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I am living proof that God will never, ever give up on you!! I am 36 now, but I have been down some roads that many never make it through! I am an overcommer! I have been healed and delivered from so many things it is simply amazing. God says to honor Him with the testimony, and I do just that whenever I get the chance!
At age 5 I was molested by an uncle. My mom knew about it and just kept sending me there. I would get sick because he scared me so much...my mom would just pack the Pepto and Kayopectate so I wouldn't get sick...but could still have my little 5 year-old body violated by a grown man. This went on for 5 years. It caused alot of bitterness and unforgiveness in my heart toward my mom. For years I suffered depression and the urge to take my own life. I was in so much emotional pain I saw suicide as the only way out. Praise God he spared my life through my numerous overdoses. I hated myself and my body so much I began cutting. I had so much pain on the inside that cutting on the outside eased the pain on the inside. My first miracle...I have forgiven my mom. It wasn't easy...I really needed God's help with that one. But...the Bible says if we can't forgive eachother then God can't forgive us. Holding onto my past was only destroying my future. I have also forgiven my uncle. That doesn't mean he has to be my friend or anything...I just forgive him for what he did to me, I know he was sick and also abused as a child. I BROKE THAT GENERATIONAL CURSE! My next miracle...I have been delivered 100% from depression, the spirit of suicide, and self-mutilation!
This is how I got where I am today...I STAYED TIED TO MY POST! Want to know what that means? Remember in the Bible, the little colt that stayed tied to his post, and then Jesus sent for it? If that colt would not have been tied to that post when Jesus sent for it, He would have never ridden through the city on Palm Sunday. There would be no Easter, no resurrection, no forgiveness of sin. We are all called to be somewhere at an appointed time for a reason. What if we aren't where God wants us to be? Well, when He shows up with a miracle or blessing for us...guess what? We miss out on it! Have you ever been stood up before? It really stinks...it makes you feel used and taken advantage of. That is how I was making God feel all of those years when I wasn't where He wanted me. He would come looking for ME and when I wasn't there He would move on to the next person, with His next miracle. How many of my own miracles did I miss? How many miracles do we have to miss out on before we wake up??
I now have my roots planted deep within a Bible preaching, Bible believing church. I am fed the word of God every week. The Bible wants us to plant our roots deep! Have you ever planted a baby tree? You have to leave it in the ground...sometimes for years....for the roots to take hold and fruit to spring forth. If you keep digging it up and planting it somewhere else the roots never grow and the fruit never develops. The Bible says we are known by our "fruits". That means good or bad. My fruit used to be so nasty...it was nothing but bitterness, strife, unforgiveness, envy...nothing anybody wanted anything to do with. My fruit held me prisioner and I couldn't stand the person I had allowed myself to become. Now....I have roots planted deep!!! My fruit has sprung forth and now it is joy, love, faithfullness, servant hood, tithing, mercy, helping others....I love myself now and so do my many sisters and brothers in Christ. What got me to where I am today??? STAYING TIED TO MY POST!! When God started showing up looking for me, with blessings and miracles...that were my very own...I was where I was supposed to be. He didn't have to come looking for me. My destiny collided with my future and the rest is history! I am a living miracle, a living testimony...that God is still full of miracles and blessings for all who diligently seek HIM. So the next time you have the opportunity to go to Church or hear a word from God...make sure you STAY TIED TO YOUR POST!! This Easter remember...IF JESUS DIDN'T STAY TIED TO HIS POST (THE CROSS) WHERE WOULD WE BE TODAY??
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That is truly a beautiful story. I'm praying for you. If God got you through that, he can get you through anything. Thanks for sharing
I vote #2 and #3, because I believe that music affects listeners. It tends be people hanging out with the bad crowd; the music is, kind of, the last straw. The hateful evil lyrics register in and affect the person emotionally.
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That is where I will be...AT HIS FEET!
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Wow great testimony, this definitely boosts my faith
been having struggles but this helps, Thanks for sharing