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My testimony, as I wrote it in 2007:

 

    I was discussing history with a guy at work; American and Pittsburgh history. Later, he brought up a conversation about God and our early government. Being the person I was, I heard the word "God" and walked away. I had spent my life doubting God and Jesus. Later I thought to myself, I like history, so why not study the story about God. So I started researching the Bible and a book called "The Story of God".Then God opened my eyes wide open after 32 years of waiting for something more, he opened my heart.......Never in a million years would I find myself with God and church present in my life.

                  Today I can now tell the rest of my story. That first week I became Born-again, I went through alot of up's and down's. One night at work, I began to recall an argument I had over the phone with my mother about coming to visit N.Y. My mother didn't want to talk about the trip. She wanted to talk about why I was still living with my ex..As I began to recall the event, I started to begin to  get really mad at my mother all over again as emotions built up.  I've never felt so angry towards my mother before, this was heartbreaking. I began to tell myself," I'm not going to see her when I go up to N.Y.". I had alot of bad thoughts about her because she judged my situation, then out of the blue somehow I knew it was Satan brewing anger in me. I found myself screaming out loud, "Get behind me Satan!" My anger went from 10 to 0 in a second. WOW!! That was my first experience seeing God's power and certainly not the last.

 

                   How I truly knew I was born-again and God was with me was something that happened  later that week when I was walking home. Now as I mentioned earlier,I was living with my ex ,and there was a profound reason she was.She couldn't leave her ex and she was seeing him the whole time behind my back. By this time I was obviously over her and the nature of our relationship. I later moved back  months later (a.k.a. God's plan). Her ex-boyfriend was still seeing her off and on. So during this period of time they both began to continue seeing each other and it began to take a toll on me. So one day when I began to walk home I started to think about him being there sleeping with her in the room we used to sleep in. As I began to recall the past feelings I had for her,the temptation to become more irritable and angry became present. By the time I got home and into   my own bedroom I was fuming (I mean really angry). When I laid down I was shaking violently with rage. Then Satan started whispering to me which sparked a fire within me. I found myself sliding my hand over towards a baseball bat I had kept next to my bed.

 

                   Satan began whispering in my ear " pick up the bat and go use it. There both in there sleeping. All you have to do is get up and kill them both." This battle was going on for what seemed hours. I had one foot off the bed. Nothing stopped the anger from growing and seething within me; then the best feeling of my life came over me. I felt a hand on my hand(the one with the bat). As God whispered in my ear " I have you, now let go".I lost my strength  for the battle that tempted me and passed out from shear exhaustion that overcame me..

 

                   Day after day , God started building me up! My friend who is a Mormon wanted me attend a service because I told him I was looking for a church. Halfway through the service I attend I had to go; and God led the way. As soon as I got home God put me on a mission! To learn as much as possible about the "LDS". That day God gave me the spirit of discernment! A year later, I started learning about other cults and other cult-like ministries. For instance, the "Word of faith movement"( see other cults). So my whole Christian life as I began and have continued. I've studied cults and it has made me stronger in the faith that I've come to proclaim. To proclaim, the most important thing I can tell anyone:

 

CHRISTIANITY ISN'T A RELIGION. IT IS A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS

 

                   

 

    1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 

    Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

IN JESUS NAME

AMEN!