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Feel free to email us at ptoffice@precious-testimonies.com with how God has used this ministry to be a blessing to you. To HIM goes all the thanksgiving and praise!
Cristabel: I feel so encouraged by this testimony written by Denny Tanis ‘I saw Jesus but felt unworthy’. I m one of those people who feel so eager to see Jesus in a vision or a dream but since I read this testimony I feel content that Jesus is alive and that He shall show himself to me one day when the time comes.
Thank you so much. I’m still reading testimonies on this website and I find them reviving and refreshing to my soul. Glory be to God!
Felicia:
Completely awesome! Wow` what a blessing that included Holy Bible
Scripture and an education about our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth as
well. Thank you so much for sharing this experience with the entire
world. I received peace just from listening to your testimony. This video
was encouraging and edifying for me. It gives me hope and courage as
well as an increase of faith in our Lord God. It was beautiful and
factual. It gave me what I needed to stay on he narrow path. I will
watch this again.
Kaleigh: I really was so blessed by the article "In the desert of "feeling" forsakened by God?"
by Norm Rasmussen! I'm 16 years old and I've been walking through this
desert of feeling forsakened by God, though I didn't fully realise it
until I read this article! My friend sent it to me because she felt God
lead her to this article on google, even though she had never even seen
or heard of it before. I was a complete wreck inside and everything was a
blur of confusion, and I kept asking God what was going on, and why He
was doing this to me, and this article completely answered ALL of my
questions!! It was honestly perfect, and I can't thank God enough for
it!! It has brought so much clarity to where I'm at and I now have a
massive hope set within my soul, and I feel so great knowing that God's
got this under control! I'm so thankful to God that He spoke to Norm
about this, because this has been one of the most difficult times I've
ever been through! The ministry you guys are doing is changing lives!
Tom: WOW! I was looking for something else here on YouTube and just "happened" to come to your http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM4-lKc_b2M
. I was moved, touched, and blessed to tears... May you continue to
"...OVERCOME the enemy - BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB AND THE WORD OF YOUR
TESTIMONY..." The LORD is using you GLORIOUSLY to speak in to the FUTURE
of many precious people...Eternal Gratitude Tina: FROM GANGS TO SOLDIER FOR CHRIST - The TOMMY SCOTT Amazing Transformation Christian Testimony ... I shared this testimony on my prayer group page started. Last year. Such a great testament to Gods power and love
Christian: Glory be to God and our savior Jesus Chris. I'm 20 years old. God came in my life when I was 18 years old and since then his grace and mercy has kept me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afNOtKbRKjkgoing. I've just finished reading you testimony (From Hell To The Glory Of God) and you don't know how much it has helped me. I've got a really long story on how i came across your testimony but only God knows when he wants his children to see the truth. I mean - I was about to sin and instead He guided me straight to your testimony and I'm sp thankful for that. May God and our Lord and savior Jesus Christ be with you and continue Blessing you and your family and ministries and I pray that your testimony will reach a lot of people through the mercy and grace of God. I thank the Lord and you for making this possible. Have a Bless Night.
Mia:
I've been going through a very hard time with the loss of employment
and struggling to make ends meet. Well, yesterday was the last straw! Or
so I thought. As I'm talking to the manager making payment arrangements
my car was repossessed. Well, that was it for me. The last straw; the
straw that broke the camel's back! Not an emotional person and very
seldom lend myself to crying, I found myself balling like a baby, which
recently I have been prone to do. I prayed and prayed and asked God to
forgive me for my sins. I asked that He forgive me for not being a good
steward of my finances and not to turn me over to my enemies. So, why
was this happening? I flashed
back over everything I had done. Every sin I had committed, every action
that wasn't pleasing to God and begged for forgiveness. Why was this
all happening? I beat myself up so badly. It's because you haven't been diligent in you tithing and offering, you've been prideful and boastful, you haven't prayed enough ... and the list of self-condemnation went on until it just became unbearable.
So, there I sat, eyes swollen, unable to breath, gasping for air as the tears ran down my face uncontrollably. "Why God why? Have I been that terrible? Is there anything - just anything I've done that has been pleasing to you? Why am I being banished in this manner? What's the point God? What's the point?"
So, after I emptied my body of every tear, I decided to seek the answer. Why God have you forsaken me? As I read through the article, a sense of calmness came over me. God, hasn't forsaken you. He's been trying to get your attention for the longest time.
Now, I realize ... or think I do, that God was reaching out to me so
much and because of my own selfish desires and sowing to my flesh I
suppressed those urgings. Now, I believe and know he hasn't forsaken me.
He is right here with me and He's been so all along. I know now He has
plans to prosper me and bring me into His fullness. Thank you so much for this article.
Anonymous (On our part): The
reason I'm writing this email is because I'm living with my alcoholic
mother who, despite everything I have tried so desperately to do to
prevent this from happening, has managed to purchase herself a car
today. She has had 3 DUI's in 2009, had to go to jail for about 4
months, and of course in celebration of buying herself a car she is
laying in her bedroom drunk. She has been nothing but belligerent and
emotionally abusive until I gave her dinner, which I had to lace with
Passion Flower and Kava Kava so I would not have to listen to her being
belligerent and abusive all evening. I have been BEGGING God to help me
get back on my feet and help me stop the situation to escalating to
what it has become, and things have only been getting worse and worse to
the point I just want to end my life because I cannot take it
anymore. I have no way of being able to move out of this situation
because I work at a fast food restaurant and am only making not even
$200 every 2 weeks. I believe in God and believe he is a loving God,
but I cannot for the life of me figure out why he is making me suffer
like I am. I don't feel like I have been this awful of a person that I
should be feeling like this.
Reply from Kathleen Rasmussen, Co-Director:
Dear "Anonymous",
We
want to thank you so much for having the courage to reach out to us.
We want you to know that we really did pray for you and your mother as
soon as we read your message here. We prayed that God would draw you
closer to Him in this trial you are going through and for the
deliverance and salvation of your mother. We do know and believe that
God hears all of our prayers and that includes yours too. He loves you
so much and wants you to know that! You may not feel like that in your
heart, but truly He does love you. He sees everything you’re going
through, and believe it or not, He is not the one causing you to go
through this suffering. There is an enemy of your soul who does not
want you free and happy, and if you don’t know or realize that right
now, his name is Satan and he is the one who is putting you through all
this pain and suffering. When things like this happen to us, God may
only be ALLOWING it to happen to draw us closer to Him, but He is not
causing the suffering. When we truly put our faith, trust and focus
only on Jesus Christ (and that should be on a daily basis –moment by
moment) we will have a calm peace in the midst of whatever storms we may
have to face now or in the future. I and my husband honestly know that
from our 33+ years of walking with the Lord.
If you truly have
not surrendered your WHOLE life and asked Jesus Christ to be not only
your Savior, but also the LORD of your life, we encourage you to do that
today. He loves you so much that He gave His life so you could be free
in Him. He has a plan for your life, but you’ll never be the best you
can be if you haven’t truly surrendered your life to Him. There is so
much peace and freedom when we do things God’s way and not our own. He
wants to bless you so much, but we have a part to play in this too. We
need to give Jesus our best and trust Him completely for everything we
go through in this life. We pray that you will be filled with His love
and peace in whatever you do or wherever you go, in the precious and
mighty name of Jesus Christ!
Dorothy: Thanks for sharing Mr. Lance and God bless you and keep you safe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAYjpt2-HRg
Sandra: I feel blessed by the article by Norm Rasmussen.
I have fighting God on a few things I felt he was ignoring me on and
through this Testimonies I feel God was talking to me. I had been trying
to see how I could believe in a loving God when he allowed faithful
people like Job to be put through so much, in fact I was angry with God.
