Something inside of me prompted me to go to Church out of the blue, that was the beginning of me seeking the Lord. That’s communication from God as a non believer. Every Saturday for a month I had that prompt - and it was something I just had to obey , didn’t understand a word that was being preached, didn’t know any of the songs ect. I came to faith about three months later While listening to a sermon on Ephesians chapter 1 !!!!!
We all receive communication from God as a non believer...mine came completely out of the blue, of course I knew that I had been searching within myself for many years even as a non believer, why was my life such a mess, I’ve already explained all of that.
Of course there is no rebirth without the name of Jesus..I’ve also explained all of that as well...as the Holy Spirit was indwelling my heart/ spirit,the Spirit testifies with our spirit that we are Gods children......that BLEW my mind, that God spoke to my spirit via His Holy Spirit....the Living word of God chose this wretch of a sinner...only knew I was a sinner after , Spirit gives birth to spirit.....all I knew was that I was Born Again, I never knew anything else....I’ve been taught by the Spirit to understand the word of God...it’s taken years to grow and mature in the Spirit....of course all Glory goes to God...I could go on and on ...about my testimony and belief....my own journey has been breathtakingly Amazing watching God at work in my life....there has been extreme heartbreak there has been extreme joy,......when I was Born Again I fell in Love with the Holy Spirit....I was on honeymoon for years, I have never been so elated in my life...becoming Born Again was mind blowing for me....a supernatural act from God that one could NEVER deny, I have the witness of the Holy Spirit in my heart/ spirit......NEVER to be denied!....Faith is a gift from God a manifestation of the Spirit...it manifests itself in our heart, where it will grow and flourish, because the imperishable seed was planted by the word of God.
The thing is....I wish we would all respect the testimony and belief of each other....God speaks to us in the way we understand His word....no ones testimony is more valid than anyone else’s...
I thought at one time every one was Born Again the same way as me.......that has taken years to understand that we aren’t!!!.....
I also don’t understand some of what people post, they also don’t understand what I post....that’s where we understand God’s word so very differently.
Some are in agreement with my understanding of God’s word, some aren’t...I just keep posting what “ I” believe God is relaying to my heart via His Spirit......
Why be rude to other members because one doesn’t understand what they are saying, I’ve done that myself, making people look silly, because “WE” don’t understand what is being spoken...it takes time to mature in the Spirit......to understand what we believe the Spirit to be witnessing to our spirit means.
God spoke to my spirit 32 years ago, in a certain area of my life...I could not take that on board, I thought it was of the enemy,...let me tell you it’s taken 32 years to understand what God spoke to my heart plus I’ve walked in Faith ...through those times I’ve had immense doubt, that was the enemy trying to rob me of Gods word....I now believe 100% what God spoke to my heart, so you aren’t alone in doubting
@Rita