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As a child I (like
everyone else I know) I attended Sunday school, was baptized, and
confirmed in an organized religion, but deep down inside I knew
there had to be more. I always believed in God and HIS son Jesus,
but they just seemed so far away, I went through some very traumatic
times in my life, and clung to my dogs for solace, after all they
loved me "unconditionally". In 1975 I was in a very
serious emotional crisis, and questioned everything. Why Me? Why go
on? Why would a loving God allow these things to happen to me? Why?
Why? Why? August 17, 1975 my husband's Aunt Eileen was in town for
the yearly reunion. We all sort of joked about Eileen, she was
somewhat of a radical "Jesus-freak". As the afternoon
progressed, I found my way over to a blanket that Eileen was sitting
on and started a conversation with her. She was so kind and started
to tell me about Jesus. Frankly, I wanted to get up and run, the
last thing I wanted to hear about was Jesus! However, I politely
listened to her hoping it would be a short rendition. I realized
that she sounded like she actually knew HIM so I began to listen
more closely. I hadn't realized it at the time, but I had been
searching, I had gone to numerous churches, and even went to a synagogue
once, but left empty. I got very involved with the occult, even to
the point of dabbling in witchcraft, but my life got worse and
worse. I was in such despair that I was seriously contemplating
suicide, but as I listened to Eileen that day on the blanket on the
ground something very deep inside me prompted me to go to the prayer
meeting with Eileen, my sister-in-law Gale, and my mother-in-law the
next evening. I had a very weird ride to my mother-in-laws house but
made it in time to go. The woman that conducted the prayer meeting
was a wonderful Italian lady named Annie Cannoni, she gave her
testimony about how she had been a faithful church goer, but never
knew Jesus in a personal way, again I was struck by the fact that
this lady, too, seemed to know Jesus, but how??? At the end of the meeting
Annie invited anyone that wanted to know Jesus to pray with her. As
I repeated the "sinners prayer" with her, something
happened to me, and for the first time in years maybe even my whole
life, I felt there was hope. Ever since, I have been witness to and
the recipient of many, many miracles in my walk with the Lord Jesus,
but none has equaled that moment when I really knew, that I knew,
that I knew HE is REAL!!! He lifted me out of my despair and gave me
a reason to live and HE loves me unconditionally. If
you would like to know HIM as I do, please pray the following prayer
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Lord God, I come to you now, a sinner. I ask you to please
forgive my sins, I believe that Jesus Christ is your Son and that HE
died and was resurrected so that through HIM I might be reconciled
to YOU. Lord Jesus, I ask you to come into my heart and life. Make
me who you would have me to be. Thank you Jesus..
Amen
Now, if you prayed that prayer, please tell someone, if you have
no-one you can tell, email me,
and I will rejoice with you and welcome you into the family of God..
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