Christian testimonies

Janet
Where does my testimony begin? Well, the Bible tells me that it was before the foundation of the world. I find that so amazing. I remember our pastor saying "if you are a Christian then you have a testimony to give".

I was brought up in a Christian home where God's Word was loved and read. Looking back I remember that I never queried what was read from the Bible and believed that it was true. The Church we attended at that time had a Christian Endeavour group which I went to every Tuesday evening.

Our leader was a Godly lady who read the Scriptures every week. One night she talked about heaven and hell. There were two doors in the room and pointing to the one nearest to her she said "if you don't know Jesus as your personal Saviour you can't go through that door".

The Lord graciously opened my eyes to see that although I believed and accepted the Bible to be true, I hadn't actually repented of my sin and asked Him to forgive me. So there and then on 12th June 1956 I asked the Lord Jesus to be my Saviour. I was baptised when I was 17 and the verse I was given was Psalm 66.16 which says:-

                       "Come and hear all you who fear the God and I will declare what He has done for my soul".
 

In my late teens I started to attend Bankhall Mission with a friend and it was there that I met my future husband. We continued to attend there until our son was born and then we realised that we should attend somewhere closer to our home, so that we could share our attendance on a Sunday night and at the midweek Bible study.

So in 1971 we became members of Aughton Park Baptist Church. We were now hearing consecutive ministry for the first time and we were beginning to grow in our Christian faith.
 

The following years brought unemployment and serious illnesses but God has never left us or forsaken us and as He promises in His Word in Romans 8:28:- "and we know that all things work together for good to those who are called according to His Purpose". But I am human and there have been times when my heart has failed me, but I know that God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

My father died last year and I felt days of great sadness as I missed him so much, although I know that he with his Lord in glory. But I can testify to God's sustaining power and keeping, my heavenly Father was with me through every minute of every day.
 

What of the future? Only God knows, but as a Christian I can rest in Him knowing that He does all things well.
What a wonderful salvation how can we help but love and praise the Lord.