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- Gender
- Female
- Country (not County)
- USA
- Occupation:
- Diabled veteran
- I'm here to...
- Praise Jesus and meet new brothers and sisters
- Interests:
- Jesus! Church, volunteer
- I'm passionate about...
- My God!!!!
- My story with God
- Jesus Christ saved me in 1996 and I have been in and out of His Will since. I’ve walked around for 17 years a defeated Christian. I’ve dealt with severe depression and suicide. Just a few months ago I was in the mental hospital and in bad shape. I’ve dealt with depression my entire life and attempted suicide the first time when I was 16.
I was at an all time low. Nothing was giving me any kind of peace or joy. I usually could find something….bowling, darts, computer, friends, family…etc. But NOTHING was good. I didn’t want to stand up, I didn’t want to sit down, I didn’t want to sleep, I didn’t want to be awake. I was in constant pain (mentally).
A lot has happened in my past and even after I gave my life to Jesus, I still looked back. Luke 9:62 But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.” I wasn’t able to truly live in the freedom that Jesus died for and wants for us!!
On April 22, 2013 I reached my breaking point. I had felt God’s arms wrapped around me before and I needed that so bad. I had gotten to the point that I even went to my mom and told her about my fear that God had turned me over to a reprobate mind. I thought I was so far gone that even God had turned His back on me. The fear of going to hell if I committed suicide was something that had kept me from it many times. But I was thinking if I was going to hell no matter what I did and God had turned His back on me, that I may as well end it.
I called the crisis hotline for the veterans and God put me in touch with Curt. Praise the Lord, Curt was a Christian! After an hour long conversation and me begging God to feel His arms again, I hung up the phone. All the sudden, I felt God’s arms around me! Stronger than anything I’ve ever felt in my life! Then I was FILLED with the Holy Spirit! I was outside shouting to the top of my lungs! I wanted to be on top of the tallest mountain screaming His praises!!!
I started looking back………and guess what? I WAS FREE!!!! I could see NO bad in my past! He broke my chains of bondage!!! Psalm 107:14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. All those I had held things against…I held nothing against anymore! The people who hurt me, the people I hurt….it was all gone!!!! I was completely free!
He healed me of my depression and He is now #1 in my life! I had put so many people and things higher than Him and we can’t experience TRUE freedom, TRUE joy unless He is FIRST in our lives!! He had to bring me to where I had NOTHING to give me everything He’s been waiting to give me! John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. I was condemned, not free. But by His mercy and grace, He set me free!
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Full of God
Posted on May 9, 2013 at 11:40am 1 Comment 1 Like
If we would fill ourselves so full of God....there would be no room for the devil. We let God slip out little by little and the devil slips in little by little. Keep full of God and the devil has no where to slip in! And when he tries, pour a little more God in!!!
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Dear Sister How are you . Happy Christmas. GOD Bless you Dear
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Dear sister , How are you. I am doing fine by His Grace and busy with my Summer Outreach Ministry. Plz do pray for my Ministry and for me also.I am praying for you sister.Thank you God bless you my dear sister.
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Dear Crystal, I am blessed by your friendship. Even more I am blessed by our Lord. By us choosing to follow Jesus we are now part of a much greater family! For that I am forever blessed. I am honored to be with you here as a friend and a Brother. :-)
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