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Phyllis
08-25-2004, 10:12 AM
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>-Miracle of God's Love,Grace & Mercy
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> John 8:32, 36 says; "You will know the truth and the truth will set you
> free. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free for sure." .
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> Some construction workers left a heap of trash; a seed had fallen into a
> crevice, and out of the rubbish grew a flower. Who can make a miracle happen
> in a pile of rubbish? Who can make a trash heap come alive with beauty? The
> only possible answer is that this was the works of a Supreme Creator. The
> Lord Jesus Christ.
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> My life was like that heap of trash, that pile of rubbish for many years. I
> started out life with parents who did not want me and who put me up for
> adoption. I was adopted at age two and grew up as an only child. I had
> everything life could offer materially but I never felt loved. I believe
> this was due to the fact that my parents gave me everything in an effort to
> buy my love. There was however a lack of discipline in my life and I began
> to think nobody cared. As I approached my teen years I began to rebel
> against my home situation, school, and society. I went around with the wrong
> crowd and eventually began trying different drugs. The first drug was hash
> and very quickly I began getting into trouble. My parents felt they could
> not handle me and contacted our family doctor who took charge its seems. He
> began to give me pills that made me feel wonderful and like I was in a
> different world. I had no cares while on these pills and did not realize
> that they would lead me into a life of addiction. I trusted this physician
> as anyone would and kept going back to him. Each time he would give me more
> pills until I could not live without them. Some of the drugs I was on were
> valium and barbiturates. It got to the point that to function I had to take
> pills morning, noon, and night. Without them I became very ill. With cramps,
> nausea very spaced out etc.
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> Twice, I went to the teen challenge center in New York for treatment but
> left both times. I was not ready for the help they offered or the
> discipline. I wanted both worlds help and the drugs. This of course did not
> work. You can only receive freedom from addiction when you are willing and
> want help. I had not reached that point of extremity in my life yet to gain
> by any help offered to make a long story short, after about 27 years of a
> life on drugs, and sexual and physical abuse I did reach that point of
> extremity in my life. I had gotten married and have two sons. In the fall of
> 1979 after having taken two many drugs that became toxic to my system I went
> on a crime spree. This ended me up in court facing nine charges. After a
> plea bargain five were dropped and I received time in prison for the other
> four. One was for attempted armed robbery. I was a first offender and
> therefore received a short sentence.
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> While in prison I felt life had come to an end. My family did visit me
> including my two teen-age boys. This was very difficult for them and for me
> as well I remember my youngest asking me if I was okay. He was concerned I
> would get hurt there. I had finally reached that place in my life where I
> knew I had to have help or life was over. A Baptist minister visited me
> weekly and counseled me and did Bible study with me. He helped me see my
> need of the Lord in my life. One day in my prison cell I asked Jesus to come
> into my life. I remember praying this prayer, "Lord there is not much left
> of me, but what there is you can have. Come into my heart and save me.
> Forgive me of my sins and free me from my addiction." Immediately, I felt
> the presence of the Holy Spirit engulf my entire being and I knew that
> moment Jesus had saved me and set me free. Praise His wonderful name. Tears
> streamed down my face as I realized what Jesus had done.

This was the beginning of the work of the Lord in my life and unknown to me much more
> would take place later. Prior to my coming back to the Lord years before I had
gone to a upc church and got baptised in Jesus name for the remission of sins
but did not fully understand what that really meant I only knew I did not want
to lose out going to heaven I had always been brought up in trinity chruches
but this apostolic church taught different so I decided to be baptised to play
it save so to speak Pastor John Mean baptised me in Jesus name but I think because I
was not gounded in the truth of Jesus name I felllby the wayside and my family
were aginst me going back to this church They thought everyone there was out
of their mind so I did not follow thorugh .
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> When I was released from prison I knew God had a ministry for me. I had
> felt his call in my life while still in prison to help those in conflict
> with the law. However I attended much counseling for the first year. After a
> time of proving in my life God began to open up doors of ministry and I
> became a court worker and parole supervisor for the Salvation Army
> Correctional Services in my hometown. I had received a pardon from the
> government of Canada and I began to visit the same prison I had been in and
> to counsel inmates and their families. God gave me favor and blessed me I
> have experienced freedom from drugs in my life ever since then. I have also
> suffered from asthma, degenerative disk disease, arthritis, and fibromyalgia
> but God has proved to be my sufficiency through all of the trials, pain, and
> suffering that I have experienced and His healing touch in on my life.
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> As I said I had been baptized in Jesus name and God has baptized me in the Holy Ghost
> according to Acts 2:38 and now has opened up doors of ministry to me via the
> Internet where under the anointing of God I try to minister on a daily
> basis I also spent several months with Armsaroundtheworld Ministry under
> Pastor Rutledge in Nowwich Ct. USA where I grew in this new found faith in
> Jesus name. I try and minister to hurting people on a daily basis. Jesus led
> me on a long journey from darkness to light, from prison to Praise and to
> serving Him as His humble servant. .

