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Join us for Youth Service:
Wednesday Evenings 7:00 p.m. House of Praise
Testimony by Kristi Holifield
About eight years ago I started attending church on a regular basis. I can remember that first day just like it was yesterday. Little did I know, that Sunday morning I would have a brief encounter with God that would change my life forever. I arrived at the church only minutes before the main worship service was about to begin. In the next few moments my life was going to be drastically changed. When I started to walk through the door, the door greeter took me by the hand and spoke only a few words, "I need You in my youth service on Wednesday night." What I saw in that man's eyes and the words he spoke were one in the same. Both were filled with the love of God, and for the first time in my life I had found someone who said what I wanted to hear. He said that I was needed. It wasn't the youth leader that had made a great impression on me, but it was God that had just bombarded directly into my world and reached me where I needed it. For most of my life I never felt like anyone needed me or wanted me to be around. But from that moment on I knew that the love of God was real and that I was willing to do whatever I could to have that same love in my eyes that I had just seen. A few weeks later I accepted Jesus as my personal savior and then received the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. My life had completely changed. I went from being a shy and bashful teenager to a bold witness that could not be quieted down. But I still longed for more of God. I knew there had to be more out there somewhere. I began to go from place to place visiting revivals and watching big time evangelists and pastors preaching. I started to look to these ladies and men as role models of the Christian that I wanted to become. When I looked at these individuals I thought that they had so much of God. I assumed that they had more of God than anyone else around. and that is what I longed for. I tried every way I possibly could think of to get closer to God, but I could only go so far and then I would just hit a wall. It took me seven years to realize what the problem was. I was looking at these people all wrong. They really didn't have a lot of God. But, GOD HAD A WHOLE LOT OF THESE PEOPLE! I realized that they had just gave over completely to Him. They had put their life down as a sacrifice and let Him come in and fill them up. When we give our lives completely over to God and surrender all to Him, He will come in and let the fire of the Holy Spirit burn away all that is displeasing to Him and then turn right around and fill us up with His extravagant love. I want to encourage you to let God have all of your life. Let Him come in and fill you up with His Love. When you do this I promise that you will never be the same again! He will change your life forever, if you will let Him!
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These hearts, ablaze for God, are going to make a mighty impact on their HOMES, this COMMUNITY, this STATE, and this WORLD! |
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May God set your Hearts on Fire |
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