My dear U2,
Just wanna share sumthing wonderful with you guys. Today i was calling my house phone using skype and my mum picked it up. I decided i had to call my parents thru the phone to talk to ehm personally.
Although i had been 'born again' as a christian and been attending Harvester services almost since 8th July, i never really told my parents about my rejection of the Catholic church's beliefs and that i had been 'born again' by the Spirit to worship Him in spirit and in truth.
I had lotsa EXCUSES that i thought were legitimate reasons. I thought i should not shake them since i was leaving for US, that i wld only tell them when i returned and had time to explain mself clearly. I thought somehow the Spirit would soften their hardened hearts and make them amaenable to my explanations when i returned. But maybe i was just scared, maybe i was hiding behind the badge of filial piety. God has called us to even leave our fathers and mothers and family, if need be, to take up our cross and follow him, without even saying goodbye, for that is the kingdom of heaven.
When i called my mum i planned to just tell her i'm fine and hang up after maybe 10 mins...BUT somehow this time when she asked whether i was going to (catholic) church, i cldnt take it anymore. See i was provoked by this lack of trust, and in a catholic way i understand. Sunday service is like ur only obligation, and most of the time some kind of mortal pressure forces you to go for it instead of free will that God so sweetly blessed us with.
I'm not sure how or why but suddenly i told my mum i have stopped believeing the catholic church and rejected their non-bible-based beliefs. i told her in 20 mins my life-changing journey these past 3 months. i suddenly found myself trying to evangelise my mum, and mind you all these was in mandarin. I'm not sure how or why, but the Spirit gave me the power of speech, iwas actually debating critical christain fundamental beliefs with her in mandarin...when i usually slept thru chinese services in my catholic church. Terms like redemption, salvation, bloodprice ransom,no condemnation in christ, the fellacy of purgatory, infallibility of the pope just came out of my mouth in mandarin, i dunt even think i can remember how to say them in mandarin now as i type this.
My mum was a bit shaken, reacted defensively like any catholic would, but was quite open to it surprisingly. She was comforted at least i was reading the bible for myself and understanding the truth. all these 22 years she just thought i was busy. but no, if i knew God for who He really was all these years, i would never be too busy for God. I just wanna thank God for my mum's open-ness.
For the lack of time i shall end here and continue my story later on. Pray for me and my family my bruddas n sistas in Christ.Amen.
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wow, john. amen! amen! amen!
i'm so encouraged, glad, blessed, challenged and [fill in every good adjective] by this testimony of yours. indeed, it re-confirmed to me that our God is an awesome God! all these were possible cos you obeyed the promptings of the Holy Spirit and boldly stepped out.
this is just the beginning, bro. all these experiences of yours are so precious. thanks for sharing!
continue, valiant warrior!
"for God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord.."(2Tim1:7,8a...read the rest of the chpt urself :p)
i'm glad you took the dive into the supernatural where it is the catalyst for new levels of growth in your walk with God.desire to continue to know God intimately so that you would not be weary in carrying out great exploits for him!!(Daniel 11:32b)
has encouraged me too to keep the good fight of faith..
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