Having Unshakable Faith – While Those Around You Are Falling Apart.
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I grew up going to church. During the service there was something called TESTIMONY TIME. Usually the older people would stand up and give a short, impromptu speech, in other words – a TESTIMONY. And as kids, we normally made fun of the old people – off centered wigs and rolled up stockings that gravity pulled down to their ankles. We never really listened to the TESTIMONY.
But then I grew up.
The TESTIMONY was always about some challenging event in their lives – like: a bill they couldn’t pay, a job they couldn’t get, a loan the bank wouldn’t give or some personal challenge about sickness, relationship or family.
However, the TESTIMONY always ended with how they believed God had solved the problem. And the final statement of the TESTIMONY usually went like this, “If God did it for me then – He can do it for me again”. It seems the TESTIMONY gave them hope for the future – no matter what life would throw their way.
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QUESTION: What’s the testimony that inspires you to keep having faith for the future?
TALK TO ME…
Ed
walking with God and trusting in Him has filled in the puzzles needed to make my life complete.
Faith has made me see far than where my eyes could see and this has changed my life.
Our God is a faithful God who has promised never to leave us nor forsake us. in Him we live, move and have our being.Glory to His name.
Just by God’s loving assurance that’s forever present with me…but it always requires me to be still then I remember can anybody resist our God!!!
I am 50 years old. I smoked cigarettes for 33 years. I quit Jan 2008. God promised me that if I quit smoking, he would renew my lungs. I had an exray on March 3, 2009. My doctor could not believe his eyes. After viewing the exray, he told me that if he did not know me, he never would have guessed that I once was a smoker. Father Jehovah is AWESOME. All praise and glory to my father.
My husband are I are tithers. We both retired from great paying jobs where we were barely making it. Now we have more money than when we both worked. The bills are all paid, and we are able to go out and enjoy ourselves. Praise The Lord. God is good.
My testamony is that when God did a work in my life you always had hater, but I began to know Jesus for myself in such a way, having a relationship with him. through the Holy Spirit he told me whatever I do keep my heart pure, because he is the Author and Finsher of my Faith(.) so I look for new mercy an grace every morning, along with a deeper knowing of him.
April 1, 2007, I watched my Mother take her very last breath. July 5, 2007, I watched my Spiritual Mother, Pastor & Mentor, take her last breath. I’ve been determined since then to use every breath that God allows me to take to live for kingdom building. So, no matter what goes on around me, if I got through losing those 2 beautiful, fiery woman, I can do anything.
With recently accepting my call into ministy, The devil has already put me on his hitlist. Even though we don’t fight against flesh and blood, he is still using people close to me. My testimony is that Jesus is praying for me and the battle is already won. He is just trusting me to go through. So when th enemy comes on like a flood, remember, we already have the victory, we just have to go through to go up.
I know gods goodness , he always comes through maybe not as fast as we want him too,but he comes through,and he is there even when we think he,s not there.there are times in my life when I feel that he doesnt care but then i think of his mercy and grace and I know that he cares and loves me.
First I like to give the Glory and Honor to God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. I thank Jesus for saving my life more than one time. I was lying in a hospital bed dying and Jesus step in and would not let death take me. This is a long story but I was asked to keep it short. My apendix was moth eaten and I was walking around like that no telling how long but God gave me complete deliverance, my Hospital stay was 30 days and two hospitals..Thank you Lord!
Hurricane Ike had visited my country it was severe one of the worst storm ever pass this way, before I left my home for the shelter, I knelt down and prayed to God to keep my house from harm. God was so good to me, it was my faith in Jesus Christ that kept my house safe not even one drop of water while others around me was flooded and roof came off.
Faith keeps me within the boundry of the holy ghost it is the operation of the Holy Ghost.
My faith is renewed every time I think of how the Lord blocked 4 bullets right before my eyes from hitting me I have a purpose here that I must complete through faith…. in obedience. I trust God to take care of me.
What keeps me in rememberance of the goodness of the great Elohim is that fact that my house was going to be forclosed on for back taxes. BUT GOD! The favor of our heavenly Father is real. He showed up at the ‘midnight’ hour. Everytime I think about…I PRAISE HIM AGAIN.
My husband & I thank GOD for you and 1st
lady, truly you’re a gift to the body of CHRIST. My faith is renewed daily through the word of GOD. I remember, when I firsth begin studying the word of GOD. I was instructed to find one or more scriptures, and allow my spirit to become saturated, to furnish, to charge,to absorbed my spirit man with the word of GOD. With such scriptures as; Galatians 2:20;Matt. 11:12 vs 28-30;Phil. 1:4-6;Is.41:10-13;Phil. 3:10-14;Jer. 29:11-12 Eph. 6:10-18 just a few in which GOD showed me how to “STAND” regardless to what would comes my way. Simply, stated I TRUST GOD! My word level will always increase my faith level.
