Time to testify...What has He done for you lately?
 

Today I talked to a co-worker of mine and she was telling me of the ways that the Lord has blessed her throughout her life. We talked about things that happened where we knew that there was no explanation other than God. That made me wonder about the miracles He has worked for others. So those of you who are willing to share, how about do it here. You never know who you may inspire with your testimony. For those who don't believe, please don't interfere with those of us who do. Simply move on to another thread.

I'll share a quick story with you all. For the past year or so I have been living at home with my parents and my son. That is something that I'm not at all accustomed to doing. Money has been tight (and still is), but my nerves and patience have been even tighter .:mad: Last week I went and applied for a brand new two bedroom, two bath apartment. It has a beautiful kitchen (which I can not wait to cook in) and a lot of space to move around in. Initially they gave me one price in rent (which wasn't that bad), but when I went back they gave me a price that was far less :) . After I scraped up the money for the application fee (Christmas is killing a sister) and submitted my application, I was somewhat concerned that I would be stuck on a long waiting list because for one these apartments are brand new, they are in high demand and I live in a military town that caters to the military. I remember coming home and thanking God for blessing me with the apartment. This was before I knew that it would be approved. I had faith in my heart that He was going to make a way. I had no idea where I was going to get the extra money from to pay the deposit or the rent for the remainder of this month provided that I chose to move in this month. I knew nothing other than to thank God for making the way. Getting to the point...today I signed the lease to MY brand new apartment and I have the keys in my hands! Because I just spent the last of my paycheck (that I could afford) to spend taking care of other things, I didn't have a dime to put towards the deposit let alone rent for the rest of this month. When I tell you all that God is GOOD you better believe it. I didn't have to pay my deposit today (and still got the keys :D ) and the rent for the rest of the month is FREE!!! Thank You Jesus!!! The best part came when I picked my son up from school and took him to see his Christmas present. OUR home. The look that came over his face was priceless and absolutely melted my heart. He is excited about having his own bathroom and his own (big) room in which his grandma is going to furnish as a Christmas gift. Even he was excited about our kitchen (lol). He even went as far as picking out a spot for his drums, but I'm not feeling that idea :eek: . Anyway, that is my testimony for the day. I'm truely blessed.

As Sis. King in my church would say...."You betta HOLLA"!

Good afternoon, Saints. Giving all praises to God, who is truly
the head of my life. To my Pastor, the Rev. Dr. H.H. Lusk Sr., in his absence, since he's home on house arrest today! :D To the ministers on the "Roster or Rostrum...or whatever they be sayin' up in church...." and to my Sorors AKA2D and Ideal who moderate this forum......PRAISE JESUS...for I know that he is my Savior.

Soror SkeeWee - - thank you for your testimony. If your son wants to bang on those drums, girl...LET HIM. What a blessing you have been given.

You, know, we all take some things for granted. He didn't have to wake me up this morning. That's one thing he's done for me, TODAY as a matter of fact. Everyone in my family has been struck with the Flu over the past week, but you know what, there are some people in this country that are DYING from this flu. Praise Jesus for my family's health.

The Lord has seen to it that we are able to do the things that we want to do. Somehow, HE gave me keys to a new car (Passat) and paid for Xmas gifts and still gave me some money left over.

Despite ALL of the things that I have done in my life to defy HIM, my Saviour continually takes care of ME. Surely, his grace and mercy shall keep me all of the days of my.

Praise Him who most worthy to be praised!
I am going to make this short and sweet as possible. During my current pregnancy we have had to watch a defect that they found in my son's lungs. It has been a long road and we done all we could ...which is pray. I just want to say Thank You to my Lord and Savior for blessing my unborn son. We had our second to last Sonogram this past wednesday and there has been no growth in the defect! He is growing just fine (5lbs 12oz with 5 weeks still to go!) and they don't foresee him having to be in NICU or have surgery when he is born! When they say "God is good"... all I can do is holla "ALL THE TIME!"

Praise Him Ladies!
 

Glad to hear about your blessings ladies! :D

I am so thankful that I still have a job with there being so much unemployment in my area. I am also thankful for the favor that He has given me on the job as well.

When my company was going through layoffs, I should have been the person to lose their job (it was being done by senority) since I am the newest person. Next, when I got promoted, there were two women in my area that were "less than friendly", shall we say. :o After about a month or so, one of the ladies was transfer to another facility and the other one resigned! His mercies are endless.

Most importantly though, I am just glad to know Him. :D

GOD IS AWESOME!!!
 

PRAISE GOD EVACLEAR. I AM PRAYING FOR YOU.

i will also keep my testimony as short as possible. GOD as blessed me with a healthy pregnancy. i am in my 5 mth and so far i have a healthy child.

i had some family drama over the holiday and through GOD's grace i made it through!!

i thank HIM for my husband, my friends and family who love me and thank you GOD for being a constant presence in my life in spite of my human frailties!:)

THAT IS TRULY THE WORK OF GOD!

I'm going through a rough time in all areas of my life. It seems like everyting is going wrong. However, I know my God will work it out. So, that is my praise report!!! I claim the victory!

Praise God…for he is worthy to be praised!!!

God has truly blessed me throughout the year. I was blessed with a job that is very fulfilling. It allows me to continue my education, mentor “at risk” youth, enhance my organizing/planning skills, as well as work/meet wonderful people who can help me become a prominent individual in my community.

