Testimonies

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Holy ambush and redemption

This is part of my salvation testimony from twenty years ago. There was so much involved in my salvation, that to tell the whole story would take a whole book. So here is a very brief version. This testimony took place after the girl that I loved deeply left me and married another man. To deal with the pain I really dived into the occult, and porn. Today I am totally free in Christ. It was the love of God that changed me. I hated the Lord, I wanted to see then end of the Church. My uncle, aunt, 2 sisters, and my father were radically saved, and transformed. I knew them all well, and new well enough, that they were different people now. I did not rejoice over this it got me angry. I wanted to see this thing stopped. A Demon came to me, and gave me an idea, go with dad to church and, start some trouble, and if possible take out the Pastor. One Sunday morning, I went with Dad to Church. I watched dad go through his Sunday routine. After the message, dad introduced me to Pastor Tom Formica, an Assemblies of God Pastor. I thought to my self, let's end right here. I took a step toward the man, as I did my bones started to vibrate the core. The closer I got to him, the worst the vibration was. The Pastor shook my hand. At that point I started, backing away. I thought the Lord was going to shake me apart because the vibration became so severe. When we arrived home, I just wanted to be alone. My family knew something happened, but they were not sure what. None of them knew about my occult involvement. That night I actually spoke to God for the first time in years. I changed my mind about, attacking his church, or his preachers. He was to powerful for me to take on. I decided just to avoid Christians, give them their space hoping God would give me mine. About two weeks later. I was on my way out the door, for my favorite activity, a tour of the Philadelphia porn shops. It was a Saturday night, and I had a full paycheck in my pocket. I planned to send it all on porn, and a hooker. Then, Dad grabbed me and said "you are coming with me" After a ten minute debate, I decided to make him happy and go with him just so I can go and do my thing, afterwards. My brother was trying to kill his ex-girl friend. For about a month, they had an occult, prayer war. My brother was chanting, against his ex's life, while she, a new Christian, and members of her church came against it in prayer. My brother was freaked, all his Satanist rituals, were yielding zero results. My brother had decided to take a more physical approach, and attack her house. Dad, and I arrived at Debbie's house, Debbie is the name of my brother's ex-girl friend. After calming, Eddie, my brother, Dad took both of us into the house, where the Lord set up a spiritual ambush. In that house there were 20 Christian men ready to pray. They laid hands on Eddie and Started to pray, and praise and worship Jesus Christ the presence of the almighty fill the room like a runaway freight train. In his presence£¬ I for the first time in my life could actually see my life, all my sin, all the demons I contacted, all the girls I ripped off, all the people I scammed, all the ones that I hurt. I realized that the righteous judge of the universe was in that room and I deserved death for the way I lived. Fear seized me, so that I was paralyzed. Tears streamed down my face, because I thought this was the end. All I could do was cry please don't kill me, over and over, and over again. There are really no words to describe what happened next. It was like the Lord kneeled on one knee, looked me in the eye, and said" Mike it is alright I heard you, sin no more." The Lord forgave everything; this rocked my view of God. I saw him as angry, and violent, but he revealed himself in gentleness, and mercy. I stood up all that night, in shellshock. I just had to ask him, why he did not take me out, because I was his enemy. The Spirit stirred up an old memory, going back twelve years. At seven years old, I heard part of a message preached by a television evangelist saying,"that any one can know God.” This really got me hyped. I went up to my Dad' s room and told the " oh God I know you are busy, running the universe, and I am just a kid, but if you can find the time, could you come and talk to me because I really want to know you". The Lord showed me that the heart I had at seven never really left me. I entered into the occult looking for him, thinking that it would lead me to God. That Sunday God opened my eyes to the cross. The Cross is the avenue that God has provided to make all things right with himself. God bless you

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