my testimony

ce58 · 11-12-2005, 11:43 PM

it's been almost 4 months(will be on thanksgiving day) since i experienced God's glory, and turned my life over to Him.

first let me tell you a little about me. i'm a cradle Catholic(born and raised in the Catholic church) i attended a Catholic school until 6th grade, when i choose to leave for public school. i knew about God and all that, but never really grew in my relationship with the Lord. sometimes i even doubted that there even was a God.

I had signed up for Steubenville of the Rockies, a Catholic youth conference, wher over 2,000 teens and their youth leaders attend. it's a branch of many Steubenville Conferences across the country. anyway...
i signed up, excited to be going on something like this. excited to be getting away for a weekend. excited to grow in my relationship with the Lord. a week before we were to go, i got a call from one of the leaders going from my church saying we were having a pre-retreat that Sunday night to get to know the people going from my churc, find out more about what Steubenville was about, etc.

So, Sunday night I went to mass and then the pre-retreat overnight started. it was fun, and I learned more about the people going, and what to expect. i learned about resting in the Holy Spirit, and other manifestations of the Holy Spirit.

Friday we went down to the conference. that night was mainly welcome and praise and worship time. when the song "Here I Am to Worship" was being played and I heard "And I'll never know, how much it cost, to see my sin, upon that cross" it hit me. Jesus DIED for ME. He died to save ME. God sent His only son to die and save me, my family, friends, and enemies. i broke down crying. that night i stood up saying i was open to whatever God had in store for me that weekend.

the next morning started with mass, and then there were talks, praise and worship, etc. that night was scheduled for Adoration. before hand there was more praise and worship and in between some songs the host asked all those who wanted to commit their life to the Lord, to come up for a blessing.

Now, i knew I wanted to give my life to the Lord, and had even told God that, but knew I needed to pray with some one else about it, and make a more public commitment. So, i decided this was my time to do it and got up to recieve my blessing. There was an overall blessing, and then the speakers came around and prayed with each of the people who had come up. I was crying like none other by now. I dedicated my life to the Lord that night, and was at first sorry for all i had done. then i was overcome by joy realizing i had turned over "a new leaf" in my life.

this was before adoration. When the monstrance was brought into the room, I could totally feel Christ's presence. I prayed a lot, and cried a lot. at first i tried to control the tears, then, realizing that it is one of many signs that the Holy Spirit is present, let them flow. I yearned for a relationship with God that night, and realized i could have it. My friend sat next to me, at first comforting me since i was crying. later, i looked over and realized she was resting in the Holy Spirit. she looked at peace, and happy. she was moving around her arms everynow and then, so my youth leader, Bridget, layed her on the floor. they moved chairs and that to make room for her, and soon there were others praying over her. i prayed over her for a little while, and when i was about to go back to what i had been praying about before, i saw one of my leaders, Brittney, speaking in tongues. it was amazing!! she was praying over my friend, but i had no idea what she was saying. me and suzie(one of the teens from my church) looked at eachother, bewildred by what was going on.
There on the floor, layed my friend, resting in the Holy Spirit, next to her was a leader and friend speaking in tongues. i was amazed.

when the monstrance left the room i could still feel Christ's presence in the room. One of the priests invited leaders to pray with their teens individually and ask the Holy Spirit to bless them with a gift. I thought about many different gifts to ask for, and finally settled on the gift of faith. Faith not to doubt. Bridget came over to me and we prayed together. She asked the Holy Spirit to come down upon me, and give me this gift. I immediatly felt a change.

that night in small groups we talked about what we had experienced that night. my friend said she didn't remember anything about her resting in the Holy Spirit, and Brittney had no idea she had spoken in tongues. she had done it before in similar situations, but never knew when she was doing it.

The next day was praise and worship and mass. I didn't want to go home, knowing things at home would not have changed the way I had that weekend. Knowing things would be the same bugged me. i knew i would loose my cool, but prayed that the Lord would help me.
I did loose my cool that afternoon when I got home, but realized that's not what i wanted to do. I began to lean on the Lord, and have come to realize that that weekend changed my life forever. I no longer doubt in the Lord, and when I do have the slightest doubt begin to think about speaking in tongues, resting in the Holy Spirit, and everything else that happened to me that weekend.

jcdesertvoice · 11-14-2005, 01:02 AM

Wow that is awesome. Great testimony!

living4christ · 11-14-2005, 09:21 AM

that is awesome. sounds kind of like mine especially the camp and the tears part. anyway. great testimony.