I have slipped at times in my walk though willful disobedience to what God wanted
from me but I have come back to Jesus and repented of my sin and Jesus has forgiven
me and retored me to full fellowship with Him No one is able to take from me the Holy Ghost
that is in me even through they try at times I cannot turn my back on Jesus and the Holy
Ghost gives me that strength that I so need as I am the only one saved in my family and some
days are extremely hard but Jesus is my strength and all power is in His name
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> If you are out there and you do not know which way to turn, with your life
> going no where and you feel helpless, lonely and desperate, then turn your
> life over to Jesus. If you are suffering from chronic illness He can and
> will bring healing and set you free from drugs or anything else that may
> have you bound. He will give you the same hope that he gave to me. He will
> give you something worth living for. If I can be of any help to you please
> contact me and I will, with God's help do all I can to help you find the
> Savior that I have learned to love and serve.
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> What will you do with Jesus? Will you obey Him or reject him? What will you
> answer be? I hope you will choose to experience God's miracle of love just
> as I have done and follow Acts 2:38 where it says, " Then Peter said unto
> them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ
> for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy
> Ghost.This is true salvation. and the only way to be saved is in Jesus name.


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> God bless.
> In Jesus name
> Sister Phyllis

> If I can be of any help to anyone please contact me at
> pcorbin@supercity.ns.ca
> Yahoo messenger id
> lowersack_cab
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NanaRenan
09-24-2004, 01:45 AM
Thank you for sharing that, Sister.

May the Lord strengthen and sustain you as you seek to serve others and spread the Good News!!

Phyllis
09-24-2004, 02:42 AM
I think you should write your life story. It WILL be published and you will recieve royalities from it. Anyone can! call 1888 297 4839 for more info. What a great way to get our testamonies out!

Thank you for your kind words re my testimony It is only JESUS in me that has brought me this far in Him It is nothing I could ever do As to writing my life story I am not a writer when it comes to that sort of thing but anyone may use my testimony for the glory of God so that others might come to know the Savior that I know.

My testimony has already been printed free of charge throughout the world but not for royalities I feel that God would have me tell it freely as His salvation has been given to me freely and my desire is to win the lost to Jesus.

Thank you though for suggesting this and I will leave it in the hands of the Lord. Pastor Rutledge has my testimony and he is fre e to do with it as he is led of the Holy Ghost and I am at peace with that. If my story ever did get printed for royalities then the money would be donated to the work of the LORD for that is how I would want it and I believe what Jesus would want of me.

Thank you again and know that God's grace is sufficient for any needs that we have and His Holy Ghost in our lives will give us the strength and couage to live for Jesus day by day

May God bless you abundantly

sis Phyllis

Phyllis
09-24-2004, 02:45 AM
Thank you for sharing that, Sister.

May the Lord strengthen and sustain you as you seek to serve others and spread the Good News!!

Thank you NanaRenan for our words of encouragement I pray you willl be blessed abundantly and that your family all cometo the Lord

God bless
Sis Phyllis

tufluv
09-24-2004, 10:23 AM
Sister Phyllis, as many have told me...its hard to imagine you ever being that way...LOL!
Glad you made it out of that pit of mirey clay..landing on the ROCK that is JESUS..and can so bless us and others with your words. ;)

Our testimonies come through hard desperate trials-in essence, we pay for our own stories.

The LORD has already paid for our liberation..and salvation should we so choose and obey HIM..fortuneately one day many of us woke up to that..and now walk in freedom/liberty., HE said that we should "go and sin no more"..

I am always amazed by other's testimonies., sometime I think that I had it so tough, but hearing others..it becomes clear to me that I was spared much., many others had little choices in life early on.
Praises be to the KING of Kings, LORD of Lords!

Phyllis
09-24-2004, 01:18 PM
I only know that is was the grace of God that saved my life physically and spritually His mercy and love won my heart and then it was the when I received the Holy Ghost within me and the baptismof the Holy Ghost that has kept me and helped me to reach the point I am today Without the Holy Ghost I could never make it and I know that All power is in JESUS name It has not been easy I live with a family who do not know the LORD and do not want anything to do with HIm so I just keep on praying for their salvaton and try hard to let my light shine here for Jesus God did not tell us it would be can easy road only He would not give anymore than we can handle . Ipraise Him for revealing to me the truth of JESUS name . Iam far from perfect in my self and do make mistakes at times but JESUS is there to forgive and guide me and help me on this jouney so that I will be able to endure to the end Praise HIS wonderful Name! My prayer is that He will keep me humble and submissive to His divine will for my life so that He can continue to use me to reach souls for Him

God bless
sis Phyllis