Through this article I saw many things about myself and realized I am
listening to Satan and doubting Gods sifting. Praise be to our Lord for
the many ways he seems to get our attention, even when it hurts to see
our self as he sees us. Yet that is exactly what he wants us to do.
Bless this Ministry.
Sam: The
lesson I learned about Gods grace in your article meant the world to
me. I can't tell you how much peace, joy and hope I have now that I can
rely on God's grace to help me through my weaknesses. Thank you for
allowing God to use you to write that article:
Cynthia: I
just wanted to thank you for this website. I did quite a bit of
research on fasting, and I have fasted in the past. However, just as of
late, I felt led to another fast and I knew that this would be a longer
fast or a more difficult fast. I was a bit frozen in fear and yet
wanted to draw closer to the Lord. After reading the articles on your
site extensively and praying a bit, I felt fortified in the knowledge I
needed to move forward. I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful
work you are doing in educating people about fasting.
It is absolutely true
that a fast is like a spiritual nuclear warhead, and it is one of the
greatest weapons in the arsenal of a Christian. I am so grateful for
the work you are doing to enlighten the minds of others thereby
providing them with the necessary information to make a good decision
about using this as a way to draw closer to Our Lord. There are
benefits and it is a secret discipline. Though Our Lord made no qualms
about the necessity of doing this, it seems to escape the sight of the
mainstream churches. Though fasting is not a commandment, it is both a
privilege and a benefit. I believe many disciples are missing out on a
wonderful opportunity.
Again, thank you so very much for your work. It has been a while since I was literally enthralled by web page content, and your site did that for me.
Elaine: I have just read Dave Root’s article on the website on: How to Hear the Voice of God!
I have been saved since 1956 – read my Bible, been in ministry, etc.,
but honestly I have never read or heard such a comprehensive and
inspiring sermon on the subject of ‘Hearing the Voice of God’ – I
believe every word, but could never have expressed it in such a manner. I
thank the Lord for inspiring you to write this article. All glory to
Him!
Lisa:
This morning I woke up, and once again like so many times in the last
four years, begged God to talk to me. I have felt so forsaken and
unloved by God. So many times I have decided to just give up.
So many times I decided
to quit praying, to quit believing. I have been so mad at God, not
understanding why he won't answer my prayers, help me financially, give
me a faithful and loving husband. Why me; why does everyone have someone to love but me. Why can they prosper and not me. Why,
Why, Why are you punishing me. I have loved you and cried out to you
for mercy, but yet nothing. No answer, no help, just emptiness and
loneliness. Why God did you take my husband, why did you take my father.
Why have you left me here to die alone. Why have you left me??? I'm
sorry God; show me what I did wrong, give me a second chance...but still
nothing.
I lost my husband of 23
years. He drowned in our pool in the backyard. He went into a diabetic
coma. My 14 year old daughter found him. Two months before, I lost my
Father. He died of a heart attack. I loved him so much - he was my best
friend - the greatest Dad anyone could ever have. Eleven days before my
husband passed away, his Mother died of cancer. Our family was just
gone, the people we loved were just gone. My daughter and I went to the
bottom of the pit, truly the blackest pit you could ever be in. The pain
was unbearable, day after day after day. My hopes, my dreams, my
faithful husband, my daughter's Father, our everything...gone. I had no
one to help me pick up the pieces of our old life. Friends tried in
vain to help us cope, but we couldn't.
I sold everything I had
and moved to a town where no one knew us. I wanted my daughter to be
away from the pain. I wanted to be away from the pain. Dying was what I
prayed for.
Our move was the best
thing I could have done for my daughter, but sadly not for me. I just
knew after a few years, when the pain would subside that God would bring
a wonderful man into my life. I want to be a wife again. I want my
daughter to have a father again. Most of all, I just want a family
again. I want someone to share life with. Being alone, coming home to an
empty house day after day, night after night is almost unbearable.
Everyday I pray to God to have mercy on me and my daughter, to pay us
back what Satan stole. But nothing ... just silence. I watch my friends
find love and happiness, get married and still I sit here alone, my only
friend is my tears.
All day long I have
fought back my sadness, my tears, just trying to get though work so
I could come home and cry. I sat at my computer reading stories others
have posted about hating God - there is no God - he has forsaken us, etc. He takes pleasure in punishing us; he hates us ... story after story of people just like me ... they have cried out to God for mercy and no answer.
But God did answer me
today! He answered me by leading me to this website, to this story.
The story of his trials and tribulations written by Norm Rasmussen.
My answer is in your
story! My answer is my selfishness -- me telling God what I need -- me
telling God "get me out of this"!!! . Me telling God what I think He
needs to do for me.
I bow my head in shame
and have asked God to forgive me. The answer is Thanking and Praising
him for all to hear, for the devil to hear: "Even though he slay me, yet
will I trust him"
Thank you for your
healing words Mr. Rasmussen. Thank you for showing me that God deserves
to be honored and praised no matter what my circumstances are.
That my trials are from Him and a test for my eternity in heaven with
Him -- with my family again. Thank you for helping me see that God is
God; His way is the only way. He is the Master and I am the servant.
Thank you for opening my eyes, reminding me who He
is, and who I am not. For reminding me that I am in no way equal to
God, that He owes me nothing. But that He promises me that He will give
me something, that He will reward me in heaven for passing the test, for
not believing Satan's lies, and for trusting Him with my life no matter
what.
Thank you so much for the blessing of your story.
Carol: Your article has really helped me
and I identify with it and it is a blessing to know that we need to
witness to strangers about our faith. I sometimes have been in
situation where I should have prayed for people but because of fear and
selfishness I have not done that. However, other times I have managed
to pray for people if they are going through some problems and issues
and God is faithful and will prompt you. Let's pray for one another as the
body of Christ that God will change us and give us the boldness to
witness to strangers his LOVE and PEACE.
Thank you for the article: HOW CAN I PRAY FOR YOU? - and I pray that God will give you the boldness and strength to carry
out his work. I enjoy reading the articles and they have helped through
my journey as a Christian.
Henri: I have been born again for 5 years and at this point, I feel completely betrayed by God because my commitment for Him only led me into sufferings and stalemates.
I feel like He used every single opportunity to crush me.
I understand that God is working on my character so that I can reflect the image of His son in a better way. However, I am suffering so much in the process that I want to put an end to my life whatever the consequences. The pain is unbearable. I even regret to have let so much place for God in my life, to have put Him first into my decisions. I will try to follow your advice which is to thank God for the work He is doing and for the eternal gift of salvation. But it's hard to do so while being in pain.
Thanks for your videos because I see that I am not the only one to go through this sensation of abandon, betrayal and so on. It helps me. God bless you and your family.
I feel like He used every single opportunity to crush me.
I understand that God is working on my character so that I can reflect the image of His son in a better way. However, I am suffering so much in the process that I want to put an end to my life whatever the consequences. The pain is unbearable. I even regret to have let so much place for God in my life, to have put Him first into my decisions. I will try to follow your advice which is to thank God for the work He is doing and for the eternal gift of salvation. But it's hard to do so while being in pain.
Thanks for your videos because I see that I am not the only one to go through this sensation of abandon, betrayal and so on. It helps me. God bless you and your family.