Truefaith · 11-17-2005, 01:18 PM

Wow!! awesome testimony. it amazing how when we least expect it God comes and speaks to us and just pours on us this presence, and mercy!!!..

ce58 · 11-21-2005, 11:59 PM

It was an amazing experience and am really excited, it's been almost 4 months since i turned my life over to God. Each month on the 24 i wear my shirt from that weekend and praise God for the weekend. This month it's on Thanksgiving, and i find it such a wonderful way to celebrate the day. God Bless, Celina

ce58 · 11-25-2005, 12:10 AM

Today it has been 4 months. I thank the Lord for that day, as it has changed my life. Since that day I have grown in my relationship with Him. May God Bless you and keep you, Celina

merganzer17 · 11-26-2005, 01:07 AM

I'm glad you're in the family, celina. it sure is wonderful, isn't it? that any of us is here, that we can call Jesus our Savior and look forward to being with Him someday! I don't think I'll ever get over the amazement of it all. God bless you & keep going strong.

Jesus_Freak128 · 12-03-2005, 08:41 AM

That is awesome!!! I'm soo happy for you! God is good, isn't he?! Thank you Jesus, thank you!
xoxo,
Courtney

ce58 · 12-13-2005, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesus_Freak128

God is good

all the time!!

he he he, sorry couldn't resist. but yes, God IS good. This month it will be 5 months on Christmas eve!!! Merry Christmas everybody! Hugs, Celina

God IS GOOD...

ce58 · 12-24-2005, 03:15 PM

It's been 5 months now. I realized this morning that I haven't been praying near as much as I was a month ago. please pray that I can get back on track with my relationship with God. Merry Christmas to you!! Hugs, Celina

