April 8, 2012

  • My Testimony

    Because Christ is Risen
    I know ,that I know, that I know
    that no matter whatever happens here in this life
    I will be risen with Christ too
    That is my hope and the one thing that I hold on to
    that hope has gotten me through all the storms of life.
    it gives me strength to press on
    it calms my fears
    it lights the darkness
    it eases my burdens
    and lets me rest

    When I was little and hiding because I was afraid
    of my father's rage I thought about this hope
    the hope I have because Christ conquered death
    and a calm peace came over me
    I thought this life is what it is
    but nothing can take from me from the hope that I have in Jesus
    on that day Jesus became more real to me than all the pain and sorrow I knew
    because I understood that it could not touch my spirit
    nothing that this world could do to me could change that
    it may be the simple thoughts of a child, simple faith
    but that faith has remained
    and it is still what I know that I know


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Comments (37)

  • I fell in love with him as a child too.The knowing is so hard to explain sometimes but you said it perfectly

  • We were never promised that life would hold no pain or suffering. Just that He is with us, knows what it is like and loves us. Inspite or because of our faults. Happy Easter Beth! He is Risen!

  • He is risen

  • simple faith -we are so lucky but if someone don't have faith then they could borrow our believe in God until theirs comes to them.

    pray for faith and like it says,"knock and the door will be answered." May you find him now.

  • Indeed, He is risen

  • Amen.

  • We have similar childhood stories, even though I was not raised in a spiritual home and knew nothing about Jesus, He was with me during times of childhood rape.  It's funny how we are able to recognize Him as God, for those of us who had never heard of Him.

    it calms my fears
    it lights the darkness
    it eases my burdens
    and lets me rest~ yes.

    May today reveal even more of His love. 

  • @WildWomanOfTheWest - what you wrote about his love is very poignant, I think the hope i could accept and process, the love is a  bit harder, I know it  but once my father who loved me, hurt me when I was 3 or 4 , I wasn't able to really able to accept love after that. I was sure if you let people love you they would hurt you.  After counseling I was able to accept love from new people in my life hence forth but people I knew previously to that I still have trouble with ,God included. the only exception to that was if they were kids and I saw their affection for me develop, that I could feel.

  • What happens to us when we are young makes some parts of our personality. It is like the hammer blow of the master smith to make us into a useful sword. May you appreciate your life and blessings. That is what makes us unique.

  • @seedsower - That happens all too often, when we feel the rejection of our earthly fathers, we somehow connect that to our Heavenly Father's love.  I'm not for sure why I never experienced that, other than the fact that I am an empath, and it would seem impossible not to feel His love.  Bob says I have an unfair advantage when it comes to feeling and knowing those things.  But, I also feel all the negative in the world at such an intense level, it can be suffocating at times.

    I wish I could be there when the revelation hits you, when all the garbage in your life has been totally shed and His LOVE hits you full force.  It's going to rock. 

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  • I came to faith as a small child, too. I have no dynamic testimony, just a moment of perfect clarity when I said, "I believe." And that moment is the one I remember, even though it wasn't good enough for any church I ever joined. I have no real memory of the scripted prayers I was told to say to "receive salvation," I just did that so I could be baptized (and rebaptized by the "right" denomination. Sigh. Is it any wonder I've got a problem with joining churches now?). Anyway, sorry for the rabbit trail. I mainly wanted to say, I love you, Beth, and I'm so happy xanga friendship turned into personal friendship. 

  • Easter is filled with HOPE.

  • I came to Christ as a child, too. I thought that it would end the abuse my siblings and I had inflicted upon us. It didn't. I still believed God was good and awesome and all that. I just didn't understand why He wouldn't stop the person who was abusing us. Later I came to understand free will. I didn't hold it against God at all. I just didn't understand.

    I love His Word that tells us that we're His and noone can pluck us out of the Father's Hand! Happy Resurrection Day, sweet friend!