Julie: I so so so wish I had read this: THE ATTACK IS ON (YOUR) MARRIAGE,
and opened the Word of God long ago. At 31 years old being a single
mother of 4 kids most of my adult life due to choosing partners myself -
not letting God pick my husband for me - I met a wonderful man who
would be my husband 4 years later. Little did I know the attacks of
Satan were in this household early on and I fell short in turning to God
-- my husband being a non practicing catholic also living a worldly
life. I was raised in a Christian home of wonderful parents who just had
their 51st wedding anniversary and I chose not to listen to them or
read what I had been brought up to read. This past Nov ember my husband
left. I accepted him back 4 times and the final straw for him was last
week. He has filed for divorce
and done something that I never thought he was capable of -- that he
probably never thought he was capable of either. H moved in with his
girlfriend of 3 months, although I have full faith God will guide me in
His way. I did not turn to Him until my husband left the second time
(Nov 20th). I had a tongue full
of fire, quick, sharp, hateful wit and a hurt and hardened heart, as did
he. My friend is facing these issues now and as I'm begging her to
realize just how under attack their marriage is, I found this
piece to send to her. The lions head is in the home ready to attack and
kill this marriage, my marriage and every home on this planet. I will
pass this on to everyone I know and let it be known I am a prime example
of this attack. How sad I am. But so hopeful that someone will read
this and join this fight!!! Thank you and God bless you.
Bekah: I'm going through a very rough time right now. Out of desperation, I Googled "Struggling To Trust God" and this link
came up, so I clicked on it. It really touched me, and reminded me of
episodes where God was in some way revealed to me in my own past. It's
hard to maintain hope during terrifying times, but I wanted to say thank
you. Everything that can help me continue to try and be patient and let
God work is a blessing.
Cheryl: Your message about suicide
really did help me. I have attempted suicide many times in my life. I
started at the age of eleven. I am thirty five now. About forty eight
hours ago I was downstairs in the basement of the rooming house where I
living trying to take a bunch of sleeping pills. All of the sudden out
of nowhere a Daddy Longlegs appeared and ran right between my feet. Then
it ran right back out. Then it stayed right there. I believe God sent
that insect to get my attention. I need to remember that suicide will be
a worse suffering than all of the suffering I am going through now. I
am so tired of suffering. I don't know what to do but to hold on. I am
trying to move into another apartment. I need to get out of here. I am
trying to move onto a better place. But I am scared. I think about
jumping in front of a subway train whenever I am in pain as far as
feeling like a failure out in the world. I have to hold onto the pillar
or close my eyes or walk back up the stairs to get away from the train
before it comes. Part of me really wants to be a mother. Part of me
believes I can be a successful speaker. I am good at encouraging other
people. To an amazing extent people listen to me when I talk to them.
They take action in their lives and it seems like a revelation for them.
I am glad. There is some positive impact I have had in the world.
Really when I die that will be true. But I want to live until God takes
me away naturally. I just want to live good instead of bad. I wish I
could have a brain surgery or something to erase all the depression and
cynicism. Please continue to reach out to people who are in pain like
this. I really hope people are not punished with hell from committing
suicide. Suicide is because of pain. People don't need more pain-or
deserve it. But just in case it is true I sure would like for people to
be saved. Your mission is good. Thank you for the work you do. We need
you.
Francis: Thank you for posting the article “God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?” and its companion, “’Feel’ like God Has Let You Down?”
I couldn’t sleep the
evening of 1/6/13 and as you can see it is still early (or late) and I
am composing this message. Lying awake asking a non-responsive God about
my situation. He has stripped me of everything, dreams, jobs, money,
family, friends, health, transportation – EVERYTHING! While He has
miraculously sustained me, recently, it started to feel like He had
turned His back on me, which was hard to digest. My hope that hinged on
His promises was fading. God did not come through. How could this be?
All week I journaled, “I
feel like Jesus did as He hung on the cross jacked up and
‘forsakened’.” I even wrote the words Jesus uttered in His language,
“Eli, Eli lama sabachthani” to be sure. As I attempted to endure this
excruciating pain last evening, the thought to get up and research, “God, why have you forsaken me”
came to mind. I wondered if anyone else had experienced this. How could
God hate me? How could He forsake me when He said He would not? As I
Googled the aforementioned phrase, I swept some papers off my makeshift
footstool and on the back of an envelope that propped itself against the
wall vertically (as if to say, read me) were the words “Do you have
what it takes?” I thought, wow, how ominous; I used to think I
had what it takes. Now, I was not so sure. Then your article proceeded
to answer every one of my questions as it mirrored my words and thoughts
almost verbatim.
I did not know what was
happening to me and yes, I was disappointed, angry, shocked, confused;
just did not know what to think. I struggled to not give Satan the glory
because I knew he was behind those feelings of abandonment and
dejection. I also knew God allowed it so what does this make God -
maniacal? I kept replaying this thought pattern and it kept taking me
back to square one – is God like Satan? It was a circular argument I
could not unravel. I knew better but this was not making sense! Is this
a test? And if so, what is the point? Is God playing games with my life
or is there a deeper meaning for this excruciating pain? Baffled, I
was. I knew I could not leave God because beyond God there is nothing
but darkness, and Satan was not an option because I hate sin and Satan.
So, that left me researching this phenomenon. Glad I obeyed the Holy
Spirit whom I thought ceased to talk to me. Death, just felt like death.
I thought there was no
pain like being rejected by your only child until I experienced this -
being rejected by the only True God. I wept tears of blood, grieved all
week and last evening and into this morning as I uttered the words, “God
has let me down, now what?” To type those words still
gives me a sickening feeling. God was my only hope; it was how I made it
through each day for the past year. If God does not want me, then who?
Where do I go from here? What is the point? Now, I know.
What am I trying to say? Thank you for your ministry. Perhaps I can take a nap now…
Tanya: I just wanted to pass on how blessed I was reading about Who We Are In Christ. I
have been taking a course (meaning real life experiences - not a book
or class) on what it means to renew our minds, spiritual warfare on the
mind and why we have to know who we are in Christ. The battle has been tough, but I am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Your
teachings I have heard and read, but your wording was powerful "war of
words" and then the scripture "and they overcame him by the blood of the
Lamb, and by the word of their testimony";... That just summed it up
for me. I have been speaking the
Word out loud and meditating on it, but I would only have freedom for a
day or so then I would be back depressed, oppressed, believing a lie. Now when the enemy comes I am no longer moved by the fiery darts and the emotions that come with them. The difference, I refuse to believe the what I am feeling and continue to speak the truth.
I realize that war will continue. Before I was more passive thinking victory was conqurered in a moment and then you move to another life changing event. But
the reality is he is sending darts sometimes all day long. Its been
hard, but I know The Lord wanted me to learn to fight and not walk in
fear, depression, oppression, defeat and being ineffective for the
Kingdom. I love the Lord our God so much and I choose to always only believe the report of the Lord. God bless you and thank you for posting the teaching the Lord laid on your heart by His Spirit to speak.
Tanaz: I want to thank you for your message on the power of the grace of Christ to deliver.
I rarely respond to messages by the web. but this one hit home to me
and I feel it necessary to encourage you to keep on bringing these
enlightening messages to the body of Christ. I have been battling with
a nicotine addiction for years. Over the years I have quit several
times. Your enlightening article on the power of Gods grace is so
liberating and it has given me supernatural hope. I grew up not knowing
the love of father and mother the way God intended, during my critical
preteen and teenage years i lived with so many different people. I
still dont understand the psychological affect this has had on me. I am
now a mother of 4. I have been married for 21 years and have pretty
well adjusted kids. I may have been a bit overprotective of them
because of my own experience of feeling undervalued and not cared for.
I have never had any formal counselling but have relied on God's Word
for courage and strength, but this one habit has followed me and I hate
it. It started in my teenage years and developed into a comfort crutch
like sucking your thumb. I have a friend who sucked her thumb until she
was 23. She would do it in the closet because she was so ashamed. I
know it's not funny but just the image. Anyway, back to your article, it
made me see that because I never really felt like I could rely on
people, I have had the same attitude w/God. How terrible! And also I
have had to be so self-sufficient (pride/ego?) -- I have really been
carrying this burden alone, asking God to remove it but holding on to it
so tight and maybe really afraid of what it will mean ... that I have
to face the emotional void that nicotine has filled all these years.
