Do miracles really happen? I believe so. And my Christian testimony evidences it. For a life that has been changed by the power of God is indeed a miracle! At this time I would like to share my testimony with you so that you too, can see that miracles really happen!

Before I gave my life to Jesus Christ I was subject to an existence of uncertainty and hopelessness. At least, that is what I had thought at the time. You see, I didn’t know where I was headed, nor did I really care where I was going.  All I knew was that I existed; and it didn’t matter to me if I didn’t exist, because life to me at the time was pointless.

Moreover, I was angry and depressed about many things and had trouble trusting people because my biological father had left me at a very early age and eventually severed all communication with me and my sister. Unfortunately, the person who took his place was both physically and verbally abusive towards me. Thus my self-esteem had been shipwrecked and I was left feeling that I was exactly what my stepfather had said I was; that is, a loser who would never amount to anything good in life.

Eventually I got into drugs and started drinking alcohol to pacify my pain; it was my way of escaping the ugliness of my reality. In fact, I used drugs and drank alcohol so frequently that I often referred to life as a ‘party’.  All that mattered to me at that point was when and where the next ‘high’ would be.  Of course, when the party had ended I was right back where I had started from—angry and depressed.

There was even a time when I went too far with these things and ended up overdosing.  I recall waking up in a room within a hospital.  A priest was standing over me and had asked me if I had anything to say to him.  With an angry flare I had said, ‘No’.  I could faintly see that he had a look of profound sadness from my response; but I didn’t care.  Now that I look back on the situation, it was as though God were speaking to me through him saying, ‘Have you had enough yet’?  But I wasn’t finished…I didn’t have enough…

I had always believed in God; I just didn’t think that much about Him, because I didn’t believe He cared about me. I couldn’t imagine how He could have loved me and allowed me to go through so much abuse at the same time.  And when my mother had died that was when I really became bitter towards Him.  I even got involved in reading books on the occult, as my stepfather was a magician and had many books of this kind.

I continued to live like this until 1996 when I sat through a series of presentations on the gospel.  That’s when I discovered how valuable my life is to God; that’s when I found Jesus Christ! He gave my life new meaning and revealed His love for me like I had never experienced before. He even worked a miracle within my life to get me off of the drugs and alcohol without withdrawal symptoms, and gave me the strength to kick a 13 year habit of smoking cigarettes!

I had spent hours in the Bible. I was like a sponge, absorbing everything that I could get my hands on that had something to tell me about Jesus Christ; I couldn’t get enough of Him.  For, He gave me hope for a better life and assurance that He would never leave or forsake me.  I discovered that He had gone through even more abuse than I had experienced so that I could inherit a world without pain and suffering.  Thus through His death He answered the question of how much God loves me.  Giving my life to Jesus Christ was the best decision that I had ever made!

I even went to school to study theology so that I could be better equipped to share my faith.  Of course, I realize now that the equipping does not come from learned men who have doctorate degrees in theology and teach in universities and colleges; rather, it comes from the Holy Spirit who guides us into all truth; it comes from the Word of God; it comes from Jesus Christ and the heavenly Father above.  But I am glad that I went away to study theology, because the LORD had gifted me with many experiences, such as the following one…

At one of the schools that I had attended it was a part of the curriculum to get involved with an evangelistic outreach project.  My task was to go out and give Bible studies to people in preparation for a Bible seminar–similar to the one that resulted in me giving my life to Jesus Christ.  That’s when I had met Rick.  He was a guy who was hurting and wanted something more out of life than what he was getting.  I sat down and gave him several studies, which resulted in him wanting to learn more and more about Jesus.  He was deeply moved by these sessions.

When it came time for the meetings to start I had asked him if he would go to the seminar.  He obliged.  I recall him attending faithfully for the first few meetings; but then he suddenly stopped going.  After a few meetings had passed without Rick being there, past thoughts began to haunt me as feelings of failure had infiltrated my mind.  The words, ‘You are a loser’, resurfaced in my life yet again, and I was discouraged.

After a period of time, I had decided to call Rick to see what was going on.  I had asked him why he had stopped going to the meetings.  He had said that he was having problems.  I then informed him that I was discouraged.  He asked me why.  And that’s when I told him that I had missed him.  When I had told him this he was touched and said that he would attend every meeting from that point on.

Rick decided to give his life to Jesus during those meetings.  I remember it so vividly; right before he was baptized the Holy Spirit impressed a thought upon my heart which went something like this:  ‘What were you called before…a  loser?  Well, guess what…you were just used by the most powerful being in all the universe to help Rick become a part of the family of God.  You are not a loser; you are a son of God.’  I was brought to tears at that point and understood how valuable my life really was to God and knew what I was meant to do with it.  Hence, I was called…

Dear reader, you are just as valuable to God as I am.  He loves you very much.  He doesn’t want to hurt you and He isn’t out to make your life hard.  Instead, He wants to embrace you and give you a life of hope and promise; He wants to give you true happiness and peace of mind.

Will you let Him do these things for you?  If you haven’t given your life to Jesus Christ already, then I encourage you to do so now.  It will be the best decision that you will ever make; and the most rewarding one at that!

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. (John 3:16-17 NKJV)

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9 NKJV)

Blessings to you…