This has been a long time in the coming.
I arrived at this forum to be closer to some I knew in the hope that this continued association would facilitate the restoration which Jesus Christ declared years ago, when I was alone in the wilderness and close to death. The Lord came to me --- all of me --- when there was no one to call my name nor witness what I had become.
He claimed me as His own --- all of me --- and on that day when this body lie spent and withered in the dirt, covered with wounds and scars, the Lord God promised that nothing would be the same again. He would speak and I would hear His voice; He would be my Provider and no other; everything I lost would be given in a measure far exceeding what I possessed before.
Christ would restore my strength and make me whole again. I didn't understand the words of His mouth for I was blinded by the glory of His presence; my mind was chaos and I couldn't utter a word. I was struck senseless. The Lord spoke of this, saying that the memories would return but for now it was my place to sleep, heal, and grow strong. His promise would be fulfilled in time.
I determined to never share the testimony on this forum but the Lord convicted me of this error. What do I have to fear? I've faced much worse than the insolence of the unbelieving and the stones of the mocker. I have been shattered, broken, and left for dead.
I've been beaten, starved, drowned, betrayed, and imprisoned in a cage of exquisite cruelty and unspeakable evil. I have watched the innocent flayed alive... rituals of the profane... programmed by scheming manipulators... and terrorized by enemies who aren't flesh and blood.
They sought to make me their own and when my Father in heaven unraveled their wicked designs they sought to end my life on this earth by any means possible. Did they succeed?
No they did not, to the glory of Jesus Christ who knew of me before I was born. Therefore I'm not afraid of the unbelieving nor the mockers, for what can they do to me? I will offer the testimony in this thread, then, but it will take time because of the price I have no choice to pay with the telling.
I will return again to continue.
I arrived at this forum to be closer to some I knew in the hope that this continued association would facilitate the restoration which Jesus Christ declared years ago, when I was alone in the wilderness and close to death. The Lord came to me --- all of me --- when there was no one to call my name nor witness what I had become.
He claimed me as His own --- all of me --- and on that day when this body lie spent and withered in the dirt, covered with wounds and scars, the Lord God promised that nothing would be the same again. He would speak and I would hear His voice; He would be my Provider and no other; everything I lost would be given in a measure far exceeding what I possessed before.
Christ would restore my strength and make me whole again. I didn't understand the words of His mouth for I was blinded by the glory of His presence; my mind was chaos and I couldn't utter a word. I was struck senseless. The Lord spoke of this, saying that the memories would return but for now it was my place to sleep, heal, and grow strong. His promise would be fulfilled in time.
I determined to never share the testimony on this forum but the Lord convicted me of this error. What do I have to fear? I've faced much worse than the insolence of the unbelieving and the stones of the mocker. I have been shattered, broken, and left for dead.
I've been beaten, starved, drowned, betrayed, and imprisoned in a cage of exquisite cruelty and unspeakable evil. I have watched the innocent flayed alive... rituals of the profane... programmed by scheming manipulators... and terrorized by enemies who aren't flesh and blood.
They sought to make me their own and when my Father in heaven unraveled their wicked designs they sought to end my life on this earth by any means possible. Did they succeed?
No they did not, to the glory of Jesus Christ who knew of me before I was born. Therefore I'm not afraid of the unbelieving nor the mockers, for what can they do to me? I will offer the testimony in this thread, then, but it will take time because of the price I have no choice to pay with the telling.
I will return again to continue.