My testimony

[discern2learn]

Its hard to put into words but I shall try

Before I found faith in jesus ,on the outside my life looked ok but inside I was fighting a battle a battle what became a war in my mind.
For years I suffered with several spiritual attacks through out the day.
Some of the things are to bad to even mention but I fought the evil thoughts internally so 9 times out of 10 I won.
But then night comes ....
The dreams, the night terrors, the sleep paralysis.
The fear, the anger, the pain .
I was in fear to sleep knowing that I was gonna get attacked I got to a point where I was fighting in my spirit and even killed in my sleep .
I was pulled apart all limbs torn off I felt helpless.
After years of this happening I just put it down to general nightmares.
While in lockdown I saw a video on YouTube from speakers corner and a guy was doing a sermon on deliverance and said if your under attack repent to jesus and ask for forgiveness and that stayed in my mind,well as the weeks go on I kept getting little signs but i just blew them off or they just went over my head and life took over. Looking back now I can see them clearly.
Ain't god great.
So we get to 2024 still watching the speakers corners videos every Sunday and i have a basic knowledge of Christianity from just watching the videos.
I was working at my local hospital and was using the bus rather than driving.
So while waiting for the bus everyday I decided to download the bible app.
I got stuck in ,as Im reading i got drawn in to the point where I wasn't bothered if the bus was late .
after a couple off weeks of reading afew passages a day.
Bare in mind iv not read a book since iv left school.
Then i went thru the biggest spiritual battle iv ever faced, weeks of attacks waking up at 3am every night full of fear not being able to move .
night after night not wanting to sleep then going to work tired and run down I was lucky if I got 4 hours sleep .
The last night it happened I was woken again at 3am frozen in place whole body sweating I could only move my eyes.
A demon was stood on my chest like he had conquered me.
I was fed up with it all
Internally I cried out to jesus I ask for forgiveness and repented for the all the bad i had done and in that moment like a click of a finger.
i was released and was filled with warmth and joy I was weaping tears of comfort and peace.
Thankyou jesus.
I gained alot that night the main thing for me that jesus gave me that night was peace and hope.
Peace of mind is something iv never experienced before and to be honest its taken me some to get used to.
My life has changed so much for the better i became a member of the church last February before then i was reading my bible and watching alot of online sermons,i wanted to go church but felt daft about it then i get a phone call from my long time school friend dave who told me he had also has found his faith in jesus and that blew me away I spoke about going to church and he invited me as his mum already attends and iv not looked back since.
I was baptised in the river trent in October and truly feel like iv got a new heart.
and I thank the lord for that,
i felt defeated and jesus raised me up with him to victory.
Since that night I was saved by jesus i haven't suffered any night terrors and my sleep has improved so much .
I pray every evening and morning and thank jesus for it all .
My discernment ,knowledge and understanding have gone thru the roof.
Iv had visions and dreams.
Especially on murdy Thursday i had a great vision from the holy spirit in the church i attend it was amazing.
I consider myself as a spiritual warrior for christ and we need to remember its a spiritual battle and
if we aint engaging we are losing.
We all have free will and I choose gods will.
Satans army is out here with flaming arrows and them flaming arrows are evil thoughts and bad intentions not of god. So
Pick up your bible and read the word .
arm yourself.
the word of God is the truth.
dont forget as
Ephesians 6:10-18 says

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth,
and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;
17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.

So put the armour of god on
and stand firm with the lord
The battle is won thanks to jesus.
Amen.

 

[David]

Especially on murdy Thursday i had a great vision from the holy spirit in the church i attend it was amazing.
I consider myself as a spiritual warrior for christ and we need to remember its a spiritual battle and
if we aint engaging we are losing.

The Bible tells us before Christ we are not “neutral”, we are in darkness. And when somebody finally reaches out to Jesus in that midst of that battle something switches off. “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son” ~Colossians 1:13. Okay, that checks with scripture.

What really jumps out at me in your story is not how intense your battle was, but where the change occurred. It wasn’t when you struggled more, it was when you reached out to Jesus. That is precisely what the Bible says will happen. “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” ~Romans 10:13. The peace you described matches up with that as well. “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” ~Romans 5:1.

Scripture points us to one thing we can bank on. Our confidence is never in our experiences, even life altering ones. God can use those types of moments, but our foundation is always going to be His Word. We are instructed to walk by faith not by sight ~2 Corinthians 5:7. Experiences will fade, but Christ and His Word will never change.

I do want to agree with you on your main point. This is a spiritual battle and God’s Word matters. The Ephesians 6 armor doesn’t help us fight to win this battle. It helps us stand in what Jesus already won. “Having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly” ~Colossians 2:15.

What I love is where you said when Christ saved you, the fear stopped. That is biblical. “God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” ~2 Timothy 1:7. Keep fighting the fight! Keep your eyes on Scriptures, on Christ and let the Word of God be what grounds your experiences.

 

[discern2learn]

Im all in for jesus
All glory to the Lord Jesus Christ

 

[bobinfaith]

Good morning, discern2learn;

Thank you for sharing your testimony. I read and reread it!

I personally learn and share from the good threads at BTF and there's a lot to learn.

I'm also blessed when I read my brothers and sister's testimonies, centered on Jesus.

God bless you, discern2learn, and your entire family.

