I came to know Lord Jesus Christ almost 3 years before (in the year of 2006). But in true manner I believed in Him 1 & half year back. It was not coincidence that I came to know about Him, but it was already planned before I was conceived in my mother’s womb. Here in this testimony I will share a little bit of my life like how I was living my life in filth and how I am living my life in Jesus Christ.
From my childhood I was not serious about my life, I never paid respect to parents and to the elders even. I used to follow girls for making them friends, it became like a hobby for me, me and my friends used to follow them and tried to score them, sometimes we just did that like bird watching. All the day I used to do these nasty things. As I grew up this habit also grew in me. In my school life I did many bad things, it was a entertaining part of my life where life started to spoiled.
After completing 10th (secondary standard) I caught into several bad habits, like I used to smoke, drink, go for fighting with other guys, used to use abusive words, and all my habits were totally rotten. I used feel pride because of those habits because it is most common among teenagers. After few months when I completed 10th standard one of my good friends said to me: “bro, lets come to a place where you life will be totally changed” and I thought and told him “what kind of place it is? Are we going to make friendship with any girl there?” then he replied: “Shall we go for prayer meeting?” I said “yes”. After that we went in that prayer meeting.
But I was thinking “How can my Life be changed through Prayers?”
At that very time my Hair were very long, I didn’t take hair cut from last 2 years. As I told earlier I used to fight with other guys also and also I was getting indulged in such kind of activities. My friends used to say "Come with us and Fight with someone in favor of us, because you will help us as well as your presence will be effective, because of my long hairs and don type of looks.
And I was always ready for my friends. My parents used to scold me because of my looks and my lifestyle, but I never respected then. My father always asked me to get a haircut and he used to say "Police will imprison you because of your looks, but I didn't care about that. My father also used to say my friends that take money (how much you want) if u want but please do something so that my son gets a haircut. But that plan also did not work. So life was moving on with same lifestyle.
Now here’s a catch, I went for prayer that day, it was good, even I felt good there, the pastor prayed for me and when I came home after the prayer, my heart said I should get a haircut. The urge was so strong that immediately I went for haircut.
Then after I reached my home my parents saw me and they were shocked...
They said what happen? How it is possible? How did u get a haircut?? Then I told parents that today I went for prayer with my friend and this is the effect of prayer that I am feeling good, there they prayed for me and the result is here.
Then it was a turning point for me, life started to change and I used to feel it. But there was something still lacking.I used to go to prayer with my friend, but at the same time I used to worship also, means I was believing in Jesus and at the same time I was having faith in same old faith. I was living in duality. There was 2 faiths in my life to follow. I’ve always been taught that all Gods and Goddesses are here in this world and all ways are same and even their teachings are same, this I used to believe, it doesn't matter if its Ram , Sai, Hanuman, Jesus Christ or other 33 crores God and Goddesses.
But one day I thought about one God who created the world and came in flesh on earth and he died for our sins and after 3 days he rose again (these things were told by that pastor where I went for prayer). He loves us, and if we repent of our sins and believe in Jesus then we will be saved from the slavery of sin. No one died for our sins, and Hanuman or Ram or 33 crores God and Goddesses /Allah, and all others prophets/messengers did not die for our sins and they all are human beings (if they existed). So I came to one conclusion that there should be one way, one name by which I can be saved. But I didn’t pay attention to that thought, because I used to feel good and life was moving ahead.
Now here’s another catch, when I used to go in prayers (also used to follow same old faith) one bad habit was also there in my life and that was to looking for girlfriend and bird watching. I was searching for true love in girls. (But I didn’t know that only God can love us truly and in Jesus He expressed His love for us). One fine day, I was chatting on internet and at the same time I was searching for a girl by changing rooms in yahoo messenger. Suddenly I found one id of a girl, I started chatting with her. Then chatting went nice, that very hour we exchanged each other’s cell number. And she said me to meet. After 2 days I went to meet her. And when I met her I came to know that she is not a girl, but she was a lady (she was married having 2 children, one boy and one girl, they were of nearly my age), but at that time, still I was very happy, like I was on the moon. Suddenly I felt in love with her. Our relationship grew and it went on for 2 years. That time I was doing my own business of property dealing, it was going bad, but in this situation I used to help my girlfriend (that lady) whenever she asked for. But God created such situations that she left me and the day she left me I got peace and money, it was a sign that she was not good for me. So I also decided to leave her. Finally relationship broke.
After that I used to think that what I am doing, nothing is going good with me, and again I felt like empty. Then I remembered one thing said by a pastor (when I started to go for prayer meetings): “If you will give your life to Jesus then you will know real love and real life” I felt like this is true and this is what I must do. I did so, and I gave my life to Jesus (means I believed him firmly that only He can save me), after that I realized what I was doing; I was doing things so shameful, worshipping idols. Jesus cleansed me and filled my heart with love, joy and peace. And finally I came to the point that there are many ways lead to hell but there is only one way which leads to heaven and heavenly father, and the way is Jesus Christ. From that very day I am living a happy life, my family knows each and everything about me and they even support me.
Day by day, I used to grow more in Christ Jesus, and received true love and peace and love, and moreover the assurance of salvation. Now when I think about my past life, I think I was a sinner saved by His grace and blood, came to know the truth of life, and my family is happy that I am a Christian because its not about any religion it is a relationship, a relationship with only true God Jesus Christ, Praise Jesus.
Now my life is for Him, I want to do more and more work for Him, I want to tell about Jesus Christ to many, because I want to people to be saved, I want to share love, peace and joy which I received with people.
Praise the LORD
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