Testimony

 Hi, my name is Anna and i am 15 years old. God has done many great things in my life and I want to share them with everyone and let everyone know that God will help you through anything and everything. Here is my Testimony: I was born into a Christian family that attended church every Sunday (though we don't go very much anymore). Throughout my childhood my parents taught me to always do the right thing and to always be honest. I was saved around the age of 9 or 10, but never became fully committed, it didn't seem necessary at the time since everything else in my life appeared to be going pretty well. It wasn't until I started encountering difficulties in my life that I thought of fully seeking and getting to know God. About 2 years ago my parents got divorced, I was devastated, as you can probably imagine, I became very angry and upset. I even went through a stage of minor rebellion, but God knew what he was doing and convicted me for my foolish thoughts and actions. It was during this time of sadness and despair that God proclaimed victory over my soul! I've encountered many grieving obstacles since then, but God's love is greater than any obstacle and has proved his love to me with great intensity! Over the past 2 years, I have developed a very close, personal relationship with God ! He has brought me to my knees on more than one occasion and has made me aware of my faults and my sins. I thank God everyday because even though I had lost all hope in life and even though I had gotten far away from him and had even fallen into a stage of depression, he saved me, and has provided peace and serenity in my life and in my soul! I also thank him for having made me aware of his love and presence in my life, and letting me know how deep his love is, not only for me but for you too! He proved his love to me a few months ago at a church event for teenagers named Fresh Fire. Our speaker was Warren Beamer, he was awesome, and was very excited about making teens hungry for God! On that night Warren Beamer opened the altar of the Tabernacle to any teen who wanted to receive Christ or be filled with the Holy Ghost. More than half of the hundreds of teens went to the altar, including myself. That night, I was filled with the holy ghost and for the first time in my life I felt truly peaceful, truly loved, and I experienced what it felt like to be spiritually clean. That night I cried out to the Lord and confessed to him all the pain, hurt, and anger that was built up inside of me. It felt like every last burden had been lifted off my shoulders! The feeling was too great for words, and I know without a doubt that the presence of the Lord was among us. I along with many others learned how to speak in tongues that night, it was definitely a big movement of the holy ghost. It was so wonderful, and seeing a church filled with teens speaking in tongues and praising the Lord filled my eyes with tears, and filled my heart with joy. It's a night I will never forget. I hope to one day relive this memory, and I hope that you yourself will seek to truly receive God and to encounter his tangible love, and to experience what i experienced that night.

God has helped me overcome my hard times and has lit the way for me, and he will do the same for you. Just place your faith in him and he will move mountains!