These two pictures are just 7 months apart. In the first picture, I was lost, afraid, confused, depressed, extremely demonized, spiritually dead and almost physically dead, addicted to all sorts of drugs and working for the devil himself. I hated who I was. I hated life. BUT GOD WASNT FINISHED WITH ME YET!
The second picture was about 1 month after my audible encounter with God. For those who dont know, my husband and I had temporarily separated and I chose to leave home. I was giving up on everything and everybody, but my husband still had enough faith left to pray!
Long story short, he cried out to God one night, begging for God to save me, to bring me back home and to restore our broken marriage. Chad said after he prayed, he felt this warm sensation all over his body. He knew it was Holy Spirit comforting him.
Shortly after he prayed for me, I heard an audible voice say "Brittany, this is your last chance" I immediately knew it was God. Even though I didnt really have a relationship with Him, He still knew my name. Even though I was living in complete darkness and didnt even know if I truly believed in Jesus, He still cared enough to pick me up and wash me clean with His blood. Keep in mind, my husband and I were in two different locations and we werent speaking, so I had no clue he had just prayed for me. I responded to Gods voice by walking home, barefoot at around 3am or so.
On my walk home, I was baptized by the Holy Spirit and filled to overflow with His goodness and perfect love. He talked to me through His creation and in my mind the whole way home. Its hard to explain with human language and our limited human understanding. Ive never felt as loved and accepted as I did in that moment. Ive never felt so satisfied, no drug comes close to the "high" I felt that night. God told me that night that He was going to deliver me from all my addictions, and He sure did! The following days I experienced no cravings, no withdrawals - totally supernaturally! I was only craving more and more of Jesus! I couldnt get enough of Him! My life hasnt been the same since! Has it been perfect? No, not even close, but I wouldn't trade anything for the love and acceptance I experience from my heavenly Father now!
If you have been praying for someone, dont give up! God DOES hear you and He IS working on the situation! Prayer is not the least we can do for someone; prayer is the most we can do. There is no one too far gone for God to save. His arm isnt too short to reach down to the lowest places. He WILL find every single one of His lost sheep and restore them!
If you are like I was and struggling to break free from sin and shame but feel like you cant, there IS hope for you! Let Jesus fight your battles! God is a mighty deliverer today! What He does for one, He can and WILL do for another!
Testimony by: Brittany Akers
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