Bob

 

[Yesua888]

Its hard to put into words but I shall try

Before I found faith in jesus ,on the outside my life looked ok but inside I was fighting a battle a battle what became a war in my mind.
For years I suffered with several spiritual attacks through out the day.
Some of the things are to bad to even mention but I fought the evil thoughts internally so 9 times out of 10 I won.
But then night comes ....
The dreams, the night terrors, the sleep paralysis.
The fear, the anger, the pain .
I was in fear to sleep knowing that I was gonna get attacked I got to a point where I was fighting in my spirit and even killed in my sleep .
I was pulled apart all limbs torn off I felt helpless.
After years of this happening I just put it down to general nightmares.
While in lockdown I saw a video on YouTube from speakers corner and a guy was doing a sermon on deliverance and said if your under attack repent to jesus and ask for forgiveness and that stayed in my mind,well as the weeks go on I kept getting little signs but i just blew them off or they just went over my head and life took over. Looking back now I can see them clearly.
Ain't god great.
So we get to 2024 still watching the speakers corners videos every Sunday and i have a basic knowledge of Christianity from just watching the videos.
I was working at my local hospital and was using the bus rather than driving.
So while waiting for the bus everyday I decided to download the bible app.
I got stuck in ,as Im reading i got drawn in to the point where I wasn't bothered if the bus was late .
after a couple off weeks of reading afew passages a day.
Bare in mind iv not read a book since iv left school.
Then i went thru the biggest spiritual battle iv ever faced, weeks of attacks waking up at 3am every night full of fear not being able to move .
night after night not wanting to sleep then going to work tired and run down I was lucky if I got 4 hours sleep .
The last night it happened I was woken again at 3am frozen in place whole body sweating I could only move my eyes.
A demon was stood on my chest like he had conquered me.
I was fed up with it all
Internally I cried out to jesus I ask for forgiveness and repented for the all the bad i had done and in that moment like a click of a finger.
i was released and was filled with warmth and joy I was weaping tears of comfort and peace.
Thankyou jesus.
I gained alot that night the main thing for me that jesus gave me that night was peace and hope.
Peace of mind is something iv never experienced before and to be honest its taken me some to get used to.
My life has changed so much for the better i became a member of the church last February before then i was reading my bible and watching alot of online sermons,i wanted to go church but felt daft about it then i get a phone call from my long time school friend dave who told me he had also has found his faith in jesus and that blew me away I spoke about going to church and he invited me as his mum already attends and iv not looked back since.
I was baptised in the river trent in October and truly feel like iv got a new heart.
and I thank the lord for that,
i felt defeated and jesus raised me up with him to victory.
Since that night I was saved by jesus i haven't suffered any night terrors and my sleep has improved so much .
I pray every evening and morning and thank jesus for it all .
My discernment ,knowledge and understanding have gone thru the roof.
Iv had visions and dreams.
Especially on murdy Thursday i had a great vision from the holy spirit in the church i attend it was amazing.
I consider myself as a spiritual warrior for christ and we need to remember its a spiritual battle and
if we aint engaging we are losing.
We all have free will and I choose gods will.
Satans army is out here with flaming arrows and them flaming arrows are evil thoughts and bad intentions not of god. So
Pick up your bible and read the word .
arm yourself.
the word of God is the truth.
dont forget as
Ephesians 6:10-18 says

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth,
and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;
17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.

So put the armour of god on
and stand firm with the lord
The battle is won thanks to jesus.
Amen.

discern2learn,
Thank You so much for sharing your testimony ... an amazing Real Account of demonic attack!
I can relate to your story, as at 16 years old, I was attacked.
My Mum and Sis used to play "the board" and I was terrified when going to bed at night; the dog even ran from me, as though there was something near me that I could not see, but he could.
Fortunately my Sis told me to keep a crucifix near my bed and that if I were to be attacked to be sure to call on the name of Jesus. I don't know how she knew this, but Thank God!
That dreadful night came ... first I tried to call to my parents in the room adjacent, but all I could do was froth at the mouth.
I remembered what my Sis said, and called out to Jesus ... on the third call, the entity that was under my sheets, deflated like a balloon. Then Peace ... and Sleep!
I was not "saved" (then) in the traditional sense of the word, but from that day on my Faith in Jesus was concreted.
You are so fortunate (and me) to have had that most amazing experience, which Nobody can ever take away from you (us)
Bless You xx
Ah! and I never had to put my light out at the wall and make a jump for my bed, in fear of something under it ... never again ... just Peace knowing that Jesus saved me, and Always will come to my aid : )

 

[Yesua888]

... It wasn’t when you struggled more, it was when you reached out to Jesus. Yes! That is precisely what the Bible says will happen. “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord Jesus shall be saved” ~Romans 10:13. Yes Again! The peace you described matches up with that as well. “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” ~Romans 5:1. discern2learn, myself and others who have had similar experiences, will feel these Words come Alive!

Scripture points us to one thing we can bank on. Our confidence is never in our experiences, even life altering ones. God can use those types of moments, but our foundation is always going to be His Word. We are instructed to walk by faith not by sight ~2 Corinthians 5:7. Experiences will fade, but Christ and His Word will never change. Hallelujah!

... The Ephesians 6 armor doesn’t help us fight to win this battle. It helps us stand in what Jesus already won. “
Triumphing over them by the cross: The cross, though a symbol of shame, became the instrument of ultimate victory. Through His sacrificial death and resurrection, Jesus conquered sin, death, and Satan (Colossians 1:13–14; Hebrews 2:14 -15). God Always uses evil plans for His own Glory, always (even though we may not see it at the time).
What I love is where you said when Christ saved you, the fear stopped. That is biblical. “God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” ~2 Timothy 1:7. Keep fighting the fight! Keep your eyes on Scriptures, on Christ and let the Word of God be what grounds your experiences. the fear stops because Jesus is so Real, there is no more to deny or guess about, and certainly not a "co-incidence" ... so many of "my family" (adopted) do not believe because they have never had experiences like the ones that we have. I so often say that you cannot see energy (microwaves, radio waves, etc, yet they are Real? To say that they are not real, would be utter crazyness, surely!