Anyway, after reading your
article on the power of God's Grace to deliver, I am now looking forward
to experiencing this grace. I intend to understand as much as I can
about God's grace through His Word and revelation of His Spirit. I don't
feel so alone anymore or condemned; just a healthy expectation that my
Heavenly Father is just waiting for me to get to the end of my own self
reliance and receive His strength through the grace of Christ. I dont
know all of what that means but I am willing to honestly receive. Thank
you once again and I hope this response will encourage you to continue
helping people through your articles. May God bless and keep you and
yours. Always in His Love.
Candace: I can’t even begin to express how thankful and grateful I am that you have printed such an article: In The Desert Of "Feeling Forsaken" By God?
My husband and I and our two daughters have been going through a very
painful “night season” with God that can be found in Isaiah 50 vs 10
(amplified version). We also have literally been living 1 Corinthians
4 vs 11 (amplified version) and very few believers would be able to
relate to us. We have been called insane and mentally ill and at the
moment we are living in a hotel room waiting for our next step. It has
been extremely difficult to stay focused and keep fresh all of the many
nuggets of wisdom and understanding that God has given us as a church
family these past five years. Last night I felt bombarded with all
kinds of thoughts of betrayal and abandonment and is God still with
us? When I read about the self-will that God wants to deal with in us I
knew that this article was divinely required reading for today. The
Bride of Christ must be purged of self will because the church is
subject to Christ….she cannot have any spirit of harlotry or self will
left but only God's will as in the Lord’s prayer….Thy will be done on
earth…..
Thank you again for the
rich encouragement …God bless you for your faithfulness to give out such
encouraging food for those who are experiencing the valley of the
shadow of death …
Becky: I just wanted to let the man [Dave Root] know who wrote How To Hear The Voice Of God - that I refer back to the Precious Testimonies website more than any other web site while I'm at work. I find it to feel right to me and what I already know about God and the bible as a Christian. That it is easy to understand and makes all the right points. It
is just the perfect web site to go to and read or re-read about the
different ways God speaks and how to listen. I can get something from
it each time. It doesnt get old. Thank you.
Jim: I read Brion's life journey
and it really spoke to my heart. I spent many years wondering why God
will not answer my prayers in my life. Of course, much like Brion, I
would not surrender my life to God and wanted to do "my own thing." I
spent much of my time drinking, drifting in and out of relationships,
and being very depressed. I accepted the Lord as my savior in college at
21, but didn't accept Him as Lord until I was 33. It wasn't an
easy path after that either. I have the tendency to take the "Lordship"
back as my own from time to time. Now at 40 and alot of christian
counseling, I have begun to learn to let the King keep his throne. I
still have many difficulties in areas of my life, but, as long as I
leave God in rightful place, I have peace that He is in control. I am
now learning to trust Him in difficult situations and accepting "no" and
"wait" as answers to my prayers. The Lord has begun the healing process
in my life...my marriage, in me personally, and beginning to give me
peace with the past. Thanks for sharing, Brion -- it has been a great
encouragement to me!
Delvar: Malcolm Ridgeway's testimony
has really touched my life -- how God has given his children the power
to forgive. The moment we choose to forgive God annoints us to forgive
the things the other person had done to you. God can change our
lives the moment we surrender it to him. Lastly I want to thank you
very much for this testmony. As I am writting I feel the presence of
God and it tells me to go into my bedroom to pray.
Frances: Thank you for sharing this testimony.
I too have lost two children and both times I was pretty far along in
my pregnancies. I was the secretary of my church at one point but I was
weak and backslided because I became so depressed over not having
children. I became upset with God. I have asked for forgiveness and have
recently accepted him again and I now think I'm pregnant. But sometimes
I have doubt because so many times I thought I was and I wasn't, but I
know I'm suppose to have faith and I'm trying to not doubt because the
lord has told me through dreams and visions that I will be a mother. I
been married three years and I want so badly to give him children. Your
story has given me hope. Please keep us in your prayers.
Gabe: Thank you! This video was truly a blessing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AnCXFb7aEQ
Tony: I have been truly blessed by Roberta Laurila's testimony
and I felt that I must express that this is such a blessing and so
needed today in the body of Christ. I myself, a former gay man that is
embarking on writing a memoir of my own, was very pleased to hear that
there are others that have trail blazed the way for us today. I thank
God for the entire website and for each and every testimony (that I
haven't read yet). I believe that God has an awesome plan for true
deliverance to take place and I am willing to do my part in the fight.
In reading over the Precious Testimonies
website I was pleased to see that there are people that have the
compassion for gay and lesbian people and are not treating them like
they are lepers, dispelling them from receiving the same God that has
delivered us. I always go back to the fact that "God loves people - He
hates sin". I understand that it's the love of Jesus Christ that will
draw those unsaved to Him and we are the ones that have to show it in
the earth.
Thank
you for your labor of Love. God will truly bless each one of you for
your diligence and faithfulness for all things holy. Stay in the race as
will I.
Delphine: This article, What Is The Word Of Our Testimony That Overcomes Satan, was certainly an eye opener and has blessed me so much. It is clearly humbling. God be Honoured indeed in our lives.
Charles: I came across your web link regarding the healing of Pastor Talbot's eyes: http://www.precious-testimonies.com/answersprayer/EyesMiraculouslyHealed.htm
Praise God for
healing you! Every time I hear a true story of healing it is a
blessing.and it increases my faith. Your life was being crippled,
darkened and limited, but God did not forget you. He was faithful; He is
blessing you and keeping you (correct tense). He crowneth us all with
loving kindness and tender mercies (Oh, only if we knew).Bless the Lord oh my soul and all that is within me ( Like King David, I stir myself up with this scripture)! The bible says that the Lord was with Joseph and he was a prosperous (or successful) man. How, much more are we successful since we are sealed with His spirit.
Your testimony, Pastor Talbot, has given me joy and a spirit of thankfulness; That is how it has blessed me! Praise God and Thank you!
Bill: I am a 68 year old man crying as I type. You have helped me reconcile with God, by just explaining the way. God bless.
Irma: Today, I just typed in the Google search: When you feel like God has forgotten you. I came to your website. I read the part under " 'Feel' Like God Has Let You Down?" Well, I just wanted to tell you that it helped me. I
just went into the chapel today before work and said to God, "I feel
like you have turned me into a beggar. Now I feel like a Romanian
orphan baby." (Side note: Years ago on "20/20" they ran a story on
little Romanian babies who weren't being held or given much affection. They desperately wanted to be picked up and loved.) I told God that I loved Him, but that is how I have been feeling. I told Him I need to be held. I kind of let Him have it today.
About a year ago, I had my heart broken. I was replaced by another girl. At that time, I ran straight to God, the Father. He really helped me through that. It was funny during the first weeks of letting go of a love, I knew God, the Father was the only one that could help me. I'm a devout Catholic, and I love Jesus, the Blessed Mother, and the saints. But, for the first time in my life, I had to go to God, the Father. I would walk in a stairwell at work that passed a beautiful statue of Jesus. I would walk by and say interiorly, "Jesus, I can't tell you about this hurt. I have to go to God with this one." Actually, I know that's not right. I believe in the Trinity. It's just that I had never experienced that level of hurt before. It drove me to God, the Father - the Creator of the Universe.
Well, today, I hit a little snag in my healing. I just felt forgotten. But, your website helped me. I do feel like I'm being tested. I just needed a little encouragement at this moment. Your website helped!
Winalou: Amazing testimony sister! GOOD DEEDS GET YOU TO HEAVEN? NO! - SUNILA & JASON PRASAD - (From: Matthew Needham, Evangelist)
Karen: I just read your testimony: "This Jew is For Jesus."
It brought tears to my eyes. As a Catholic all my life and a few years
ago becoming born again in a Calvary Chapel church now. I have always
loved the Jewish people and have been fascinated with them and the fact
that they are truly a miraculous group of people, truly different than
all and they have blessed every nation (whether they know it or not).
