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I had a good Christian upbringing. I always believed in Jesus but I didn't always follow Him.
There's been 2 different times when I have followed Him when He has shown me the force of His being, the light, the power the love and the understanding. Each time I turned away from Him.
One time I was praying because I had a medical problem, which was very worrying. God spoke to me, I felt wonderful warmth and my mind and heart was at total peace. I knew I would be OK, and I was.
The other time was when I was at my interview at Woolies. I hadn't been for an interview since I was 19, it was well scary. I'd prayed loads asking for strength to get through it. I took my jacket off and sat down. The manager gave me a form and left me to fill it in. It had loads of questions on. I had a panic attack because I couldn't read half the questions, let alone spell the answers. I put my jacket on and was off out the door when God took control. I had that wonderful warmth and total peace all over again. I couldn't read or spell any better but God gave me the strength to explain how things were. I answered everything verbally. Two days later the manager phoned me and said the job was mine.
Some time after that Jon (my fiance) had problems, which lead us to splitting up. He went to Gary (Oasis Family Church Pastor, also my brother). Gary prayed in the name of Jesus. Jon gave himself completely to God. I saw changes in Jon, it was amazing, so I gave myself completely to God as well. We got back together, got married and haven't looked back thanks to the power of God through Jesus.
This might be a personal story, but I feel it is a message to us all. Even if we turn away from God, He never turns us away
There's been 2 different times when I have followed Him when He has shown me the force of His being, the light, the power the love and the understanding. Each time I turned away from Him.
One time I was praying because I had a medical problem, which was very worrying. God spoke to me, I felt wonderful warmth and my mind and heart was at total peace. I knew I would be OK, and I was.
The other time was when I was at my interview at Woolies. I hadn't been for an interview since I was 19, it was well scary. I'd prayed loads asking for strength to get through it. I took my jacket off and sat down. The manager gave me a form and left me to fill it in. It had loads of questions on. I had a panic attack because I couldn't read half the questions, let alone spell the answers. I put my jacket on and was off out the door when God took control. I had that wonderful warmth and total peace all over again. I couldn't read or spell any better but God gave me the strength to explain how things were. I answered everything verbally. Two days later the manager phoned me and said the job was mine.
Some time after that Jon (my fiance) had problems, which lead us to splitting up. He went to Gary (Oasis Family Church Pastor, also my brother). Gary prayed in the name of Jesus. Jon gave himself completely to God. I saw changes in Jon, it was amazing, so I gave myself completely to God as well. We got back together, got married and haven't looked back thanks to the power of God through Jesus.
This might be a personal story, but I feel it is a message to us all. Even if we turn away from God, He never turns us away
Sheila’s Story