My testimony

I met God the Father personally at the age of five. My mother had always talked about God to us and had us say a little prayer before bed when we were young. I believed in this God my mother told me about. So when I was five and out with my family fishing one-day, I wandered off after my older sister. I found myself in the lake in water over my head. I can remember this like it was yesterday. It was black in that water and I couldn't breath. I knew I was drowning. I cried out to God, help me please! And He did, I cannot explain this, but He told me to jump up and down, so I some how (how mighty is the power of God) was able to jump in the water, up and down and I jumped right out on the shore. Now I knew then that God had saved me from drowning, and I turned and looked out over the water and really thanked Him. I fell in love with God that day! Later as I pondered this incident I realize just how miraculous it was. I decided that I wanted to be with God when I died. I did not understand then that Jesus made a way for me to do that. I thought I would do my best to be a good little girl and then I could be with God when I died. So I did everything as right, as I knew how. It wasn't easy let me tell you. I had a really difficult childhood.

At the age of 18 I got married. I married a Christian man, who kept saying when he was saved this or that happened. Well I didn't understand what he meant by being saved, but I sure wanted to please God and I knew of Jesus because of the Christmas stuff, but I didn't understand how it all worked. Well we had been married about a year and a half and one evening he said something about when he was saved. So that night after he went to sleep I ask God about being saved. I told God I didn't understand what saved meant, but I wanted to please Him and if He wanted me to be saved then I wanted to be saved. So I ask Him to save me. Then I went to sleep. The next night I did the same thing, but pressing God a little more. Then I went to sleep. The next night after my husband went to sleep I prayed once again. I told God that I wanted to be saved and all of the sudden I had this power come all through my body. It was like waves of love. I knew I just met Jesus! This feeling began to leave and I cried out "Lord don't leave me yet!" and this wonderful feeling came back even stronger. From that moment to this I knew I was saved! I met Jesus and He saved me. When I read the bible I could understand it like never before! It was wonderful. I must add here that I understood my salvation, but I believe I was saved that day on the waters edge when I realized the very power of God and loved Him. I came to God as a true child and He received me.

Life was fairly normal for me then until 1969, when my husband of five years was killed in an automobile accident. I was left with two small children and a broken heart. But I stood up and said to God and myself; I can do this with your help! I will be strong as I have two children to raise. So I set out to do the right thing again. Even though Jesus saved me, I still felt I had to earn my place in heaven. I didn't quiet understand it all.

I later met my present husband. He was not yet saved, but at the time we were dating we talked about God and he seemed to be open to God. I felt lead to marry him and believed we would have a ministry together one-day. It was not that easy however. We went through some really rough times getting our lives together, both of us having our own past problems to deal with. He didn't seem to want to follow God at all like I did and it did create problems. After we had been married about two years, things had become really bad between us. I felt he didn't love me and that I had somehow really messed up. I didn't know what to do.

I had always been an excellent housekeeper, but I sank into a depression and didn't do anything but look after the children. The house was a mess we were fighting a lot. One morning God sent an old friend of mine to bring me the book "Face up with a Miracle". She had known me for years and we were close friends, she came in my home and saw the mess it was in and was shocked. I just shrugged my shoulders at her, she handed the book to me and said God told her to bring it to me. Then she left. I took the book and sat down and read it cover to cover! I was so hungry for help from God and this book gave me hope again. I learned that the Holy Spirit could and would give me gifts and help me in a way I had never heard of before. I dropped to my knees and asked God to forgive me for the state I was in and ask Him to help me. God spoke through the Spirit to me that day and give me encouragement.

I immediately began to seek this baptism in the Spirit. I called this friend and thanked her for obeying God and bringing that book to me and I ask her if she knew of anyone in our area that was filled with the Spirit in the way this book said we could be. She said there sure was and did I want to go to a prayer meeting. Well to save lots of time here and make a very long story short, I found this experience for myself and was filled with the Holy Spirit of God and had another very deep move that change me and made me want to become more and more like Jesus. I needed this, God met my need and I met the Holy Spirit. My husband also was saved and baptized with the Spirit from these prayer meetings we were going to.

That was many years ago, we have walked through many trials and tribulations to get to the place we are now. But God has been so understanding and full of mercy and grace to keep us and teach us. I have had many struggles and found God more than enough to get me through them all. My children are grown with families of their own and as God promised they are seeking and serving the Lord. They are a joy to my life!

So you see I met the Father, Son and Holy Spirit at three different times. I know them each as a personality of their own, yet all one. I love God more than life itself! I want to do what God has called me to do and help heal the body of Christ. Show those who are lost how to find truth. I have learned what true happiness is and want more than anything to share it with others. Because of this my children have always said "Our mom has coffee with God." That always makes me smile.

If you need some answers to your bible questions or just need someone to pray with you just e-mail me at: Joygirl@interconnect.net. Everyone should have coffee with God! He is that real!

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