Living in the United States we have been abundantly blessed for blessing
Israel and it makes me sad that might change or is changing.
The reason I was searching is a long story so I will try to keep it short. I'm in prison ministry and one of the inmates I write to is on fire for the Lord as a new Christian and he was promised a single cell (the first time in 17 years). Well, his door opened and a guy was moving in. Well he is an Iranian Jew with broken English. Jews are usually not put in the mainline in a level 3 prison, I'm guessing because of the skin head gangs in prison. Well, we all feel that this man was put in our friend's cell for a reason. I told our friend not to come on too strong with Christianity. We told him to let God guide him and use his mouth to say only what God wants him to say. I have a way of getting in the way of the Holy Spirit and can ruin things quite often. Well that was only last week and now we found out that with all the changes in the California prison that our friend will be moving to a lower level prison. I'm so disappointed that these guys will not have a long opportunity. I was looking for something to tell his new friend and kind of fast forward things. Now as I type this I realize that I am trying to take over the HOly Spirit's job. Nothing is impossible for God.
Anyways I'm going to send your testimony to my friend. I told him to ask his new Jewish friend what he thinks will happen when he dies, and I thought that might start an interesting conversation. I guess maybe I should buy this guy a Bible. Will you pray for us and for him? His name is Amir. He is teaching our friend Hebrew and some "secret" prayers!
Thank you and God bless! I pray more Jewish people come to the saving knowledge of their messiah Jesus Christ! If I can point them in the right direction God has a willing servant in me!
God bless you and your family and your ministry.
The reason I was searching is a long story so I will try to keep it short. I'm in prison ministry and one of the inmates I write to is on fire for the Lord as a new Christian and he was promised a single cell (the first time in 17 years). Well, his door opened and a guy was moving in. Well he is an Iranian Jew with broken English. Jews are usually not put in the mainline in a level 3 prison, I'm guessing because of the skin head gangs in prison. Well, we all feel that this man was put in our friend's cell for a reason. I told our friend not to come on too strong with Christianity. We told him to let God guide him and use his mouth to say only what God wants him to say. I have a way of getting in the way of the Holy Spirit and can ruin things quite often. Well that was only last week and now we found out that with all the changes in the California prison that our friend will be moving to a lower level prison. I'm so disappointed that these guys will not have a long opportunity. I was looking for something to tell his new friend and kind of fast forward things. Now as I type this I realize that I am trying to take over the HOly Spirit's job. Nothing is impossible for God.
Anyways I'm going to send your testimony to my friend. I told him to ask his new Jewish friend what he thinks will happen when he dies, and I thought that might start an interesting conversation. I guess maybe I should buy this guy a Bible. Will you pray for us and for him? His name is Amir. He is teaching our friend Hebrew and some "secret" prayers!
Thank you and God bless! I pray more Jewish people come to the saving knowledge of their messiah Jesus Christ! If I can point them in the right direction God has a willing servant in me!
God bless you and your family and your ministry.
Lesley: I
am 53 years old and returning to Christ. My son of 28 years completed
suicide three days before my birthday this year 2012. Allan just
completely spoke directly to my soul. Satan is trying to deceive me also
with feelings of NOT being saved. Satan had me believing that neither
God or the Devil existed! Neutral life was just fine. What a HUGE
mistake that was as it led me to clinical depression and attempted
suicide. The LORD spoke directly to me as though I were hearing it:
"NEVER DO THAT AGAIN". God Bless you Allan for sharing your testimony!
Nika: I
would like to say that I love this site, as it has been a source of
encouragement and refuge when I am down. More so, thank God that He has
provided this space for His name to be glorified.
Linn: I
am so very thankful to Our Lord God for the whole Precious Testimonies
ministry, and I especially was powerfully blessed by this particular
article: What Is The Word Of Our Testimony?, by Brother Rasmussen. This is a powerful confirmation of what the Lord showed me a few years ago. Up until then, I just had not been sure what was meant by the "word of our testimony" exactly. I
somehow was never convinced that it had anything to do with our
salvation testimony. After I had been doing spiritual battle for some
time, with the Word of God as it pertained to a given situation, and, I
pray, wisely (so importantly pointed out in your article), the Lord made
it so clear to me that indeed, it was a testifying of His own Word, held in complete faith, pertaining to the situation at hand. Now,
armed with this understanding, I can fully grasp the power with which
we may come against the enemy - what a combination, the Blood of the
Lamb, and His own Word, fully believed and spoken out. I have never, ever come across a message like this one you have shared. I
feel it is of the utmost importance, more than ever, for the saints to
know and understand this message, (the whole article in it's entirety). I wish this message could go out to every believer, to every church, to every teacher of the Word of God.
Thank you Brother,
and your dear wife Kathleen too, for all you have been through and done
for the body of Christ, and for those dear ones we all pray will become
partakers with us of the heavenly kingdom.
Regen: This story really blessed me to see how quickly a Jewish person can come to the Lord. I have several Jewish friends that I have witnessed to and your story encouraged me that my prayers for them will be answered. Thank you and Shalom!
Andriana: In
June of 2009, I was laid off from my job which I really loved. I was
young and naive and thought that the recession would not effect me. Boy
was I wrong. I was extremely arrogant and prideful and preferred to do
everything alone. With that being said, loosing my job was a very tough
pill to swallow. My boss told me that this would be temporary and that I
would have unemployment to help until things are better for me to
return to work.
I waited and waited. Weeks turned into months. I have a family and felt like unemployment wasn't enough. I got a job that I hated followed by another job that I hated more. After that I wound up unemployed again.
My son was starting kindergarten in less than two weeks, and I had nothing for him. I felt like a failure. Trying to scramble and find another job, the Lord told me to just check my account. There was about $1,100 in it. God, made a way for me to receive unemployment to help.
While being thankful for the blessing, I wanted more. I still wanted my old job back and to take the load off of my fiance. He reminded me that my boss said that the unemployment would help me until it was time for her to hire me back. My boss hired me back. Its not full time. I work one day every two weeks. Of course, I would love to have more. I know that the small business is still on shaky ground to hire me back fully.
This morning, I found out that I will no longer have unemployment. I started to cry and worry. I never would think that I would still be in this position. I called down and said "No, no more crying. God has been there for me for the last 3 years and would not leave me now".
Its been 3 years since being laid off. When it first happened, I was devastated. I have been having a very hard time finding work. My wonderful fiance reminds me that it simply isn't the right time yet. God has been providing. When it is time, it will be time. If it is in His will for me to get hired back full time, He will make it happen. In 2009, I cried to God asking him to please help me in all aspects in life. God has been faithful and done so. I have found peace, a new apartment, good health and wedding this October!
After reading this article: DESPERATION: A SECRET TO TRUSTING THE LORD?, I have even more faith that I will be alright. Actually more than alright. Waiting has made me so much stronger in my faith in God. I pray that my time is soon. I have been praying this whole time, telling God that I'm ready for work. I can not tell God what is good for me! He knows what is. I have learned that I can't always do things alone. I need God. I have to trust Him and wait on His will. Taking things into my own hands messes up what God has in store for me. I have learned that I do not need to be a control freak. God is in control! I am going to talk to God and ask him if it is time, not tell him. Thank you for listening and for this testimony. It has helped me more than you will ever know. God bless!
I waited and waited. Weeks turned into months. I have a family and felt like unemployment wasn't enough. I got a job that I hated followed by another job that I hated more. After that I wound up unemployed again.
My son was starting kindergarten in less than two weeks, and I had nothing for him. I felt like a failure. Trying to scramble and find another job, the Lord told me to just check my account. There was about $1,100 in it. God, made a way for me to receive unemployment to help.
