Eve, (Not Crystal,) writes this.....................................................................
When you least expect it, miracles happen.
Friday night (22 Jan 2010) was just another regular Friday night. Nothing spectacular planned or anticipated. Months ago, a friend gave me a DVD called Fireproof. I've not really had any inclination to watch it, and while having nothing to do on Friday evening, everyone else fast asleep, nothing worth watching on TV, I decided to pop it into the machine. The first 30 minutes didn't really draw me in, but I stuck it out as I really had nothing better to do. Well. By the end of the movie I was sobbing like I haven't sobbed in years. The tears were literally streaming down my face, my body was shaking uncontrollably and my heart was filled with so much sadness that I honestly thought that I could die from the unbearable heartache.
I went outside, and with my eyes filled with tears, I turned my head to the heavens and asked God to heal me, to make me whole, to take my life and make it His. I asked Jesus to come into my heart and give me life. I honestly don't know how long I was sitting outside, it could have been minutes or hours, the duration is irrelevant, what I experienced was true GLORY.
It was as if I could feel the pain Jesus felt while he was hanging on the Cross, as if I shared the loneliness when His Father deserted Him so that he could bear the burden of all my sins. The pain was unreal, it was out of this world, it was something that my words will never be able to express. And then, it became warmer in my heart and soul than it had ever been. My entire being was filled with peace, love, happiness, forgiveness and above all, God's supernatural love.
I fell to my knees and worshipped God like I have never worshipped Him before.
I cannot explain what happened, or how, or why it happened. All I can do is to thank God that I now know that I will NEVER feel that type of loneliness or hurt ever again. All the glory to God!
I have realised now, that our war is not with each other, it is not here on earth, it is in the spiritual realm, and God is calling each one of us to fight for our right to the eternal life. God is saddened by the mediocrity that has become "religion" and "Christianity". God wants each one of us to experience His unconditional love - but, for that, we have to stop living for ourselves, and start living for Him.
When I testified in church this morning, I saw people's eyes filling with tears, I could see the hunger they have for that amazing love from our Heavenly Father and I prayed that each one of them could feel what I have been feeling since Friday night.
Thank you Heavenly Father for granting me the privilege of being your child. Thank you Lord Jesus for living in my heart. Thank you Holy Spirit for guiding me and teaching me.
I am now, more than ever, a willing student of God.
From Eve http://clayingodshands.blogspot.com/ 24 th January 2010
(With permission.)
Love that movie and watched it with my family.
ReplyDeleteBrokenness...That's when His redemption works best...And it's an awesome feeling to accept His love and grace. God bless you sister. Thanks for sharing this.
God bless you Rose for your spiritual wisdom. xx
ReplyDeleteGod's blessings to you Crystal Mary. Thank you for sharing your heartfelt and spiritual encounter with our Awesome and Holy God. May our Lord continue to shine through you and your blog. God bless, Lloyd
ReplyDeleteA wonderful testimony Crystal, thank you for sharing it. It made me realize I'm always around mature Christians and don't often hear the stories of the new convert. I loved it. Blessings.
ReplyDeleteHi Crystal Mary,
ReplyDeleteThis is my first visit to your blog. My thanks to both you and Eve for sharing this testimony of God's love, grace and salvation.
I agree, God wants an intimate relationship with each of us. We'll never experience that hiding behind a mediocre, ritualistic religion. May we all come to know Him and by faith, trust Him.
Blessings and peace.
MTJ