Keah, thanks for sharing. I really like hearing these testimonies. I'd really like to see & read more Prodigal Son or Damascus Road experiences. It seems right now God is having a lot of people turn away from the world & back to him.

Amen ❤

​@@callingallhandsondeck When I was 10, I promised that I would never screw around, never make anyone else go through what I had to. Long story short, I was arrested, sent away to someone I had no reason to trust, and by 2020 I was using pornography and beating my pets senselessly almost every day. This was in spite of a vision that I had a few months after the arrest where God spoke that that we (modern civilization) would see the abyss, but that he loved us too much to let us go in to it and would pull us back. It was implied that I would be a part of it and enjoy it, as He chose me for the vision. As the pandemic ended and the signs began to accumulate that the time He spoke of in the vision he gave was near, I did slowly start to thaw out, by his grace. A few changes here and there, a little stuff from the self improvement "gurus", but nothing that actually challenged my vices. One time I took a weed Brownie that was double strength (I am physically small), and thought that the Russians just nuked Boston and the phone system wasn't working. There was a thunderstorm that day. I was bed bound, and the next day after it had mostly weared off I was consumed with joy because I realized that this time was what he had spoken of. Unfortunately I went right back into my vices as soon as the weed wore off completely and my psychological mask went back on. For the next couple months I walked away from this vision and doubled down on my vices. On Nov 1, 2021, I got on my new motorcycle (this was my first real vehicle, and I was proud of it. it represented all of the faux-confidence I had accumulated since the arrest) and rode it a couple miles to one of the most dangerous intersections in town. Poor visibility. People go 40 through it. No signal. Took a left turn. Tucked into my blind spot was a silver car. My bike was silver. I went for it from behind the crosswalk and BOOM! If he was going straight I would be dead, and in the pit that is bottomless. There were some, ahem, legal irregularities to my bike. For them I should have gone to jail. Everyone involved decided to let me off scot free. The other car I understand. The medical bills could have been put on him. But the police? Really? They did not write down anything incriminating, even though they read all of the records and saw that I was riding a motorcycle. Illegally. It was impossible from what I knew they know, for me to be legally riding that motorcycle. My father came to the hospital as a guest, where I was next to infirmed children in a waiting pool. He talked about how he couldn't pay my bail. He talked about he was going on the street. I kept on cursing. He said that I would be arrested if I kept on cursing. That didn't stop me either. Around children. He finally appealed to a sense of ethics that I obviously didn't listen to. I said I didn't care. He told me I was not a believer. I shut up for a couple minutes and then kept cursing hysterically. The next day was pretty normal apart from the fact that I was in braces. I came home later on that day and spent most of that time numb on video games. At one point I said that I wanted peace. He said that He could give me peace, but He could not guarantee that I would stay out of prison. I told Him to f off. Then I got in the shower and thought about all the vices that I had and how none of the self help gurus could even make them 25% better and asked what would I do if he could and that's when I was saved. Before I got out of that shower I dropped my head into the water and that was my baptism (not the fake paper one I got from the church). On the hospital's advice I took two weeks off and basked in the mercy of God. Almost immediately I abandoned the beatings, within a couple weeks. Pornography took longer, because if I had even admitted it was wrong then I would have had a duty to stop it immediately, and then I would fail, and then my brand new and extremely fragile relationship with God would have shattered and I would have probably self deleted. A few months later (March 2022) I was given the opportunity to quit and soon after quitted and admitted it was unacceptable the whole time. The next year I had had sporadic problems with it again but am clean of that again as of Jan of the current year. A lot of the institutions from that time are getting old and in need of renovation. It has not been perfect but it's always better than before.

"he told me how the devil has the world blinded in thinking we have so much time when we don’t and that we are in the last hour and I remember seeing red sirens" This is exactly how I think & feel. There's an intense urgency.

Yes, Sincere heart is a must, sincere seeking God and knocking....!!! Is a must!

I will keep you in my prayers ❤

@@E.lisama Thank you. I truly appreciate your prayers.

God definitely wants to hear from everyone…and just because you haven’t had an encounter with him yet doesn’t affirm that thought at all. Idk you but I know he truly loves you maybe you should try fasting and remove distraction during that time to truly hear from God. It was really saddening to read your message and I truly pray that you receive that encounter that you’re longing for but I will definitely say be careful what you’re asking for and be ready when he gives it to you! 😏

You encounter God everyday. He is in the air you wake up and breathe. He is protecting you when you go to school or work. The only reason you’re alive today is because God is walking with you and watching over you. You don’t need to have an encounter like the one in this video. Look at the blessings around you. He’s there. You’re just missing him because your eyes are on everyone else

Reading the book of Matthew might help, that’s my favorite book in the Bible because Jesus answers so many things that I didn’t even know I had questions about, I truly hope this helps and maybe when you pray ask God for clarity, we can ask Him for anything

I feel the same exact way 🥺

@@deec3561 Right! If you are waiting for some mystical experience, you will miss Him. It's not about emotions; take a step toward God, and He will take two toward you.

yessss, 💛🙌

Thank you

same here

When you were in school the teacher was always quiet while you were taking your tests weren’t they? I want to encourage you to to ready your Bible, pray, fast, AND go to church. But not for the sole purpose of finding a woman of your own. Do all of those things so you can find out what God has for you beyond a relationship with a woman.

@@TheShumakeWay I appreciate you taking time respond Mr.Shumake, I think church way have the answers I am seeking in life beyond a woman. Funny enough I think God has sent me plenty of invitations with all the times I have passed on folks offering me a spot at their congregation. The next time I encounter someone like that, I'll take it as a sign for good things to come. Also I want to say, I've been subscribed for some time now, at first your turn to Christianity bothered me, I didn't want to acknowledge it despite being raised in a Christian household. Call it being young and stubborn, you'd understand. Now I think the message is settling in. God works in mysterious ways, and I need to be open to accepting the blessings given.

Christianity is the ultimate Truth. All other "religions" are man made. Christianity is following a living God through His Son Jesus Christ. He is alive, while all the others are dead and buried. I hope that helps you realize that Christianity is the only way to eternal life through His Son Jesus Christ. Think about it. Man made "religions" started by men who are now dead, or a relationship with the LIVING God.