While being thankful for the blessing, I wanted more. I still wanted my old job back and to take the load off of my fiance. He reminded me that my boss said that the unemployment would help me until it was time for her to hire me back. My boss hired me back. Its not full time. I work one day every two weeks. Of course, I would love to have more. I know that the small business is still on shaky ground to hire me back fully.
This morning, I found out that I will no longer have unemployment. I started to cry and worry. I never would think that I would still be in this position. I called down and said "No, no more crying. God has been there for me for the last 3 years and would not leave me now".
Its been 3 years since being laid off. When it first happened, I was devastated. I have been having a very hard time finding work. My wonderful fiance reminds me that it simply isn't the right time yet. God has been providing. When it is time, it will be time. If it is in His will for me to get hired back full time, He will make it happen. In 2009, I cried to God asking him to please help me in all aspects in life. God has been faithful and done so. I have found peace, a new apartment, good health and wedding this October!
After reading this article: DESPERATION: A SECRET TO TRUSTING THE LORD?, I have even more faith that I will be alright. Actually more than alright. Waiting has made me so much stronger in my faith in God. I pray that my time is soon. I have been praying this whole time, telling God that I'm ready for work. I can not tell God what is good for me! He knows what is. I have learned that I can't always do things alone. I need God. I have to trust Him and wait on His will. Taking things into my own hands messes up what God has in store for me. I have learned that I do not need to be a control freak. God is in control! I am going to talk to God and ask him if it is time, not tell him. Thank you for listening and for this testimony. It has helped me more than you will ever know. God bless!
Jaime:
Thank you for posting this testimony/writing. I thank my wife for coming across your site in preparation for her Sunday school class.
I too am a Gulf War/
Iraqi Freedom Veteran. I served with the 3AD (Germany US Army) during
the Storm and was attached to 4ID (Ft Hood) during the Iraqi Freedom
campaign (general support Artillery Battalion III Corps Ft Sill) as a
former artilleryman. I can verify the effect of the WP and HE rounds.
As a Christian, I hate
to think of the way we downplayed Iraqi humanity. We purposefully fired
white phosphorus and High Explosive rounds in a fire missions dubbed
“shake and bake” -- how callous is that?
It was not until the
Iraqi Freedom campaign that I was to reconcile my disdain for the Iraqis
when we were positioned in eastern Iraq in the Kurdish zone. So many
expatriates returned to the country during the rebuilding and worked
with us as translators and the like. I found that the Kurds were
Coptic’s and those Americanized expats were Christians. They would
actually come to our Chapel Services on Sundays and worship with us.
What an awesome experience to worship God in Babylon!
Thanks again - this
testimony is the confirmation I needed to continue my life in God’s will
and I will remain faithful to my newly found VA sponsored group therapy
team. Praise God!
Linda:
Thanks for this post regarding anger. You have saved me from going to
bed angry and bitter tonight. I had an argument with my sister; said a
few nasty words to her and then stormed off. I was right in being angry
but wrong in acting on it. Although I felt a real injustice done to me
tonight, reading your post
has made me realize how serious this is if I stay angry and leave the
door open for the devil. Thank you for using God's word to remind us of
these things which we often forget about. I have made peace with my
sister and with God. The door is closed to the devil now, thanks! - Cape Town, South Africa
Black Widow: I watched the video
on what lamanin is. I was so touched by what i saw. All the times I
thought I was alone. God was with me all along. I was never alone.
The cross has been holding me together since the beginning. Thank you
so much, may god bless you.
Najma: Hello.
I was on the Precious Testimonies site today. I visited it last year,
and sent a message because it did move me. Today, I read it again. In
particular: "Let me encourage you today to never forget that
God loves you so much. He DOES have a specific plan and purpose for
your life. The fact is we often don't know exactly what that plan and
purpose is. But we have the assurance that as long as we are living in
obedience to the Lord, doing our best to follow His Word, and are
yielded to His Sprit, we will be right where God wants us to be and
doing the things God wants us to be doing. Your life matters! You are
part of God's plan! As you wake up each day and give your life afresh to
the Lord you will be in His perfect will!"
I am not Christian, but I do believe in
one God and His prophets and angels. I struggle so much with accepting
God's will for me. I have prayed for my life to blossom and unfold,
after a heartbreak 2 years ago, but instead my life has folded. It s
hard for me to conceptualize a brighter future or one where God answers
my prayers. How can this darkness and loneliness be God's will for me?
How can I accept that? Especially when I know that there are others
who have sinned, yet they are surrounded by people who love and care for
them?Interesting, I landed on your website after googling the following Muslim proverb: "when God inspires you to ask, know that He wants to give."
Go figure!
Jo Anne: Marriage On The Only Rock:
This story touched me like no other. I too am struggling through a
time such as this, I don't talk to my spouse but recently he sent a
message to tell me he loves and misses me and doesn't want a divorce. I
have recently shared with him my testimony and an experience that only
grew my faith and pushed me to handing this over to god. When I read
this story it spoke volumes as to how God works and prompts us to do
things such as this. Prior to my own experience I kept silent about my
belief in god, I have since asked the Lord for forgiveness for my
silence and proudly bare withness to his grace. It has been only
recently that I have also started sharing to my spouse these feelings.
He doesn't respond but I know the Lord will have him open his heart,
mind, ears and soul in time.
Scott: Great timing with your message: How Desperate Are You For God's Help?
We have been discussing about that very subject (Abundant Life In The
Wilderness). It is the BEST of times for the serious Christians, while
for the rest of the world it is the WORST of times.
The "lukewarm" Christians need to get serious and not get offended and fall away if they want God's blessings.
Rhoda: Thank you very much for the article on 'How Desperate Are You For God's Help?'
It has confirmed something that God has been leading me on in the last
few months. I am one of the people with a testimony on your website "Saved From Enslavement Of Demons"
and I thank God for how real He has been in my life. I have seen just
how concerned He is with those who surrender their all to him. Running
to Him only when in trouble was what had brought me to the pit I was in
when I was being attacked by demons. Sometimes God lets us have a taste
of what we are playing with and I thank Him constantly for letting me go
through that to teach me a lesson that I will never forget.
God
has called me to be a prayer warrior, and sometimes - though I know
what terrible things God can let one go through - I have to pray for
people that God will do with that person whatever He has to do to bring
them back to Him, because one thing I know is that even in my trouble
and shame He was there.
So many of us take the grace of God for granted, forgetting that this grace is only for a time ... that if we die in our sins, our grace period is over.
Sometimes I don't know whether to pray for God to rescue them from
their problems or let them wallow in them until they are completely
converted. (Many people would think me very unkind and would be very
offended if they knew that is how I pray for them but sometimes we have
to be spiritually realistic).
God
bless you and continue to be blunt whether people like it or not. There
are too many preachers lying to us and telling us peace when there is
no peace. Tell us the truth and I pray that your articles spread far and
wide.
Troy: Thank you for this insight.
I found it helpful because it allows me to see present difficulties in
the context of God's eternal perspective, and to be reminded of His
love, which is way beyond one's present concerns. It also directs the
reader to what the Scripture states about this matters, rather than
relying on personal experiences, either one;s own or another's;
experiences must be judged in the light of Scripture.Bump: Reading this article reminded me not to take my eyes off of Jesus. As a college student, and a bit of a rebellious spirit, I have plenty of opportunities to theorize a different existence, and support to live to myself. Lately, the Lord has been revealing to me the emptiness of fun activities, even humanitarian activities, divorced from Him. I thought for a long time that I would find meaning through, if not travel and sports, acts of giving and kindness. Divorcing the second concept from God, has left me no way to measure results in serving. I had questions about the details of how to define if I'd done good for people in my service. I really had problems defining what is good. In the end, service without God became dead. Then all of these questions became a large source of fear. Paralyzing fear began to grip my every action through analytic activity. That is when I googled being delivered from fear and read this story. It is great to remember, I just have to keep bringing God to be my primary, center, and singular focus. He will take care of the rest! Thank you for sharing!
