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friends 49 hours ago...
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has lost 27 lbs since mid May! Feeling GREAT! 268 hours ago...
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has lost 23 lbs since mid May!!! I feel better than I have felt in a very long time! 4 hours ago...
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has lost 20 lbs in just over 5 weeks now! 4 minutes ago...
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TYT is so amazed at the awesome testimonies! Keep storing up your rewards in heaven. 4 minutes ago...
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| Bri's Testimony |
If I can edit this later, I'll rewrite this, but I don't have time now so I'm going to post the testimony I wrote up almost a year ago. It's definitely not as good as it could be so if I find time, I'll write a new one and post it instead.
There is no doubt that life has been hard for me. I have had many
obstacles placed in my way: problems with acne, losing my best friends,
not getting along with my brother, among other things. I struggle now
with being accepted, having unusually high cholesterol, the pressure of
maintaining straight A’s, not having many friends, and having parents
that reject a Biblical faith in Christ. I would have fallen into deep
depression and suicidal thoughts long ago if it were not for one thing:
my relationship with my Lord and Savior. In Him lies my only hope.
My story is one of a girl who held a false faith for 15 years and then
was brought to genuine faith in the Lord. I was born into a Catholic
family. As was the custom, I was baptized as an infant. As I grew
older, I participated in the sacraments of the Eucharist,
Reconciliation, and Confirmation. My family went to church almost
every Sunday except during tax season because my dad was busy with his
accounting work. I also went to church Wednesday nights from sixth to
eighth grade for Faith Formation classes. I learned nothing from the
classes except that they were extremely boring. Going to church and
classes was my religion. I never prayed, never read, and never really
cared about God. I had no relationship with the Lord and I did not
even desire one. I was fine with my version of Christianity.
In 2005, something began to change in me. I started to desire a
relationship with the Lord. I began to pray and read the Bible a lot,
but nothing drastic happened until almost two years later. At the end
of 2006, I began listening to Christian rap and by the spring of 2007,
I only listened to Christian music. The lyrics penetrated me and
transformed my mind. Before I knew it, I was being changed into an
“unashamed, all-saved, all-serious” follower of Christ. Reading the
Bible became a daily occurrence through which I finally turned away
from my old faith.
By reading the Bible, I found many flaws
in the Catholic doctrine that had been programmed into my brain. My
old faith was not hard to leave behind since I had never felt a real
connection with it and the Lord was so convincingly leading me out of
it. I knew that I had to attempt to get my parents and brother out of
the Catholic Church as well. With the Lord guiding the way, my brother
came to true faith in Jesus Christ. However, my parents refused to
leave the faith they had been brought up believing. They still have
not converted to real Christianity, but I am confident that the Lord
will help me reach them somehow.
Though I have come to an
extremely close relationship with the Lord, I know more must be done.
I have recently dedicated even more of my time to the Lord. My
once-a-day prayer will become twice a day at first and even more in the
future. My reading of the Bible will become an in-depth study.
Someone once told me that I am as close to God as I am trying to be and
I truly believe it. That is why I am multiplying my efforts. I desire
to know and love the Lord more than anything else.
I want my
testimony to present three main points. First, life is not complete
without a relationship with God. If you think Christianity is all
about going to church on Sunday and acting as the rest of the world on
Monday through Saturday change your mindset. Christ calls us to deny
ourselves and follow Him. The gate is not all that is narrow; the road
is too. Put to death everything that is no of the Lord and bring to
life a new you. This life should be focused on the Lord. Read, pray,
and praise. Be transformed.
Second, there will be hard
times, but God promises to bring you through. Knowing Him alone can
bring true joy when you are down as low as you can go. Many problems
can be too big for you, but no problem is too big for the Lord. Put
your complete trust in Him. Run into His loving arms. He will comfort
you when comfort is nowhere to be found.
Third, we are
called to share our faith. I am sharing my testimony in hopes that I
can affect people. If only one person comes to the Lord because of my
testimony, I will be satisfied. If you know atheists, Buddhists,
Hindus, Muslims, people from “Christian” cults, or nonbelievers of any
sort, do not keep quiet. If there is even a slim chance that they will
come to belief in Jesus Christ, then there is a need to share. If you
keep quiet, they could die without Christ and end up in hell for
eternity. Imagine Christ telling them to depart from Him. No one
should wish that fate on anyone.
I end this with two
requests. To the believers I say, find the area in your relationship
with God that needs the most improvement, whether it is prayer, Bible
reading, or whatever else, and work on it. To the nonbelievers I say,
please email me at UnashamedOfHim116@yahoo.com. I want to tell you
about Christ’s amazing gift of salvation and how you can receive it. I
want you to know about His amazing love.
God bless each and every one of you!
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Bri's Testimony Info
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Which categories of people did you belonged to before you were saved?
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The Goody Two Shoes, The Abandonded, The Unaware, The Religious, A Teen
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| Who have been your best examples? |
People from the 116 Clique Forum (http://reachrecords.com/speak/)- Derrick, Mike, and Beatz especial
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| List books, music or ministries that have helped your walk: |
Music: Lecrae, Trip Lee, Tedashii, Sho Baraka, Cross Movement, Ambassador, Flame, Da' T.R.U.T.H., Brothatone, Humble Tip, Shai Linne, Timothy Brindle, J.R., Mesianico, Salvador, Papa San, Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, Kutless, Skillet, Shawn McDonald, Phil Wickham, etc.
Books: The Bible, Quiet Strength, Lifestories, The Chronicles of Narnia (The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is my favorite), My Utmost for His Highest, Don't Waste Your Life, etc.
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Church:
Church website:
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I have not found a good local church
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| Prayer requests: |
My parents' salvation;
boldness to share my faith
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| Occupation/Business/School: |
Junior in High School
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