Tom was Healed From Depression

I believed the Bible and that God was real and I wanted to serve Him. I studied to be a priest for almost 3 years. I thought they’d give me a robe and a Bible and I’d learn the truth so that I could teach others. The year after I left the seminary I was in a very depressed state, hated myself, suicidal, sinful and didn’t know what to do with my life. I wanted to change but didn’t know where to get the power from.

A couple gently preached the word of God to me at my door, showing me scriptures that I hadn’t seen. I believed them and went to one of their meetings where I prayed to the Lord and He filled me with the Holy Spirit and I spoke in a language I’d never heard. I knew God had forgiven me and made His home in me. It was an overwhelming difference between being depressed and suicidal and being filled with joy.

For 17 months I stayed without tuition in the Lord. I knew that both the Bible and Jesus were real but I didn’t know how to walk in the Holy Spirit. After speaking to someone in the Rundle Mall I came to a Revival Fellowship meeting. When the Pastor read the scripture where Peter commanded the people to be baptised it was like it was really loud, just for me personally. I got the message; I’d repented, I’d been filled with the Holy Spirit and now I could complete the deal by being baptised. It was a real change in my life. I learned to overcome by the power of the Spirit, I stopped swearing, God healed me of alcohol and smoking marijuana and other drugs and cigarettes. I was healed of gastrointestinal ulcers and digestive troubles when I was baptised. I was also healed of fears and phobias, mental illness and obsessions. God put love and the joy of the Lord in my heart and I give Him all the glory.

Tom is a member of The Revival Fellowship - Adelaide, South Australia