My Testimony

I have been blessed all of my life with a Christian family.
I can remember going to church and sitting on the pew with my mother
and grandfather while my grandmother and aunt sang in the choir.
My dad is an ordained minister.
As I became older, I was involved in everything at church.
Everytime the door opened, I was there.

It never occurred to me that I could be "lost".
How could that be? I was in church all the time.
I grew up singing songs about Jesus. Me lost?

One Sunday evening, we had a visiting preacher.
He was an old time gospel preacher and and for the
first time, I heard Jesus preached straight to me.

I think I remember holding onto the back of a pew
wondering what is going on. Then all I could do
was walk that aisle and ask the Lord to come into my
heart and save me.
In that moment, I experienced
the most magnificent moment of my life.

I went home that night and got my Bible.
I couldn't believe it, it was as if someone
had re-written the words in English.
I could understand what God was telling me.

I got saved on Valentine's Day, 1965. I was a
teenager, having spent all my life in church. I've
never been the same since. No, I'm not perfect and
yes, I've made plenty of mistakes. I have never
doubted my salvation and I have been through
what I would term as "dry spells". It wasn't the
Lord's fault, it was mine, I just wanted to
insist on my own way instead of His.

The Lord blessed me with four beautiful children
and they each know Him personally. I wasn't about
to let them not know about salvation.
Even as little children, they became
my prayers warriors. Today, we each call one
another if we need a special prayer request made.

Remember my grandparents? Well, I absolutely
adored them and was so burdened that I would never
see them again should something happened.
As a young mother and Christian, I sought the Lord
regarding my grandparents and finally wrote my aunt
a letter to read to them. She lived next door to them
at the time. I told them very plainly of God's plan
for salvation. My grandfather had been in a train
explosion and he told my aunt that the Lord
had spoke to him during this fiery trial.
He said he knew he was saved without a doubt.

I wish I could remember exactly how old my grandmother
was at this time. I know she was in her late sixties
anyway. My aunt read my letter to her and she bowed
her head at the kitchen table and asked the Lord
to save her.

Jesus is so good and His promises are sure.
My grandmother died in her own bed at home
singing, "What a Friend I have in Jesus".
I have the answer to that prayer request,
I will see them again in Heaven.

Now you can go through your life making
things important. Collecting property and
having expensive possessions.
What can you take to Heaven with you?
The answer is your children, your parents
your loved ones and friends.

After being saved yourself, the next
most important thing you can do is
tell someone else how to know Jesus.
Think about it.