Fiona: Thanks for your website. It has greatly encouraged me. When I first got saved, I read and reread testimonies on it. It's been a real blessing to me.
Amber: This testimony is one very special story of true grit & desperation that was saved in the nick of time! I love to read these testimonies but this one is definitely one I'll remember! Thank you Robin Eastman for your sheer honesty and bold testimony! Praise God!
Sara: I just finished reading your article on fasting and prayer breakthrough and was tremendously blessed. My pastor just kicked off a 21-day corporate Daniel fast for our congregation and while he equipped us with lots of scripture and purpose for the fast, I still felt I had no direction or point of focus for my fasting on a personal level. The only expectation I had was to have more humbleness in my soul. But after reading this article, I have much more insight from the scriptures which has helped me to increase my expectation and has really gotten me fired up about what this fast will do for our local body, as well as the Body of Christ as a whole, since every joint supplies! I especially appreciated the section on feeling estranged from God. I am a second year ministry student getting ready to graduate, and have really been challenged in my thinking and emotions lately about the genuineness of my relationship with God. So as I read that heading, my heart rejoiced thinking, I am in a great place to start this fast! Not to mention all of the other benefits discussed such as removing tension from relationships, divine revelation and being equipped to equip others. I really could go on, for every point in the article, but I will stop here to give thanks! Thank you again for your diligence to search the Word of God and put it in such a simple format so that I could enjoy it and share it with my friends and family this morning. I am empowered to go full steam ahead into this corporate fast with a renewed faith and expectation that I will come out transformed by the power of God's Word and His awesome method of prayer and fasting. May God continue to richly bless you and your work for His kingdom!Lots of love,
Sara
Deb: I am a 57 year old Christian woman, only knowing Christ Jesus for the last 3-1/2 years of my life. My life has been riddled with heartbreak, seeing both of my adult sons imprisoned for many of the same reasons Paul Cummings was. His testimony has truly touched my heart, and I am going to share this with both of my sons. My youngest suffers from Hepatitis C from his heroin use but has found Christ as His Savior through this difficulty; the other has just been released and is on his way to knowing Christ. I thank the Lord every day for delivering us all from the evils of drug use (myself included), imprisonment, and sin. Paul should know how strongly his testimony has touched me this morning, and that I will be sharing it with my sons as well as a group of ladies who are involved in a prison fellowship ministry - all of them have loved ones imprisoned. I believe this will bring them all a ray of sunshine, hope, in knowing that Jesus lives behind those prison walls! Thank you, Paul, for sharing such beautiful, inspirational and heartfelt words with the world - what a tremendous legacy you have given us all! God Bless You and Keep you safe!
Gabriela: Thank you so so so so so so much! God Bless you. I happened to stumble across your website today while looking for certain prayers for someone. I've always worried about whether or not God truly forgave all my sins and if one day I would prove to be unworthy of eternity with Him, which is what I most sincerely want. This article about to "Be Reconciled to God" helped me a lot. I will be eternally grateful. I'm in high school so I feel the devil's stare and grip many a time, but this article gave me hope. I wish I could just meet you and give you a HUGE hug, ha ha. I really needed this. God Bless you and I hope you touch many more hearts.
Kyarikunda:
I am a student at Makerere University. I have visited your website
today and have been blessed by your teaching on prayer and fasting. I
declared this week for prayer and fasting and I wanted a break-through
in my academics, relationships, employment, family deliverance and cell
ministry. Hardly did I know the importance of fasting and what fasting
is meant for. But by visiting your website, I have been able to
understand the circumstances that we should fast in and the relevance of
fasting in a Christian life. I am very blessed by this message, I has helped me spiritually and hope to be fruitful in my salvation life. God bless you!
Chosen:
May the good Lord continue to bless and keep this fire burning always
in you. I am really touched by the wonderful testimony of Gina, in her
testimony CHILD OF DESTINY,
for her story gave me a similar picture of what I passed through in the
hands of men of God, and also of how this awesome Jesus has been so
faithful to me, although recently I was living a double standard
Christian life. I some how compromised my life, especially when my mum
passed on and I in deep need of Love and warmth compromised my faith for
a love and security that I later realized was totally vain and did not
exist. This particular evening I was so depressed and whilst trying to
feed my spirit with just anything that will edify my soul, the holy
spirit directed me to this website and my life is totally transformed. I
have prayed to the good lord and I know he has restored me. Thanks for
this wonderful testimony, keep up the good work.
Soumya: I just want to share with you that God has greatly encouraged and comforted me after reading your testimony "DIVORCED IN HEART NO MORE."
My husband and I have been having a lot of
conflicts lately and reading your testimony gave me hope that someday
our marriage will be a testimony to the world. Yesterday, we even prayed
the "conversational prayer" that you wrote about. It REALLY helped. I
told my husband that we should pray in this manner, from now on, when we
have any conflict.
Thanks so much: I praise God for your ministry!
Maria: I am Bulgarian. First, I would like to thank you for the great job you all are doing with Precious Testimonies. I have translated some of the testimonies into my native Bulgarian language. Several days ago I read Brother Will Morales’ testimony.
I was speechless. I contacted him by an e-mail and I dare to say we
started a good friendship. May God bless him and have more brave
Christians, who are willing to share their life stories, in order to
encourage and lift up those who have stepped away from Jesus! I confess –
I was one of them. Here is a link to his testimony and some others
from your wonderful Precious Testimonies website in the Bulgarian language: http://www.hristiqni.com/2010-12-30-18-10-24 .
Anil:
Thank you for sharing your life with others for the glory of God. I
have forwarded these testimony to my online friends who expressed
inability to escape fleshly immoral temptations and groaning in side for
deliverance.
Darreshia: I read "Seek First the Kingdom of God-What Does that Really Mean?" by Norm Rasmussen and it was phenomenal!!!!!! He explained what I consider to be a very, very abstract and difficult biblical concept in such a way that any Christian or even unsaved person would have a clear idea of what God's kingdom really is. By reading this article, I realized that I did not know what the kingdom of God really was...I did not realize that it was spiritual, invisible, and established in the heart's of men. This was like a revelation to me that I never understood before. And the article not only explained what God's kingdom was, but what it looks like in the earthly realm. In other words, I can begin to gauge if I have truly made Jesus my Lord and allowed his kingdom to be established in my heart by the 3 general categories or "outward" expressions of Jesus' "inner" lordship discussed in the article. I was so "wowed" by this article that I am now going back to each of the individual links to get more info. Above all, I believe the article presented a view of God and Jesus that is consistent with scriptures, in other words, I did not feel like I was being deceived or tricked by one of the many false gospels that were out there. I definitely consider Precious Testimonies a credible and reliable source for biblical commentary! Thanks so much for being obedient and true to God's Word!
Lisa: I just wanted to write to say thank you for this website. It has been more beneficial to me then I can explain. I just read Craig Van Wyk's testimony and I truly believe God brought me to his testimony. I could so relate to everything he wrote; right down to the moment God touched his life, and it's so re-assuring to read when somebody else experiences the same thing as you! It just confirms that my experience is truly from God! Also, I love Craig's advice to parents. There's just way too many reasons for me to explain what his testimony has done for me ... but thank you Craig! And thank you Precious Testimonies! God Bless!
Also, I should state that I was greatly
encouraged by two of your essays, which you refer to as mini-Job
episodes. They are great. Poor old Job -- and it looks like you as well
-- went through the ringer, but the Lord is faithful. It refers to the
Lord in the new testament as being very tender-hearted and pitiful to
Job - and HE delivered Job! I am going through a similar extended period
of unemployment.
Keep up the good work on your website. I am
sure that it is making a difference beyond your comprehension!
