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Personal Testimony
I was born and raised in a Christian family in a small town in Africa. Going to church for worship was a weekly routine. The church building was about 50 meters (164 ft) from our house. I could see the church building clearly with no other buildings between. Seeing the church building was a daily reminder of God in heaven. This was embedded in my mind; since then I never turned back. My father was one of the elders in the church for years and he used to ask me to unlock or lock church doors and windows before and after church meetings. I preached my first sermon in this church during the youth week of prayer meetings in 1967. It was a frightening experience to stand in front of a large congregation. That became the beginning of my experience with the Lord. I began reading my bible and grew spiritually from my personal study. The Lord revealed to me more than I heard from the pulpit. When I started working, I managed to buy some books for personal edification. I then began to find the answers to some of my many questions. Some of my questions required studying with others who had similar questions and interest. The Lord blessed in my efforts. I was trained and worked as a fire fighter for a large city fire department. I saved lives and saved property. When I got a diploma in fire engineering from the Institute Of Fire Engineers (UK), I became an officer at the fire station where I worked. It was an exciting experience to be an officer at a fire station. I really enjoyed my work and it gave me satisfaction. Some of my duties began to contradict with my spiritual convictions. I had worked at the fire department for eight years. I asked the Chief fire officer to exempt me from some of my duties but without success. I resigned after 30 days notice. When I left my job, I prayed for a miracle. I asked God to provide me with a job to survive. I had bills to pay, house, car, food and other essentials to take care of. The miracle did not come. This was my testing time. I believed God heard my prayers and that HE would provide a job in a few weeks. I then experienced what I would call "God's delay". Weeks turned to months without a job. Months passed to a year. I prayed for any job and I waited. Nothing happened. One year turned to two years. I prayed. Two years passed to three years and nothing happened. I started experiencing the pain of rejection from other church members who thought I was over zealous about my faith. I felt very lonely. It's a long story and I cannot at this time say everything that I have passed through. Meanwhile I kept on studying my bible and prayed also for a companion. Three years turned to four and no sign of work in sight. I told myself that if God wants me to work, He will provide at His own time and I should not worry about it. I had sold my car to pay off my debts and rented out my house. A relative who did not care much about spiritual things offered to assist me. He kept on reminding me how bad churches are for not keeping one of their own "Church fanatic". I was wounded in my spirit and I regretted why I accepted his offer, but what choice did I have? I prayed to God, that for the sake of His name, He should provide me with a Job. It was a good prayer, but it was also a desperate prayer. God kept quiet. Mean while I trained with the government in Occupational Health and Safety. Six months later, I met a beautiful girl by the name Oppah, who was a high school teacher and we fell in love. I then asked God why He did not give me a job I desperately needed, but instead He gave me a girlfriend? I laughed like Sarah in the Bible. I want to believe God smiled. The fifth year came and nothing happened. During the month of March 1989 I got a phone call from one of my former fire officer who was already working as a Fire division manager in a private fire company. He desperately needed a deputy and had submitted my name to his director. To cut the story short. I went for an interview on Friday and I was appointed on the spot. I was going to start the following week, Monday. The office was on the seventh floor, so I used the elevator to go up. When I left the interviewers office I got in the elevator to leave. I was very happy that there was no one in the elevator except me. When the elevator door closed I jumped up and down shouting for joy. I laughed with joy and smiled alone. I thanked the Lord in the elevator all the way down to ground floor. I enjoyed my work and the Lord blessed me. Six months later, my immediate boss left for another job appointment. It goes without saying that I was then appointed the fire divisional manager for the company. Six months later, I was then appointed the occupational health and safety officer for the group. I was so busy and always tired of work. Six months later, I got married to my fiancée who loved me when I was not employed. We wedded in the same church I grew up worshipping in, next to my parents home. Six months later I was elected a church elder in another church I was attending. The Lord also blessed us with two sons, Michael and Caleb. I then conducted a number of Bible studies in and out of the city we lived. I would encourage everyone to do a personal Bible study, that you might know personally the Lord. However, Bible study becomes a problem when it is "denominationalized". The denomination then becomes a guide to our Bible study and control how much we are "allowed" to know. We think it is sinful to understand spiritual things different from our already accepted beliefs. If this is the case, then there won't be converts from one denomination to another because of spiritual truths found, nor would we improve our own beliefs. It also becomes a problem when a denomination thinks it has all the truths and cannot learn further than what it has inherited from its pioneers. It is equally a serious problem when the members accepts and cherishes such beliefs. No one has "arrived" denominations or individuals to all the Truth. To believe this, is to commit spiritual suicide. We have a lot to learn and to grow in our understanding the deep things of God.
The Lord has blessed me with a happy family. We laugh, we play and we share our experiences of how the Lord has led us and continues to lead us. We now live in the United States. When we came here, we noticed spiritual problems with people who have everything and have need of nothing. We now know the spiritual dangers of both lives, to have not and to have. If you do not believe he is coming, that wont make any difference because he is coming.Life as we know it now, very soon will be forever changed. Soon we will be entering the time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation. Your riches or poverty wont save you. You have to know Christ yourself. As you read His word, your life will be changed.The Bible plainly says,"For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth" 11Corinthians13: 8. Soon and very soon we will be with Jesus ruling the Universe, be there!!. |
May the LORD bless you and keep you from falling.
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