  • Amen!  It's not only hope, it's a Sure Hope.  There's a better day (and a better world) coming.

  • Thank you so much for sharing this.

  • He is the only reason I stayed sane. So, basically, me too.

  • Happy Easter to you as well Beth...

  • Thanks so much for sharing this 

  • That is an awesome testimony.

  • This is beautiful.

  • Beautiful confession of your faith, Beth.  Happy Easter!  I, too, have known Him my whole life, and there are so many things I wouldn't have been able to endure without the sure and certain knowledge that Jesus is by my side and is waiting for me and preparing a place for me.  It makes everything on this earth worthwhile - the good and the bad!

  • Happy Easter, little seedsower. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN7b-DZgGjs

  • Nothing like simple faith to get us by day by day some people try to make faith so complicated when it isn't one just has to believe

  • @Kellsbella - What a beautiful video, thank you! I love acapella music, I go to a Mennonite church and we only sang acapella for many years until they broke down and got a piano,

  • I took Him so much for granted almost all my life, up until about seven years ago. Then I finally started to know Him, and it came to the point where I wanted to give up everything so I could love Him with all that I am for the rest of my life. He is worth every sacrifice, every suffering; His love brings me joy even in the midst of crushing desolation. To have the promise of resurrection...what have we to fear in this world if we love Him and are faithful to Him? 

    Happy Easter! Praise God! What a joy it was to hear churchbells ringing all throughout the city in the middle of the night after the Vigil Mass and then again this morning!

  • Wonderful entry... my faith has also helped me through some of the darkest and scariest times of my life.  Thanks for putting this up.

  • This is just beautiful.

    I must say it is so nice to see so many Christian people here.It's very comforting.I love it. And indeed Christ is Risen! We've won!!! Yeah!!!!

  • *eye roll*  There's many things that can be said about Christianity's tenets, almost none of them good. The most devastating fact that can be brought up is that it's simply a copycat religion. Basically everything about Christianity was simply a rewording of older Pagan beliefs. Do some research.

    I don't see why it matters at all if some guy supposedly resurrected 2,000 years ago. Aside from the fact that such a thing is simply impossible. Simple as that. No one dies and then comes back. And to believe that some wandering preacher did come back from the dead is the ultimate spit in the face of everything we know to be true. It's a spit in the face of reason and common sense. To believe such things is to say, quite literally, that you're ok believing things for which there simply is no evidence whatsoever. Not only is there no evidence, let me restate the supremely obvious: no living creature can come back from the dead after being dead for 3 days. Period. It's a final, unquestionable fact of reality.

    Oh, well. Not that those drunk on faith care at all about reality, facts, reason, and common sense.

    @BioTyger - Won what? LOL! Read paragraphs above.

  • amen

  • @In_Reason_I_Trust - The fundamental tenets of Christianity are based on love – Love of God and love of others.  Seedsower is expressing this idea that love (God’s love for the world) inspired strength in her to endure hardships in her childhood. It’s not something to sneer at or “roll  eyes” at regardless of whether or not you put faith in her religion.   Of course other religions have this tale of “rising from the dead” and also on [universal] love but I’m not sure how that has any relevance to Seedsower expressing her gratitude for her faith giving her strength in her time of need.  

    Get off your soap box and relax.

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    My name is mercy , i saw your profile today in and became interested in you,i will also like to know you the more,and i want you to send an e mail to my email address so , here is my e mail address(mercyjames303@yahoo.co.uk) i believe we can move from here .
    I am waiting . (Remeber that distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life) reply me with your email address .
    Thanks Yours in love,
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  • *LIKE*

  • I think belief in Jesus Is starting to decline. I think we are becomming a secular nation. Your hope is in your hands, the seeds, and the crafts, and the children.

  • I cannot imagine people who don't believe in Him or don't have time to have a relationship with Him.  I have been able to keep things in perspective when life throws stuff my way by remembering that HE is hope and will be there with me no matter what.  

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