Hello friends & strangers alike!
This is my testimony for any of you who don't know it...My testimony is more precious to me than gold... I share it with you now with a heart of wanting you to realize that there IS an enemy out there, who is out to destroy you! We need to DEVELOP & USE our weapons, listed in Ephesians 6- NOW, NOT LATER!
You must draw near to The Lord because the time is short... Biblical signs are RAPIDLY being fulfilled RIGHT NOW- Just turn on headline news & SEE!(They're straight out of Luke 21 & Matthew 24!)
On the last day of your life here, you will stand before Jesus & give an account for yourself. It will be ONLY YOU AND JESUS...No one else will be there to speak FOR you- It will be ONLY YOU and HIM!! So accept Jesus and then get & develop a DEEP, meaningful relationship with Him RIGHT NOW!
I know some will judge me for my testimony, even though they call themselves "Christians" ...But The Lord can use WHOMEVER He so chooses...AND Jesus was always closest to the sinners- NOT the people who falsely thought that they were righteous. We draw NEAR to HIM & He makes us "RIGHT"-We cannot do it out of our own power or strength! The more you have messed up, the more of a testimony He will make of you & your life...
~LOVE you all,Catrina~
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My mother abandoned me on a bench at the age of 8 years old, so she could be with her boyfriend and they could use drugs together...I was passed from foster home to foster home until I ran away from 'the system' at age 15. I had lost my virginity by this time, been involved in all sorts of drugs,lived on the streets for a short while,as well as being involved in ouija boards and wicca (Which I thought was harmless but I NOW know these sorts of things open doors to demonic influence in your life!) I had come to a point in my life where I was frequently suicidal and had seriously tried to take my own life more than a couple times, with pills or razors,by the age of 15...
In 1999, through a series of bizarre circumstances & a stolen car, after driving across state lines, I ended up at the neighborhood drug dealers house through a mutual acquaintance of ours. What threw me off was while I was there, this guy was telling me I needed Jesus! I'm so glad that he testified to me, when he could of VERY easily thought that he couldn't because he was living in too much sin & had no right to be telling me about Jesus...
After hours of conversation and feeling the conviction of The Holy Spirit, I decided I DID indeed NEED Jesus...My heart had an empty black HOLE that nothing and no one else could fill. I had tried EVERYTHING and was still miserable! That's because ONLY The Lord Jesus can fill that hole in our hearts.
I got down on my knees, preparing to pray to Jesus and accept Him into my heart...As I started to say the sinners' prayer, I started being choked by unseen hands! NO KIDDING, people! Something was literally CHOKING me! I could feel the hands around my neck although NO ONE was there! I was gasping for air! My eyes were tearing up due to lack of oxygen! Then, the drug dealer casted demons out of me in the name of Jesus! He said something along the lines of, "In the name of Jesus, Get out of her!" As SOON as he cast them out, my throat was loosed... I GASPED for air as I frantically realized I could breathe again!!!! I quickly got back to my prayer of accepting Jesus before anything else CRAZY happened. As I finished my prayer of asking Jesus into my heart, he heard a 'swooooosh' noise go out the window! He also heard screams as they swooshed out the window! I was too busy praying and gasping for air to notice these noises, but he was sitting near the window and heard 'them' leave...The 'them' I'm talking about was demons who had been residing in me all those years from the things I had been involved in and exposed to. I KNOW from personal experience that demons, the devil and hell ARE REAL... As well as God, Jesus His Son, The Holy Spirit and Heaven is REAL...
There are TWO eternal destinations we can choose from and earth is the place we make the decision where we will reside for eternity! We are making our reservations here, people! We are practicing here what we will be doing in eternity...Whether we be slaves to sin or living holy lives...
