Post by firesteel on Apr 23, 2014 0:13:51 GMT -5
i wasnt going to watch youtube videos anymore because i was getting too confused by them all, but i watched one recently & it seemed like it was from the Lord, but i didnt know what to make of it because of the reference to unclean foods, i had in the past avoided pork etc, then i read pauls teachings in the NT about all foods being ok to eat as long as they are received with thanks: so i started eating ham again recently,
but this testimony shook my faith a bit, not knowing for sure so i have again refrained from eating 'unclean' foods from now on just in case.
the video also mentioned people in hell for not witnessing to the lost & i had been making excuses not to because i felt like i wasnt sure of my salvation myself & i didnt feel qualified to preach to others.
so not knowing what to do i stopped witnessing & have just been kind of waiting for God to speak to me about it.
i used to witness to telemarketers when they called but i felt awkward about it because i felt i wasnt good at sharing the gospel & i was afraid of turning people away with my approach rather than drawing them to God so ive just been freezing up & hanging up when they call.
a telemarketer called yesterday & i quickly hung up on them..then:-
i had my mp3 player going with headphones on & i had converted the long version of this testimony to mp3 & it immediately came on my random playlist as soon as i hung up & i went uh oh.
i took it as a warning from God & i said Lord, i repent!
i went online looking for some kind of witnessing script to print out to read to the next person who called my house & i put something together & printed it & put it next to the phone & i begged Jesus for forgiveness & another chance, that God would send someone for me to witness to, to repent but nobody else called yesterday.
i prayed for the Lord to have mercy on me.
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then i dreamed last night i had dirt all over my feet & i was looking everywhere for water to wash them clean but i couldnt find any.
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then earlier today someone came to my door like a door to door salesman (its been a while since we had anyone come knocking) & i was never so glad to see a salesman knocking at my door. praise the Lord for another chance!
i asked him if he knew whether his soul would go to heaven or hell if he died today.
he didnt want to know about it, he said he didnt believe in God or any of that stuff & he wouldnt take my printout, then i remembered a testimony where a youth didnt believe in God & a Christian had asked them, "whats the one thing you want most in the world, you dont have to tell me what it is, but we can pray about it & ask God to do it for you to show you He is real".
in the testimony the young person had a desire to ride on a tall slide at a nearby themepark but his mother couldnt afford for him to go & God answered the prayer in an awesome way, the youth was offered a job at the park & he was allowed as many free rides on the slide as he wanted.
so i said this same sort of thing to this guy; i asked him what was the one thing he wanted & he looked blankly up in the air as he searched his mind, then i saw his eyes light up when he remembered about the thing he desires, so we prayed that God would reveal Himself through the answer to his request in Jesus name & i ask for your prayers also that God will reveal Himself to this person in a mighty way for His glory & raise him up to be a mighty man of God. (thankyou for your prayers & agreement)
so i think this testimony might actually be from God & was wondering what other people think of it.
also, do you think it is a sin to eat chocolate 'ishtar eggs' if you believe they are an evil thing?
what is your 2 cents please?
thankyou.
God bless
but this testimony shook my faith a bit, not knowing for sure so i have again refrained from eating 'unclean' foods from now on just in case.
the video also mentioned people in hell for not witnessing to the lost & i had been making excuses not to because i felt like i wasnt sure of my salvation myself & i didnt feel qualified to preach to others.
so not knowing what to do i stopped witnessing & have just been kind of waiting for God to speak to me about it.
i used to witness to telemarketers when they called but i felt awkward about it because i felt i wasnt good at sharing the gospel & i was afraid of turning people away with my approach rather than drawing them to God so ive just been freezing up & hanging up when they call.
a telemarketer called yesterday & i quickly hung up on them..then:-
i had my mp3 player going with headphones on & i had converted the long version of this testimony to mp3 & it immediately came on my random playlist as soon as i hung up & i went uh oh.
i took it as a warning from God & i said Lord, i repent!
i went online looking for some kind of witnessing script to print out to read to the next person who called my house & i put something together & printed it & put it next to the phone & i begged Jesus for forgiveness & another chance, that God would send someone for me to witness to, to repent but nobody else called yesterday.
i prayed for the Lord to have mercy on me.
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then i dreamed last night i had dirt all over my feet & i was looking everywhere for water to wash them clean but i couldnt find any.
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then earlier today someone came to my door like a door to door salesman (its been a while since we had anyone come knocking) & i was never so glad to see a salesman knocking at my door. praise the Lord for another chance!
i asked him if he knew whether his soul would go to heaven or hell if he died today.
he didnt want to know about it, he said he didnt believe in God or any of that stuff & he wouldnt take my printout, then i remembered a testimony where a youth didnt believe in God & a Christian had asked them, "whats the one thing you want most in the world, you dont have to tell me what it is, but we can pray about it & ask God to do it for you to show you He is real".
in the testimony the young person had a desire to ride on a tall slide at a nearby themepark but his mother couldnt afford for him to go & God answered the prayer in an awesome way, the youth was offered a job at the park & he was allowed as many free rides on the slide as he wanted.
so i said this same sort of thing to this guy; i asked him what was the one thing he wanted & he looked blankly up in the air as he searched his mind, then i saw his eyes light up when he remembered about the thing he desires, so we prayed that God would reveal Himself through the answer to his request in Jesus name & i ask for your prayers also that God will reveal Himself to this person in a mighty way for His glory & raise him up to be a mighty man of God. (thankyou for your prayers & agreement)
so i think this testimony might actually be from God & was wondering what other people think of it.
also, do you think it is a sin to eat chocolate 'ishtar eggs' if you believe they are an evil thing?
what is your 2 cents please?
thankyou.
God bless