TESTIM
I
thought I had become a born again
Christian in February 2006. Looking
back, I had knelt on my knees and
confessed in prayer that I believed in Jesus.
Having done this, I thought that I was
saved. I still went out clubbing that night
and went to church in the morning with a
hangover.
I was baptized on the 24”‘ March 2007
and newly married on the 13”‘ October
2007. I did all sorts of Christian activities
in that time such as Alpha Courses,
Discipleship Explored, Christianity
Explored, Christian Based Stepparent
Family Course and a Marriage Course.
The one thing I ignored was a significant
Scripture God kept guiding me to do BE
STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD
(NIV) Psalm 46:10. STAND STILL AND
KNOW THAT I AM GOD (The Living
Bible). It took me seven long hard years to
finally take notice of this Scripture.
Trouble Brings Change
My marriage wasn’t easy at all especially
for my three sons Declan, Casey-Joel and
Kieran. We went through many struggles.
I prayed to God a lot in the first year but
gradually stopped. By April 2009 I was no
longer attending church, reading the Bible
or praying although God still blessed us
with my fourth gorgeous son Levi born
12”‘ January 2010. Things did not improve
though, especially for my three older boys
and on May 11th 2011 my marriage broke
down completely. It was awful. I was now
a single mum with four sons and seven
weeks pregnant.
The first year after I was baptized a
woman said that all a Christian needs is
God and the Bible. So I tried that and
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started reading the book of John along
with my son Casey-Joel. But life was
stressful being on my own again and
pregnant. We lasted about two weeks and
the Bible studies stopped.
I gave birth to my beautiful daughter
Asha-Nais on the 24”‘ December 2011.
Then in May 2012 my fifteen year old
son Declan came home crying and said,
“Please go back to church Mum you were
happy when you went to church.”
At first I didn’t go but gradually his
words affected me and I sometimes went.
I quietly read the words in the songs as I
couldn’t sing anymore. I decided what I
had experienced was God’s love. I didn’t
know where to take this or who to talk to.
I knew God was amazing and I thanked
Him for my five healthy chi