It is written... "Ye shall be holy; for I am holy" (1Peter1:16)
Also, It is written... "...Without holiness no one will see the Lord"(Hebrews 12:14)
So this is a stark reminder to those individuals who confess the Lord Jesus with their lips, but their hearts are FAR from Him... He will make us NEW creations if we put Him first place in our hearts. That is the first commandment- To love the Lord with all our heart, soul and strength! If you call yourself a Christian, can you honestly say you do this? If you put Jesus FIRST you don't have to try and 'be good' out of your OWN strength & efforts- HE WILL CHANGE YOU!
Have you fallen into lukewarmedness? We are living in the LAST church age RIGHT NOW before Jesus returns, (AKA the 'laodicean church age' or 'lukewarm church age')...I think one of the greatest dangers to Christians is becoming backslidden and LUKEWARM!
Jesus says,"...Since you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my mouth." (Rev3:16)
And for all of you who think you don't need Jesus or that you can live in sin and still make Heaven, It is ALSO written...
"...You know that wicked people will not inherit the kingdom of God, don't you? Stop deceiving yourselves! Sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,thieves, greedy people, drunks, slanderers, and robbers will not inherit the kingdom of God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
So we need to repent (means to actually TURN AWAY FROM) these sins & turn to Jesus...He will change your heart from wicked to pure...You CANNOT do it yourself but The Holy Spirit CAN!
That drug dealer is now my husband, who is also saved and born again, in Jesus Name! We are BOTH on FIRE for Jesus & completely sold out...I don't go through one day without thinking about The LORD- And that's how it should be! He IS my #1 LOVE...
Jesus can use ANYONE He so chooses! The more you've messed up, the more of a wreck your life is right now, the greater of a testiomony you will be for Him! I did NOT change my life of my own power. The LORD changed me after I gave my life to Him. When I say I'm a Christian, I'm not saying I'm "GOOD"- QUITE THE CONTRARY! I'm saying I NEED a Savior!!! That Savior is the ONE AND ONLY Savior of the world & Son of GOD- Jesus Christ!
I do not share this story with you for recogniton, pity, entertainment, humor or anything else! I share this testimony with you so that you can KNOW that Jesus IS REAL (and He is coming SOON) and the devil is out to KILL,STEAL and DESTROY. The devil hates God and because he cannot step to Our Heavenly Father, he has to mess with His BELOVED creation...Us. And that's what he's doing everyday, whether you realize it or not... It is all happening in the spiritual realm that you cannot see!
"...We look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal..." (2 Corinthians 4:18)
Gods' Word says we defeat the devil by the blood of the Lamb,not loving our own lives to the death AND by the word of our testimony! (Revelation 12:11) This is why I share my testimony with you now, friend. If you have a testimony...I strongly encourage you to share it with others as well,to EVERYONE,whether they want to hear it or not! If you don't have a testimony, I pray God will make a testimony out of your life for His glory!
I am hoping this can help someone who thinks they've ruined or wasted their life away...Please listen to me friend, God uses broken vessels so that through the cracks His light can shine through!
Jesus said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
He's calling out to YOU today...Will you listen & come to Him wholeheartedly? He wants a relationship with YOU!
With MUCH Love, Catrina
PLEASE read Mary's TRUE STORY...This SERIOUSLY changed my life FOREVER- Don't get SCARED halfway through & stop reading it!!! It WILL scare you & it IS TRUE,but EVERYONE NEEDS to see this!
http://www.spiritlessons.com/Mary_K_Baxter_A_Divine_Revelati on_of_Hell.htm#Into_Hell
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Are you ready for the return of JESUS CHRIST?THE PRICE HAS BEEN PAID FOR YOUR SALVATION...DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED! You, TOO, can be saved & make it to Heaven!Without JESUS, There is NO salvation...You CANNOT enter Heaven without JESUS...See below for a testimony of an atheist WHO SAW HELL (This is where people go who have rejected Jesus and lived in sin)ONLY through JESUS can we enter Heaven! To Hell and Back
Jesus Again Spoke To Them Saying.."I Am The Light Of The World: He Who Follows Me Will Not Walk In Darkness But Will Have The Light Of Life..." John8:12
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