LIFE CHANGING TESTIMONIES: REAL OR MYTH?

August 31, 2014, Sunday, I was so blessed upon hearing the testimonies of the 25 young people in the church when they individually narrated their individual experiences as they encountered the presence of the Holy Spirit during the Encounter Retreat held at the Destiny Center, Polomolok, South Cotabato for three days since Thursday night. I cannot stop my tears to drop when I heard and saw them so excited and filled with so much emotion telling how God was able to change them and their decisions in life. “I had decided to follow Him, for I know that His will for me is good and perfect” says one of them. “ I was so fascinated when I uttered tongues which I can’t understand and I cannot stop it, but I was feeling so blessed,” the other one noted. “I am sorry Papa, Thank you Mama,” most of them cried. After the Sunday service, they subjected themselves for water baptism...Oh what a “glorifying” experience and decision these kids had done to their young lives. It was Saturday morning, prior to that Sunday Worship Service, I attended the “Full Gospel Businessmen breakfast Fellowship held at Jollibee Highway in General Santos City. This group is composed of businessmen, big time and small time who honoured God in their businesses and activities. We had guests from Malaysia who also testified and shared the goodness of God in their lives, families and businesses. The main speaker who owned three big businesses in Kualalumpur and other countries stressed that his main partner in the industry is God. He acknowledges the major contributions God had done to his businesses. “I always see to it that my commitment to God is the priority one and my business transactions got the least priority,” he noted. “As God commanded me to work for His work and do my devotion for Him, my usual reply is, I will Lord. I will obey you while you are taking care of my businesses...and it always works. My businesses are expanding with God as the Chief Executive Officer,” he further stressed. Truly these life changing testimonies boasted me a lot and I always believe these are true. In the book of St. Matthew, Jesus strongly stated, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you...” well, I know that this is the true mathematical formula of a life changing testimony, victory over victories. When we are boldly choose God to be the first, His divine business is to take over us in all our undertakings. Well, if God runs our lives, jobs and the businesses, then who can be against us. I myself had proven this. God had empowered me to change. My perspective, my decisions and everything in me, I gave to Him. For I know that His word is a lamp unto my path, and a light unto my ways. It is not a myth. Jesus is real. His triumph in the cross of Calvary remains to be the hope and our victory. SHALOM.