I thank the Lord for His mercy, that He sought me out of the multitudes. I was brought up with my sister in a good home, a happy home. I never knew my parents to quarrel or say unkind words, but it seemed we were always reaching out for something spiritual to satisfy our hearts.
My folks participated in another faith for a while, and even had me baptized in it as a baby, but they did not find anything to feed their soul. They also tried to pray, asking the Lord to forgive them for their sins, but they did not know a person could pray through to victory. In my preschool years, we said the Lord’s Prayer before bed, but it did not have any meaning to me.
I would try to pray on my own after getting into bed, but I had no one to guide me or tell me how to pray from my heart. I knew I was not praying correctly. I would ask for things I wanted, and sometimes God would answer those childish prayers even though they were not for spiritual things.
As a child, I knew people who went to church, but did not live Christian lives. I thought, what is the good of going to church? They are no different than we are. Then some girls invited me to the Apostolic Faith Church. I came one Sunday and saw that it was different, even the music was different. From then on, I had a desire in my heart to attend church.
As I began to attend church, the Lord talked to my heart. I had such turmoil and unrest on the inside, and I was bound by a quick temper when things went wrong. One day, the Lord taught me to pray the publican’s prayer of “God be merciful to me, a sinner” (Luke 18:13). When I prayed it, He was merciful. God came down, saved my soul, and healed my heart. He satisfied that empty void and gave me such peace, joy, and contentment. My folks came to church with me and God also saved them.
In times of discouragement, the Lord has encouraged me. I have experienced His healing power many times. One time, I had something come upon me for about a month. One day as I was walking home from work, the Lord touched me. I knew it was the healing touch of God. The problem started getting better and kept getting better. Though I was not healed instantly in that case, there have been several times when I was.
God kept me in the business world, and now for several years, He has given me the privilege of working in the Apostolic Faith headquarters office.
No matter what comes or goes in life, the Lord is always very near. He fills my soul to overflowing. I have the confidence and assurance that He will see me through to the very end of this journey.
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