MY TESTIMONY

My Testimony:

Being born in a Christian family, I grew up with knowledge of God and was regular church goer. But reading Bible and praying was all really boring to me. For me the Bible was only a book of Dos and Don’ts. I believed that my life was not anyway sinful as I obeyed my parents & teachers, studied well, never went beyond my limits and attended church faithfully. With this I believed I ‘had a chance’ to enter heaven and thought that anyway God is the one to decide all these matters. Nothing changed after my marriage to Ashly also. It was all fun and life was really enjoyable. When my elder child was born, I started feeling guilty and started teaching him bible stories, prayers etc I started realizing the missing factors in life. Ashly faced struggles in business at a later stage and we had difficulties in finance and he didn’t have much time. This made a break in the regular church attendance also. At one point a family friend called us to attend worship and because of his regular follow up we thought we should go. There I enjoyed the praise and worship, listening to messages and the care the members had for each other. We continued going there as we could really feel a holy presence.

                   Then there came a real ‘twist’ to my story when a friend introduced us to a new bible study. We both started attending and that is when the Word spoke to me through Romans 3:21 that ‘For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’ that means my good works doesn’t count. The penalty for my sin was death. But Christ died for me on the cross and because of his death I am forgiven. I just need to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved and receive the gift of eternal life. I prayed and accepted Jesus as my savior after the class and then I felt as if huge burden was removed from me. I felt like running around shouting “I am Free” Everything made sense. The puzzle had all fallen in place.

  My life has changed a lot after that – what I think, what I say, how I see others. My whole outlook has changed. The challenges, the faces around me are all the same but I know that the Lord is with me at all times and through any trials, He will be with me. The Lord has gently helped me overcome my inferiority complex and helped me realize my talents. When you have a super guide who teaches you and guides you how can I ever lose hope? Continuing my trust in Him, I walk under His guidance to learn more of the word and help others experience this same joy. After tasting Jesus, I could never even imagine a life without him and I want Him to be proud of me for what I do with my life. More than anything I know that this life is not the end and I have a glorious life with my Lord in heaven.