, anxiety, stress, death anxiety, fear of losing gravity. I can finally sleep at night without worrying about death and what not yk? This furthermore proves of divine intervention. As it’s also literally impossible without God to remove depression, anxiety, stress, death anxiety, and everything I was suffering with on my own. God literally answered my prayers.

Okay fast forward a little bit to one night before bed I was curious I wasn’t questioning or doubting God whatsoever and I asked him, I said,

“Lord if you will let your presence be known in anyway shape or form…”

I went to bed and was woken up to my mother saying there’s people here to see me. It was people from my new church I started going to. Reminder, they had no clue where I lived or where my sister-in-law lived, they literally went to exactly where she lived and I’m thinking God used her to get to them and she told them where I lived so they came and seen me. They said they felt LED to come see me and talk to me…

You talk about being shocked. I was shocked God literally answered my prayers again… So they prayed for me and the man who led us all into prayer starts speaking in tongues which I felt like that was the Holy Spirit entering him. And wow, I’m still in shock to this day. It’s crazy how God works it’s beyond our understanding.

They also told me that I would probably be ministering with them. Which got me really hyped and excited. Meaning I’ll get to go and talk to people about Jesus and hopefully bring as many people as possible to Christ and maybe even get to tell them my testimony…

Okay fast forward to last Sunday. I was able to get my mother, my aunt, and Martha to go to church with me Sunday. So, we all go and we’ll we’re all sitting there worshipping and praising God and listening to music. Then I see one of the men that came to see me with the other 2 and he just recently lost his dog, and he went up to the altar and just prayed and let everything out. As I watched him I looked at my mother, and I told her should I go up there?

She said she didn’t know, so I didn’t at first and then few minutes later I started getting overwhelmed and I felt led to go up and put my hand on him and comfort him. So, I did just that and man as soon as I laid my hand on him and see him calling out to God crying, I started getting emotional I took that as that maybe God was coming through me to reach him? And I was possibly feeling God’s sadness for his child and his other children around him?

As I started looking around, I see more and more people and man, right then and there my love for them just grew greatly. I didn’t even know most of them, but I love them so very much and I know God does as well. And what’s even crazier is the three men and the pastor when I met them their faces were very very very familiar so idk if I dreamed about them before or what.

But anyways my mother comes up next to the altar and just hits her knees and starts crying uncontrollably and as this is all going down, I’m crying and getting overwhelmed. A young man came and laid his hand on me and as soon as he touched me his hand left and he was next besides me crying as well so idk if he felt something when he touched me or what, but I remember looking over and seeing him on his knees as well crying… And then to beat it all, an old lady I never met before behind us starts speaking in tongues for a good minute and I also took that as the Holy Spirit coming through her to all of us. It was truly amazing.

Also, my mother got saved that day… A lot of people did. Praise Jesus.

Okay fast forward to last night. I was in church by myself my mother and aunt and Martha didn’t come unfortunately. But they will go this Sunday, lol. So, I was sitting in church listening to the pastor preach and all of a sudden, I started getting attacked spiritually. I started getting scared and worried and I almost went into a panic attack.

So, I did what I should have done instantly. I started praying. And I swear as soon as I said Amen, everything was calm and peaceful. I mean everything. I didn’t fear anymore or nothing I was at peace.

Guys if you read this all the way through which I hope you do. Don’t get discouraged or deceived. Pray and pray and pray. You will be answered. If you truly seek ye shall find. Knock and the door shall be opened to you.

Also, I’ll will be going every Saturday ministering with the guys so pray for us as I know that demons will manifest and we face a chance of persecution. And could even be put to death, so pray for us. Love you all I hope my testimony helps y’all to grow stronger in your faith but remember God deserves all the glory. And he loves you so very much. If anything else happens, I will come back and post more. Love y’all dearly.