Love In HIM,
Robbie Brown
I was given an opportunity to seek employment for 1 year (never believed I was unemployed) my oldest daughter move back home to help my son pay the bills. (All my children were raised at ALC) I received a call from My ALC Sister JW about an administrative position. I was in Mortgage and Banking no administrative training. I went to the interview and the other person got the position. What God has for you it will be for you. Three days later I received a call from that Company asking me to start ASAP the other person didn’t work out. My salary was cut in 1/2, but I am enjoying it. I have been to three classes paid by the company to build my clerical and computer skills. God is Soooooo Goooood
I don’t cook often, so I was careful to use a timer to keep from over cooking or burning anything. With the timer on for 2 minutes, I turned to get something from a drawer and smelled smoke. Turned around to see smoke and flame on a gas oven. No explosion. God is GOOD!
The reason I must keep my faith is simple. When I think about giving up the thing that comes quickly to my mind is what if the miracle is right around the corner? The what if would drive me crazy! I must hold on to see it come to pass.
Its God or nothing! I’m keeping the faith!!!!
Hello,Pastor Ed Montgomery and to Lady Saundra, for it is a blessing to be able to communicate to u via blogging. I am a former member of your congregation,I must say that God is good and he is Lord to us all.I am an Evangelist now and on my way to deeper depths in this journey and higher heights in the Lord.Where we was back then and where we are now! IS a Testemony already! Halieghluhaaaa!!! Be ever blessed!
The thought that sometimes our faith moves God and other times God wants us to move in our faith. Knowing and accepting the difference keeps me strong. Some days my daily bread is served to me on a silver platter and other days the Lord provisions seems scarce that’s when he’s saying “Trust me where you can’t trace me”.
Old folks used to say, “God is good all the time and all the time God is good”. If you have faith and can let the Spirit guide with his words; there is nothing else you need. I have had some problems in the last 3 years and God has brought me out each and every time. I praise him and glorify him on high; for he knew me when I didn’t.
He is an AWESOME GOD! Last month, I was evicted from my apartment. Luckiley, I have been attending the Life Church and weekly service therefore I didn’t lose my faith. I continued to pray and prayed for other. I look beyond the circumstances and realized that GOD had open the home of my co-worker for me and my child. I was never homeless. Then another blessings came along…I submitted my application for a townhouse. Fearing they will see the eviction and bad credit, I was approved. Everyday I continued to receive his blessing and I continued to pray for other.
It’s very sobering to hear your doctor tell you “if things don’t turn around quickly you’re going to die!” Well that was 5+ years ago and I’m still here!!! All praises and glory to THE MOST HIGH GOD!
Pastor Ed. I am grateful for your comments you send to me, I live in Minn.MN and I am 67 and have 6 grown children the oldest is 50. I am the grand mother of 19 and a great grand of 5. You said in one of your messages to not give up on my dreams, and I took your word and started college. I was just told that March 28th I will graduate with honors with a AABA in Bussiness Administration with a concentration on Medical Billing and Coding. Also next month I will be ordained in the Ministry. Thank you for lighting the fire.
I’ve known God my entire life…He is literally the air I breathe….my heartbeat…many miraculous events have occurred in my life but the most precious is a daily awakening and realization that He has blessed me with another night of rest and another day of opportunity to be a blessing in the life or lives of another one of His precious children. “God has made me an heiress…The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” Psalm 16
What more is there to say? He loves us…oh how He loves us!! And I love Him and the only thing that matters is that we “get” that!
God is faithful even when his children aren’t.
What comes to mind at this time is when were so involved as a church family in building the Cathedral. We all pitched in with small tasks and felt that we built something that when we are long gone our seeds will say that we left them a inheritance, a church home called “the Cathedral”
What keeps me keeping on in the faith is a constant affirmation I speak to encourage myself- “Jehovah Jireha has already provided for my every need to be successful and for my well being. I realized that I had to pray expecting and praise like I already received it. God is truly awesome when we just let Him do as only He can!. Trust Him and keep it moving until the manifestation occurs.
I was just reading these this morning, and was encouraged to give my testimony. My testimony is that I am assured everyday that no matter what I may be facing GOD LOVES ME. This is the fact that keeps me going. Even if my friends and family don’t understand me or things seems to be going so wrong in my life, I am convinced that GOD LOVES ME and that He will perfect those things that concerns me.