Brian Miller: Just want to let you know how much I appreciate these testimonies. I just finished reading Leslie Johnson’s story
about her husband Gary. I am in the army and stationed in Kuwait and
these testimonies are a breath of fresh air! Thanks and God bless.
Tom Reed: I just read the two testimonies by Brenda Hoeve; Atheist Bows to Jesus & Dear Wonderful Father of Miracles
and they were both a blessing. I was saved and filled with the Holy
spirit in 1979 so I could easily relate to what she said. Holy Spirit
testimonies really bless me and build my faith in GOD!
Lonyae Thomas: I would like to thank you for blessing me with the truth in your writing: Seeking FIRST The Kingdom.
I hear soooo many things from churches and sermons and pastors, and
even my own interpretation of the Bible, that makes this whole Christian
life seem more about my own earthly satisfaction, and at best, the
earthly satisfaction of others. Thank you for giving the truth, no
matter how tough it is, and not trying to make it attractive to please
our selfishness, but simply letting God work through you. Our purpose is to bring Him glory.
We do that by knowing how much He has loved us and pouring and sharing
that love to others so that they may come to Him. Everything else is
secondary.Be encouraged and never give up on God because He sees all you do. He will provide all that you need, and reward you.
2 Corinthians 2:14 (AMP): "But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ’s victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere."
Dion: Today after working hours were over, I did a Google search for "God help my marriage" and your site came up. I read the testimony titled "Marriage Attack Foiled" and I had to fight tears while sitting at my desk as I didn't want my coworkers to wonder what was wrong with me. My wife and I are currently going through a really tough situation right now and it has been going on for almost 8 months. I'm not sure why she doubts our marriage but it is hurting me everyday. We currently sleep in separate rooms and I just pray that one day soon I wake up and she is beside me. Reading this testimony is what I hope for in my future. I'm at that point where I've just given this situation to God because my physical body can't take it anymore. In my mind, I want to be that person giving the testimony to someone else that may be going through what I WENT through. But I sit here now in patience and praying to the Lord that He heal our marriage and our love. Thank you for having this testimony out for readers like me to find hope and to reassure faith.
My husband is an alcoholic and on Saturday I had
gone over to my sister's house to help out with my 86 year old mother
and give my sister a break from the care-giving. I had spent most of the
day over there and when I got back home later on that day, I found my
husband passed out from the alcohol. It was all I could do not to blow
up. Instead, I just went to my room and cried. I got up early Sunday
morning to spend some time with the Lord, before getting ready for
church and all I could do was cry again thinking about the whole
situation. I finally got dressed and went on to church and, as stated,
it was all I could do to raise my hands and praise the God who has never
forsaken me. I felt better after I went to church, but my spirit was
again crushed when I got home as my husband was again drinking and on
his way to getting drunk. Later on that day, my sister called me and
told me the problems with her husband and I remember her saying she was
getting really mad at God. All I could tell her was, I could not be mad
... although I did not understand what God was doing regarding my
husband, but I knew He heard my endless prayers for his salvation and I
trusted in Him as I knew He would see me through until the end. After
speaking those words to her, she told me she needed to hear that and was
blessed.
I actually came across this article when I was
looking for the verse where Job said, "Though he slay me, yet will I
trust Him." (paraphased) to post on my Facebook status with the song "It
is well with my soul." I decided to read the article and was truly
blessed by the words and I felt like I had to express my appreciation to
you. I am posting it on my Facebook for my sister to read.
Again, thank you for your healing words.
T.
Lazano:
God
Never
Gave
Up
On
Me
But
I
Did
Him:
This
testimony
touched
my
heart.
Brandy
is a
personal
friend
of
mine,
and
we're
just
getting
to
know
each
other
better.
I've
always
liked
the
way
she
doesn't
judge
others
for
the
things
that
they
do,
yet
she's
never
afraid
to
talk
about
God
and
her
walk
with
Him.
Flutterby:
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
latest
video
post.
This
testimony
helped
me
see
what
has
been
going
on
with
me
at
times
during
the
last
few
years
as I
started
going
back
to
church
and
wanted
to
give
my
life
to
the
Lord.
This
stuff
I
have
dealt
with
is
from
Satan
and
your
testimony
has
helped
me
see
how
I
need
to
fight
it
and
not
go
through
guilt
trips
from
Satan,
saying
it
is
happening
because
I am
a
bad
person
and
God
is
mad
at
me.
To
know
that
I am
being
tested
and
to
recognize
how
gentle
the
Holy
Spirit
is,
and
how
much
choice
he
gives
us
whenever
he
speaks
to
us
is
such
a
relief.
The
Spirit
reasoned
with
you
in
intelligence
and
told
you
truth,
but
let
you
make
the
decision.
Thank
you,
keep
posting
these
great
testimonies!
Rajan:
I'm
actually
a
Hindu
born
but
I
always
used
to
get
an
image
of
the
lord
Jesus
when
I
closed
my
eyes
to
ask
Him
for
help
since
my
childhood.
I've
never
been
religious
at
all
most
of
my
life.
What
made
me
to
write
this
letter
to
you
is
that
I
decided
to
surrender
myself
to
lord
Jesus.
What
makes
me
surrender
is
that
I
recently
had
a
tragedy
of
losing
my
vision
on
my
right
eye
while
i
was
playing
a
game
called
Paint
Ball.
The
bullet
actually
hit
my
eye
directly
and
has
damaged
the
retina
along
with
severe
damage
to
macula
(Which
actually
creates
centre
vision).
The
doctors
are
not
able
to
assure
or
confirm
how
much
of
vision
I
will
regain.
I
only
have
my
last
hopes
and
I'm
believing
the
lord
Jesus
to
help
me
through
this
bad
time.
I've also confessed myself for all the mistakes that I made and for all the sins that I've commited. Hence i am willing to surrender myself to lord Jesus and I'm ready to do anything and everything for the lord for the rest of my life.
Please help me be guided in right direction and I also request you to pray for my vision so that the lord touches me and heals me.
Hannah:
When
reading,
“WAITIN'
FOR
THE
LORD'S
GREYHOUND
BUS!”
by
Gene
Ferdig,
as
someone
who
often
struggles
with
fear
and
worry
about
what
comes
in
the
next
life,
it
was
reassuring
to
hear
and
remember
how
simple
it
really
is.
Although
my
faith
is
still
weak
and
with
faults,
this
testimony
has
moved
me
and
I
hope
to,
one
day,
have
the
peace
that
Gene
felt
in
the
last
weeks
of
his
life.
Praise
the
lord
that
a
brother
in
Christ
was
saved
and
could
cherish
that
little
time
left
on
earth
before
God
took
him
home
to
be
at
peace
forever.
God still opened doors for me. Things are not easy for me but I know God is making a way. This is what God revealed to me today. "The Lord promised me that everything would be alright. No greater reassurance could have been given than this. There is no reason to fear what I am facing because the outcome has already been determined. All I have to do is be obedient in the time and way which I move. Proverbs 30:5 says "Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him. So don't second guess Him: Proverbs 30:6. Sister Robin Eastman's testimony reminded me that my God still is in control. God Bless You Sister
Dear Reader - are you at peace with God? If not, you can be. Do you know what awaits you when you die? You can have the assurance from the Holy Spirit that heaven will be your home, if you would like to be certain. Either Jesus Christ died for yours sins, or He didn't (and He did!). Are you prepared to stand before God on the Judgment Day and tell Him that you didn't need the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the Cross to cover your sins? We plead with you ... please don't make such a tragic mistake.
To be at peace with God; to make certain heaven will be your home for eternity; to make certain that you are in right-standing with God right now ... please click here to help you understand the importance of being reconciled to God. What you do about being reconciled to God will determine where you will spend eternity, dear one. Your decision to be reconciled to God is the most important decision you'll ever make in this life.
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