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well i was saved when i was 12...so there really isnt a story to that. ive been in a church family all my life...but i DO encounter lots of God's work everyday, and hes helped me through so much. but thats a different story...today...is different.
theres this one person at lunch (and before school) who enjoys telling me to shut the F*** up (i play on my practice pad for drums) and so...i do. well hes become a bit more abusive...and i had to sit next to him at lunch. and one of his friends. so...the first thing he said to me was f*** off (and such as that) but i sat down anyways. he read my shirt ( a religious shirt: it says he knows the answer to your question {like the matrix, and it says ONLY JESUS CAN SAVE YOU on the back}) and he starts making fun of it. (how can he know the answer if i didnt ask anything? etc etc) so...i ignored him. if hes not going to be serious, why explain it to him? but my friend sitting with me was just being nice, and countering his point in a joking way. then...the guy started making fun of my wwjd bands (wwjd? hed go do her over there. (and stuff like that)) then i started to get mad. really really mad. i wasnt going to let that happen. but i just sat there...and took it. he said some more vulgar stuff about Jesus, which i wont even write censored too. so they were making some nasty comments...when i thought: what would Jesus REALLY do? He'd pray for them. So I did.
the moral of the story is...turn the other cheek. you may be being persucuted, but your reward in Heaven is that much greater. You can tough it out here for a little while, in comparison to forever in paradise.
also, no one is beyond Jesus. even that person may come around eventually. its possible. God can do anything.
remember: what would Jesus do? and try to follow that. It will never lead you wrong.
thank you

Shalom B'shem Y'shua!!
I'm a Messianic Jew who believes in Y'shua{Jesus}, I also belong to Let the Fire Fall where I have a Testamaony posted, so I'll give ya the short version. I did alot of drugs, got in trouble with a teenage girl and went to prison where after I saw a passion play gave my heart to Messiah on Resurrection Sunday 2001. Now I'm in college and getting ready to go into Seminary because God has called to me to minister to those in prison. Well that's the short version hope it blesses you!

As a couple of you already knew, i gave my testimony at my church on Sunday 19th December 2004. As i feel i should post the finalk copy, i have done so here, it is quite long, but i really enjoyed writing it and giving it in the Lords presence!

So, here it is, be prepared to read for about 6 mins(thats how long it took me to speak it in Church)

For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor ruling spirits, nothing now, nothing to come, nor powers, nothing above us, nothing below us, nor anything else in the whole world will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
ROMANS 8:38-39
These two verses have been in my memory since I became a Christian; they have reminded me that nothing can take the love of God away from us and that we will always be safe in Him.

Before I became a Christian, my life was based around things that were not pleasing to the Lord, they were things that I wanted to do. At the age of thirteen the life I lived revolved around my Friends, music and the internet, I was with a bad group of friends, who seemed like the right people to be with because they were the ones who always seemed to listened to me.

I was being pulled by the world and I decided to follow. At school my behaviour was dropping and I was swearing,
at that time, I do not think that I could have been further away from God, I am sure that this change was noticed by my parents and my teachers as my attitude also went downhill dramatically. My friends knew what I had been taught all my life and that I was a church attendee, they managed to re-direct my belief into my own confidence, and the fact that I was in a large group meant that there was one person that everyone looked up to which in a way made it easier for me to drop my beliefs and follow them.
I was relying on these people for my happiness and security which I now know was wrong.

I believed what my friends told me and consequently got further away from God, I would spend a lot of my time in my room, this was partly because I didn’t want to be with the people who had taught me what I then saw as wrong,
also I was ashamed of my behaviour and attitude, Although this did not make me think that I was in the wrong, I had just assumed that it was because I was not following the rules set down by my Parents.

I came to the Lord a little over 6 Months ago now, the decision I took to convert my life took quite a while to make, I was always feeling something missing in my life, I had a feeling that I needed a change for a while, but I did not know what I was needing to change. The final ‘nudge’ I had was on the services when Tim was saying that someone was being called to give their lives, on the first week I felt something telling me that it was me being called but I did not have the courage to stand up and say it was me, I was afraid of what everyone would do or say because I did not feel worthy to be a Christian at that point as I believed what I had done was too bad to ever be forgiven, over the following weeks, I was thinking a lot about what was happening, and I was talked to by the Lord, I was reminded that no-one is perfect, every human being living is a sinner. I was told that after the three years I had been through, it was time for me to repent of my sin and

Become a new believer in Christ. On the Third week that Tim was saying that someone was being called for repentance, I was praying through most of the service about what I should do, after I knew it was me being called that week, I went up after the service and explained that I had been being called by the Lord for the last few weeks. At that time, the thoughts in my mind were all mixed;

I was nervous, excited and joyful. Just before I talked to Tim I was having Satan play with my mind trying to stop me he was saying that what I was doing

was the wrong thing and that my life would be so much better and enjoyable if I didn’t believe in the Lord and if I carried on living the way I had been for the last three years. I praise the Lord that I was able to ignore Satan and Repent of my sins to become a new person in Christ.
As I now look back and see my life and know that I was and never could be happy with that lifestyle and knowledge that it was wrong.

I still thank the Lord daily for saving me and I am glad that when the Lord wants you, there is no option, if you feel that the Lord is telling you that you are ready, you are.


