Let’s Testify!
Most regular visitors to the site know that a very influential passage of scripture used as a basis for establishing FAM Ministries was Revelation 12:10-11, because it says Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. And then at another very difficult and challenging time when I’m sure Satan thought he had defeated God’s purpose, another very influential passage of scripture that helped me keep my focus on what God had called me to do with this ministry was 2 Corinthians 1:2-4, which says Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The God of All Comfort Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. So the FAM websites are intended to emphasize and promote the power of our testimonies, and the fact that the Lord expects us to use them for His glory and to comfort and encourage others. And the following verses confirm that by making it pretty clear that we are called to share our testimonies for the Lord’s glory:
John 1:7
He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.
John 15:27
And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.
Acts 4:33
With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all.
Acts 20:24
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.
2 Timothy 1:7-10
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, who has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
This morning, Creflo Dollar shared his own testimony about a time when the Lord came through for him and what he learned from that experience, in Keeping Your Faith Focused (Part 1) – Video or Audio, which is a very encouraging message and great testimony.
So many discouraged and hopeless men and women visit this website every day, and I know there must be just as many, if not a lot more, who have AWESOME testimonies about times when the Lord came through for them in an amazing way when there seemed to be no way. So I’m asking those of you with such testimonies to share them by posting a response here to encourage those who greatly need to be reminded of the Lord’s grace, power and faithfulness, and it doesn’t have to be related to marriage restoration in any way, and testimonies from men are welcome too. We all share the responsibility to testify about what the Lord has done for us to encourage and comfort others. So, I’ll post the first testimony and hope to see many more from the rest of you. All you have to do is click on the link below that shows how many responses there are, and the rest should be pretty easy to follow. Let’s be obedient and give God the glory for the great things He has done and encourage others in the process! Just remember that everyone has access to what is posted here, so you might not want to use identifiable information, and we don’t want to say anything that does not glorify the Lord or that denigrates our spouses.
I’ve seen the Lord move miraculously in my own life so many times that it’s hard to choose which time was the most significant to me, but I’ll never be able to forget that my husband contacted me for the first time in nine years the very day I went to a legal aid attorney to file for bankruptcy. My vision had deteriorated to the point that I had to sell the business I owned for many years and my attempts to create other business opportunities were unsuccessful and created nothing but financial loss and debt. I hated the idea of declaring bankruptcy, but was even advised by a Christian credit counselor that in my particular circumstances, it was the only option and that it was an option provided by law. I still hated doing that and felt terrible about it, so imagine my shock when I got home that afternoon from the lawyer’s office (where we had been unable to complete the process, because he didn’t tell me I had to have certain information and a filing fee that I didn’t have) and found several messages on my answering machine from a husband I hadn’t heard a word from in over nine years, and who happened to owe me a small fortune! I didn’t have to file for bankruptcy after all, because my husband sent me money right away and paid off the two credit cards I had been unable to pay. The money he sent was enough to get me through the next year and to start this ministry, so God turned a very hopeless situation into something I NEVER could have imagined…and He definitely did it at the LAST possible minute. But I always trusted Him and sought His will at every step in the process, which is why I know He came through for me in such an awesome and unexpected way! Praise the Lord! He’s SO awesome and faithful…ALL of the time!