Jackie's Life has Been Changed by the Power of God

I just couldn’t get life right. I didn’t know the way. I had read different philosophies and looked into eastern religions but there was nothing there. I sat in churches to listen but came away disappointed each time.

One day in 1980 a fellow student opened a Bible and showed me John 3:3 ‘Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God’. One night a security guard also told me the same scriptures and gave me a pamphlet. I realised they attended the same place. I came to a meeting; it was orderly, everyone had a Bible and was paying attention to it being explained. I had never seen or heard that before. People showed me scriptures about repentance, baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit.

There was an opportunity to be baptised, so I did it. It was a life changing experience. When I came up out of the water, I knew I was completely renewed. Instantly I had a peace of mind I had never known. When I opened my mouth to quietly thank God for this miracle, instead I was speaking fluently in tongues, a language of thanks and praises to God. I read in the Bible that the Holy Spirit is the Comforter and my experience confirmed that. I did not feel lost anymore, the turmoil was gone, I felt whole, clean and new inside.

The Lord blessed me with a good husband. When our first son was a toddler he had a fever and while I held him and prayed he immediately cooled down under my hands. His strength returned and he started walking and asking for food again. In high school he was tormented every day by a big boy who would wait for him in the stairwell and throw him against the wall. We prayed about it and it didn’t happen again.

Our second son fell into the pool unnoticed and we thank the Lord that he didn’t drown. Our daughter was bitten on her foot as a toddler. As we laid hands on her and prayed we both saw the redness and swelling go down before our eyes.

Now I know the way. In these 34 years the Lord has looked after us so well and been our shelter when times have been rough. The stability and new understanding I now enjoy are only because the Lord has opened my eyes and given me life. He is my Comforter and Counsellor. I found the answer is to be born again and to follow sound wisdom from the Bible. I am so thankful I was found.

Jackie is a member of The Revival Fellowship - Adelaide, SA