I never sought God nor had any desire to know Him. I didn’t know God’s Word either. Many years ago, there was a tract given to me which mentioned Romans 10:9 - 10 (Salvation prayer) and Psalm 91. I was asked to go home and read it. I read it with all my heart every day. Least did I know that, that this prayer started leading me to the Truth.
I had the urge to hear Gods Word but did not how to apply these Truths to my life. Prior to CBC, I thought that all the good things that happened in my life was because I prayed, fasted, read the Bible and partly by God’s grace also. I thought that I had pleased God. I even did a few exploits (winning souls, praying for the sick, interceding and fasting) for the Lord. It started becoming more of self-effort to make God’s Word work through me, without a proper knowledge and thought that was the way to live a Godly life.
And yet, I was not completely liberated in my inner self. I was not at peace but did not know how to deal with and overcome this unrest. Some of the areas I had to grapple with were concerning faith, God’s word, why some people did not get healed and why some people do not readily accept the Gospel.
My friend sent me a devotion of Andrew through which I was greatly blessed. From there I joined the Charis Distance Education program. I eagerly started listening and took notes as I went through the course. A peace settled in my heart as my concerns were being answered one by one. As a result of listening to these studies every single day, my faith started growing and my perception towards God changed. With this newly discovered revelation, I could stand in faith for my brother who had succumbed to Covid. Both his lungs were severely infected. The doctors had given up on his survival. That is the time I was reminded of Andrew’s testimony about his son who was raised from the dead. I remembered Andrew mentioning that he chose to praise God even in the face of his son’s death. That encouraged me and I did the same. I was ministered by Romans 4: 18 that night and I prayed and never gave up. I also had a peaceful sleep that night as deep assurance settled my heart that God has healed my brother. I spoke healthy and new lungs for my brother. Even though my brother was battling between life and death, I was able to hold on to God and worship Him and thank Him for my brother’s life. I started speaking in authority and sure enough, he started recovering and was discharged in three weeks. When my brother went for an examination after three months, the doctor said he was amazed to see the reports as the lungs looked so clear and healed. It had no trace of being infected even after being damaged due to Covid.
A deep love for God has set my heart on fire as I don’t see people as I used to be seeing them earlier-critical, judgmental, angry, misunderstanding. I am so glad that I am set free and now I know that my entire family too will soon bask in God’s glory. Halleluiah!