11-12-2005, 11:43 PM	#1
ce58 ce58 Edit Disciple	my testimony it's been almost 4 months(will be on thanksgiving day) since i experienced God's glory, and turned my life over to Him. first let me tell you a little about me. i'm a cradle Catholic(born and raised in the Catholic church) i attended a Catholic school until 6th grade, when i choose to leave for public school. i knew about God and all that, but never really grew in my relationship with the Lord. sometimes i even doubted that there even was a God. I had signed up for Steubenville of the Rockies, a Catholic youth conference, wher over 2,000 teens and their youth leaders attend. it's a branch of many Steubenville Conferences across the country. anyway... i signed up, excited to be going on something like this. excited to be getting away for a weekend. excited to grow in my relationship with the Lord. a week before we were to go, i got a call from one of the leaders going from my church saying we were having a pre-retreat that Sunday night to get to know the people going from my churc, find out more about what Steubenville was about, etc. So, Sunday night I went to mass and then the pre-retreat overnight started. it was fun, and I learned more about the people going, and what to expect. i learned about resting in the Holy Spirit, and other manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Friday we went down to the conference. that night was mainly welcome and praise and worship time. when the song "Here I Am to Worship" was being played and I heard "And I'll never know, how much it cost, to see my sin, upon that cross" it hit me. Jesus DIED for ME. He died to save ME. God sent His only son to die and save me, my family, friends, and enemies. i broke down crying. that night i stood up saying i was open to whatever God had in store for me that weekend. the next morning started with mass, and then there were talks, praise and worship, etc. that night was scheduled for Adoration. before hand there was more praise and worship and in between some songs the host asked all those who wanted to commit their life to the Lord, to come up for a blessing. Now, i knew I wanted to give my life to the Lord, and had even told God that, but knew I needed to pray with some one else about it, and make a more public commitment. So, i decided this was my time to do it and got up to recieve my blessing. There was an overall blessing, and then the speakers came around and prayed with each of the people who had come up. I was crying like none other by now. I dedicated my life to the Lord that night, and was at first sorry for all i had done. then i was overcome by joy realizing i had turned over "a new leaf" in my life. this was before adoration. When the monstrance was brought into the room, I could totally feel Christ's presence. I prayed a lot, and cried a lot. at first i tried to control the tears, then, realizing that it is one of many signs that the Holy Spirit is present, let them flow. I yearned for a relationship with God that night, and realized i could have it. My friend sat next to me, at first comforting me since i was crying. later, i looked over and realized she was resting in the Holy Spirit. she looked at peace, and happy. she was moving around her arms everynow and then, so my youth leader, Bridget, layed her on the floor. they moved chairs and that to make room for her, and soon there were others praying over her. i prayed over her for a little while, and when i was about to go back to what i had been praying about before, i saw one of my leaders, Brittney, speaking in tongues. it was amazing!! she was praying over my friend, but i had no idea what she was saying. me and suzie(one of the teens from my church) looked at eachother, bewildred by what was going on. There on the floor, layed my friend, resting in the Holy Spirit, next to her was a leader and friend speaking in tongues. i was amazed. when the monstrance left the room i could still feel Christ's presence in the room. One of the priests invited leaders to pray with their teens individually and ask the Holy Spirit to bless them with a gift. I thought about many different gifts to ask for, and finally settled on the gift of faith. Faith not to doubt. Bridget came over to me and we prayed together. She asked the Holy Spirit to come down upon me, and give me this gift. I immediatly felt a change. that night in small groups we talked about what we had experienced that night. my friend said she didn't remember anything about her resting in the Holy Spirit, and Brittney had no idea she had spoken in tongues. she had done it before in similar situations, but never knew when she was doing it. The next day was praise and worship and mass. I didn't want to go home, knowing things at home would not have changed the way I had that weekend. Knowing things would be the same bugged me. i knew i would loose my cool, but prayed that the Lord would help me. I did loose my cool that afternoon when I got home, but realized that's not what i wanted to do. I began to lean on the Lord, and have come to realize that that weekend changed my life forever. I no longer doubt in the Lord, and when I do have the slightest doubt begin to think about speaking in tongues, resting in the Holy Spirit, and everything else that happened to me that weekend.
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11-14-2005, 01:02 AM	#2
jcdesertvoice jcdesertvoice Edit Prophet/Prophetess	Wow that is awesome. Great testimony! __________________ Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every nation for you are a word out of the mouth of God and you will not return unto Him void.
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11-14-2005, 09:21 AM	#3
living4christ living4christ Edit Disciple	that is awesome. sounds kind of like mine especially the camp and the tears part. anyway. great testimony. __________________ God Bless, Kristen There you are standing strong, I'm a leaf holding on,You believe like a child, In this fire runnin' wild,Oh I love how you see, Right to the heart of me
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11-17-2005, 01:18 PM	#4
Truefaith Truefaith Edit AY! Newbie	Wow!! awesome testimony. it amazing how when we least expect it God comes and speaks to us and just pours on us this presence, and mercy!!!..
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11-21-2005, 11:59 PM	#5
ce58 ce58 Edit Disciple	It was an amazing experience and am really excited, it's been almost 4 months since i turned my life over to God. Each month on the 24 i wear my shirt from that weekend and praise God for the weekend. This month it's on Thanksgiving, and i find it such a wonderful way to celebrate the day. God Bless, Celina __________________ Joy: Jesus Others Yourself Bible: Basic Information Before Leaving Earth "And I'll never know, how much it cost, to see my sin upon that cross."
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11-25-2005, 12:10 AM	#6
ce58 ce58 Edit Disciple	Today it has been 4 months. I thank the Lord for that day, as it has changed my life. Since that day I have grown in my relationship with Him. May God Bless you and keep you, Celina __________________ Joy: Jesus Others Yourself Bible: Basic Information Before Leaving Earth "And I'll never know, how much it cost, to see my sin upon that cross."
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11-26-2005, 01:07 AM	#7
merganzer17 merganzer17 Edit Disciple	I'm glad you're in the family, celina. it sure is wonderful, isn't it? that any of us is here, that we can call Jesus our Savior and look forward to being with Him someday! I don't think I'll ever get over the amazement of it all. God bless you & keep going strong.
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12-03-2005, 08:41 AM	#8
Jesus_Freak128 Jesus_Freak128 Edit AY! Newbie	That is awesome!!! I'm soo happy for you! God is good, isn't he?! Thank you Jesus, thank you! xoxo, Courtney
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12-24-2005, 03:15 PM	#10
ce58 ce58 Edit Disciple	It's been 5 months now. I realized this morning that I haven't been praying near as much as I was a month ago. please pray that I can get back on track with my relationship with God. Merry Christmas to you!! Hugs, Celina __________________ Joy: Jesus Others Yourself Bible: Basic Information Before Leaving Earth "And I'll never know, how much it cost, to see my sin upon that cross."
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