http://wonheart.us/bruce.cfm Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:45:00 GMT http://bandzoogle.com http://wonheart.us/bruce.cfm?feature=3083356&postid=1707837       My testimony begins when I was a teenager while I was trying to figure out who I was. I had read the bible every night as a work hoping I would somehow balance out the scales of justice by reading enough to outweigh my sins. While doing this, however, I also began to get interested in witchcraft and began researching things of that nature like the Tibetan Book of the Dead, astral projection and so forth. At one time for a period of about 2 weeks I had stopped reading the bible and began to look harder into the dark side. One night I went into my bedroom in my parents’ house where I lived at the time and sat down on my bed like I had done many nights before. I had bent over to untie my shoes when I heard something like wind chimes in the area of my door and I looked up at the door to see where the sound was coming from. Instantly a large beam of incredibly bright white light shot out and engulfed me. It was very bright but did not hurt my eyes. Then an ancient blue scroll opened up inside of it. It was royal blue with gold writing on it and golden rollers. Then I heard the deepest voice I had ever heard in my life begin to speak to me. I felt the most powerful feeling of authority that I had ever experienced yet I was not afraid. He did not introduce Himself but I knew that it was Jesus. The first thing he did was reprove me for not reading His word. The next thing He did was assure me that I could accomplish anything if I followed Him.       The next morning I woke up and found that my clothes had been removed and stacked neatly on my dresser and I had no memory of time that night. It was like I was transported to the next morning instantly. Obviously I went back immediately to reading the bible and I forgot about researching the dark world. I went on to live my life after this but I kept this experience in my heart. I played rock and roll with several bands in clubs and parties and continued to live a somewhat less than perfect life and continued to carry the guilt.       Many years later I had purchased my own home and was doing rather well financially. My parents had told me about a TV preacher that they enjoyed watching and said that I ought to check him out so I did. He was talking about God’s desire to bless us and heal us. He kept repeating the scripture from Mark 11:24 that says, “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” I wasn’t sure the bible really said that so I remembered that someone had given me an Oral Roberts Gift Bible one time so I went looking and found it. I looked up the scriptures this preacher kept quoting and found that the bible did say that about God. Soon I wasn’t even watching the preacher but I was looking into the Bible and finding all kind of answers to the questions I had about life. I couldn’t wait to get home from work so I could dig into the bible again for answers. I also found out what I had to do to be saved by reading the bible as well, (Romans 10:9-13) but I hadn’t actually done it yet.       Well I became sick and had to go to the hospital. They put me in an exam room and shot radioactive dye in me to see what was going on. While I was lying on the table waiting for the technician to return, I was in the perfect position, on my back looking up. I asked Jesus to change my life and heal me right there and I believed that He wanted to. Afterwards the doctors came and told me that they were admitting me into the hospital to perform surgery on me. I told them that I was not going to go into the hospital but that I would the following Monday if I was no better. They got very angry and told me that I needed to have surgery but I refused because I believed that Jesus had healed me. The next day my pain and fever was gone and I felt fine. On Monday I went to see the doctor who released me for work. He did say that I would have the results of this problem the rest of my life but to this day I do not.       It all started then. Jesus did drastically change my life. I quit many things that I had been doing but most of all, I had begun a true relationship with the Lord of Heaven. Jesus has made Himself known many, many times in my life and He continues to be the source of strength and wisdom to me today. Praise the Lord for stepping in and saving me from myself.       The next morning I woke up and found that my clothes had been removed and stacked neatly on my dresser and I had no memory of time that night. It was like I was transported to the next morning instantly. Obviously I went back immediately to reading the bible and I forgot about researching the dark world.
I went on to live my life after this but I kept this experience in my heart. I played rock and roll with several bands in clubs and parties and continued to live a somewhat less than perfect life and continued to carry the guilt.
      Many years later I had purchased my own home and was doing rather well financially. My parents had told me about a TV preacher that they enjoyed watching and said that I ought to check him out so I did. He was talking about God’s desire to bless us and heal us. He kept repeating the scripture from Mark 11:24 that says, “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” I wasn’t sure the bible really said that so I remembered that someone had given me an Oral Roberts Gift Bible one time so I went looking and found it. I looked up the scriptures this preacher kept quoting and found that the bible did say that about God. Soon I wasn’t even watching the preacher but I was looking into the Bible and finding all kind of answers to the questions I had about life. I couldn’t wait to get home from work so I could dig into the bible again for answers. I also found out what I had to do to be saved by reading the bible as well, (Romans 10:9-13) but I hadn’t actually done it yet.
      Well I became sick and had to go to the hospital. They put me in an exam room and shot radioactive dye in me to see what was going on. While I was lying on the table waiting for the technician to return, I was in the perfect position, on my back looking up. I asked Jesus to change my life and heal me right there and I believed that He wanted to. Afterwards the doctors came and told me that they were admitting me into the hospital to perform surgery on me. I told them that I was not going to go into the hospital but that I would the following Monday if I was no better. They got very angry and told me that I needed to have surgery but I refused because I believed that Jesus had healed me. The next day my pain and fever was gone and I felt fine. On Monday I went to see the doctor who released me for work. He did say that I would have the results of this problem the rest of my life but to this day I do not.
      It all started then. Jesus did drastically change my life. I quit many things that I had been doing but most of all, I had begun a true relationship with the Lord of Heaven. Jesus has made Himself known many, many times in my life and He continues to be the source of strength and wisdom to me today. Praise the Lord for stepping in and saving me from myself.

]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:45:00 GMT DCA2CD6F81D2E5416564852B28D90D87 http://wonheart.us/bruce.cfm?feature=3083356&postid=1707826 God wants to bring us into his presence by our worship. When we worship Him all worries and cares of this life disappear.Looking back on my life I see the hand of God helping me all the way bringing me to a place where I know only His hand could have saved me. Isn't that what it is all about, giving God all the glory and all the praise? So no matter what we face in life we can be assured that God is with us working things out for our good. Trustworthy and righteous is our God. When we fall down, He picks us right back up. So never give up the fight of faith. It is not vain to serve the Lord. He wants to take you and I to a higher place and that place is in his presence.by Kay from Won Heart Looking back on my life I see the hand of God helping me all the way bringing me to a place where I know only His hand could have saved me. Isn't that what it is all about, giving God all the glory and all the praise? So no matter what we face in life we can be assured that God is with us working things out for our good. Trustworthy and righteous is our God. When we fall down, He picks us right back up. So never give up the fight of faith. It is not vain to serve the Lord. He wants to take you and I to a higher place and that place is in his presence.

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