After my conversion I had a hard time with my old friends, they didn’t want to know me once I told them that I was a Christian and although they have been trying to change me back I am thankful to the Lord that they have started to accept that I am not returning to my old ways.
I am also thankful that some of my friends from my Primary school were there to talk to, even though they do not believe, they have accepted my faith and they respect my decisions. They do seem to be interested to listen to me when I talk to them about the

Lord and I am praying that the Lord will work in their lives to bring them to him.
The Lord is strengthening me in my faith daily and although I have had a few hiccups on the way I am a strong believer and I

Now trust the Lord with everything I am. All decisions I make are now based on what the Lord has taught me, if I do not feel comfortable doing something, I pray about it and make my decisions with the Lords help.

Although the life I chose was no where as easy as I first thought it to be, I am glad that it is the one chosen for me because it has shown me what true love is and I still thank the Lord daily for what he has done and still does in my life,

I am still growing stronger in my faith and I have learned that the Christian life is not an easy one, but at the end of your life as a Christian, you will have the greatest gift ever waiting for you, that is the gift of eternal life with the Lord Jesus Christ who died for our sins that we may be forgiven.

last labour day, i went swimming with my cousins, and the younger one who was 11 sank to teh bottom and became unconcious. I Thank God for giving me the strength to pul her up..i was only 13, and im not that strong to swim with an 11 year old

Jesus...you guys have no idea how elated with joy I am right now. I keep telling everyone I have a wonderful testimony, but for those who I just said that to, I should recap right? Well, I've been sick for most of the year, and it started late last year. pnuemonia twice and this yr a sinus infection but my prolonged illness was never diagnosed. I would get horrible headaches,car sickness, double vision, and weakness combined with vertigo and nausea. I've been unable to walk since the end of February and due to the car sickness I couldn't go anywhere.

All of this time I'd been miserable because I couldn't even get out to go to church. I could just lay in bed all day or get up to go mostly only to the bathroom by holding the walls and was totally dependant upon other people to get me things. My dad came home wednsday night and told me that my youth group was coming over to pray for me, and at first I was going to reschedule because I didn't find out until the last minute, but then I thought, " If I do that I may be missing my blessing." I know that my youth leader is really powerful in prayer when it comes to breaking yokes.

I think at first they didn't believe how bad off I was until I had to get up and put my cat out(with Ricky's help) and when they came in I was wearing shades because the light coming through our mini blinds that were kind of blowing in the wind was making me feel ill. So they started praying for me and after getting deep in the Spirit she told me to get up and walk. At first I was like, ' But I can't!" so I got up and I was wobbly but all of a sudden I could and I wasn't shaking. All I could do was praise Him!

Shortly after I started walking my mom came in and she just started crying and then my dad came in and I was able to run to him and hug him! Sista Lola saw that and she told me to go change so I could come to bible study. I did and when I went back in the living room my dad was on his knees just crying and rejoicing. It was so beautiful, I've never seen him like that. When he got up he told me to come outside. One of our neighbors was sitting out there ( all of them have been asking about me) and my dad just start yelling, "This is God's work! It's a miracle! This is what my God can do!" of cours my neighbor had to come over. He's not saved, but now I don't think it'll be long until he is.

It was just so emotional for me yesterday. I'm just still marveling at God..I mean to experience a healing first hand..I never thought I would but when it counted I had the faith to let Him do it...it's a wonderful thing. Another thing I'm happy about is Sista Lola committing herself to me. She did that yesterday. Now I just want to continue seeking God to know what he wants me to do next. I feel as if I've been reborn again. Thank you and God Bless everyone that prayed for me

Well what can I say, I was 14 when I gave my life to Jesus, not even a full year ago, but I've felt so much going on in my life just in that short period of time.

I remember sitting at a healing meeting that my church has on Tuesday nights and feeling something different. I'd been brought up in a Christian family yea which helped of course, but you don't just grow into a religion like people think, I'm sure you all know that. Well I was sat there one Tuesday night thinking 'What is it that all these people have that I'm missing?' I knew that they all had God in their lives but it didn't actually click until the followin week that that was it, that's what was missing from my life, God. Up until then I had simply been following a hollow religion, it was something I was simply told about not lived by. Well at the next meeting I heard God speaking to me, he brought back a message that had been given out about a month ago. Our pastor had spoken of how there were young people in the church wanting to give their lives to Jesus, the Lord had spoken to him and told him this. Well at the time I just sat there thinking good for them, but now, now this message had come back again, and in my head, personally for me, how could I not respond! I remember sitting there unsure about what I should do and isn't it just amazing how the holy spirit leads you in the right direction, I was just sat there while the ministry teams were praying for those who had asked for help and no matter how hard I tried I just couldn't think of anything except giving my life to Jesus. All of a sudden I saw a ministry team was free and I was picked up out of my chair yet no-one was there doing it. I tell you it is the most amazing thing you will ever feel. I went up to the ministers and resited a prayer with them feeling better than I'd ever felt before. There was such a change in my life from that day on, it was overwealming, I have lived for God ever since.

Remember though, it's not all smooth sailing. As I said at the beginning I am still new in my faith, I have not even been a Christian for a year, but boy has the devil tested me to the core. The only way to beat the devil is through the cross, don't let him get to you, PRAY!

Right! That's amazing!