God has also blessed me with a new friend who has helped me to realize that I am strong person and can make it through hard times. (Thanks Exquizit). ;)

After posting my prayer request I have to praise Him too!!

My mother just completed her 4th open heart surgery, and although she is not out of the woods yet I still praise him! I praise him for the other 3 surgeries that she has successfully gone through. I praise him for my dad giving her mouth to mouth during an asthma attack; if he had not come home when he did she would have died. I praise him for the believing surgeon that did her surgery. And most of all I praise him for the special gift that she is. My mom and I haven't always had the best relationship (I'll have to post on the co-dependant's thread another time), but I praise God for who she is TODAY and what she means to our family.

Let us all rejoice in him!!

I am thankful that he woke my and mine up this morning. I am thankful that I have a job that I actually love and that it pays the bills. Even though the kids get on my nerves it's still out of love. I am thankful that my child is healthy and that my best friend had her son born yesterday. I am thankful for the car I drive, the family I have the husband I have, the grace of God, but most of all

That I am able to realize that there is nothing without the Father

What has HE done for me lately...
 

EVERYTHING!

Re: What has HE done for me lately...
 

I second that Soror, with all my heart.

God is good all the time! I thank Him for life,health and strength. I thank Him for healthy children and for family and friends. Even when the devil tries to make me think that I have no one to turn to or that I am not going to be able to do what I've set out to do, the Lord is right there with me telling me the complete opposite and that He is with me and I know this to be true. He took me out of an abusive situation and I know He kept me because I could have been dead. I thank Him every chance I get. I thank him for EVERTHING! God's blessings to you and your son.

God is sooooo good!!!
 

I thank God for allowing me to get into grad school and have a full fellowship (which I applied for AFTER the deadline)!
I was laid off of work. I used it as an opportunity to go back to school. I didn't want to stay in social work anyway.
While on unemployment (also a blessing), I looked for work. I knew no one would hire me because I was going back to school, but I had to please the unemployment people. After a while, I just stopped looking. A woman at my church who has the gift of prophesy said that I should thank God in advance for the job that I was about to get. I thanked Him even though I knew I wasn't trying to get a job. Two weeks later, a professor called me out of the blue and asked if I wanted to be her research assistant (paid educational position)!
I also thank God for the continuous blessings He has given me while I've been in school. I'm currently working as a Hall Director which gives me a free apartment and a stipend. Also, my professors think that my research ideas are very good and well thought out (only through His grace!). I'm developing such a good reputation that some people think that I already have my degree. I've been asked to speak at conferences and offered tenure-track positions (until I tell them I'm still a student). I'm not even ABD yet, but I thank Him for allowing me to pass the first part of my quals!

I also thank God for my very supportive family! I thank Him for their continued health and longevity.
I also thank Him for the way He has blessed the other people I care about. Most recently, for the health of my line sister's daughter.

As some of you know, I was out of work for 8 LONG months. My now boyfriend and I had just started to talk and I was visiting his church. For years had been praying to find a church home that would welcome my daughter and me with open arms. This church is it! When I was out of work, I prayed for strength and guidance on what lesson I was supposed to be learning while I was out of work. Members of this church who did not even know me, prayed for me, took my resume, sent me job postings and even critiqued it for me! I was blessed with a supportive boyfriend, supportive and helpful Sorors, understanding parents and just a great support system. I signed a letter of intent for my current position on August 4. Three weeks later, I gave my life to Him. The blessings have not stopped. This Thanksgiving, I met his parents and family and I am convinced that He brought us together b/c we completly compliment each other.

Second, my parents separated over the summer, and my mom moved out of the house. I prayed for Him to give her strength, wisdom and guidance as she decided what to do. She has since moved into her own apartment, and gives ME strength as I begin on the road to home ownership.

I say all that to say that God is all powerful and knowing. Pray. He is listening. But above all else, THANK HIM for what you do have now, and put out positivity. It will definitely come back to you tenfold. :)
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Praise Ye the Lord
 

Last Friday, Dec. 5, during the Nor'easter, my manager allowed us to leave at 2 p.m. I was OK with this, thinking I would be home by 4 to watch some of the courtroom shows.

But it was not to be. At 4:30 p.m., I was still in traffic (mind you, my commute is normally only 35 minutes) and I had left work with less than a quarter tank of gas -- and the needle kept getting closer and closer to the E.

Finally some time after 5 p.m., I pull into the Gulf, turn off the engine and ask the technician for a full tank. I reach over to open my purse and realize that I had left my wallet -- which contained my debit card, credit cards and license on my desk at work!

And here's the blessing: it was so cold the technician couldn't get the cap open, so all I could do was drive home and wait for the weather to get warmer.

I told my husband that night I nearly called him from the jail, because the people at the gas station never would have believed that I had accidentally left my office without my wallet. In addition, I more than likely would have been cited for driving without my current license (in Jersey, the fines just went up from $44 to a whopping $173 per document. :mad:

I haven't finished thanking Him yet!

You ladies bless me, and raise my spirits! I so wish that my own sorority's thread so vocally praised the holy name of Jesus Christ!

The Lord is so good! My (much) older brother, whose testimony includes extensive drug use & other addictions, was ordained as a pastor in November! This is the answer to years of prayer!

The Lord has also revealed His will to me concerning a major a decision that I need to make. Life is so much easier & peaceful when you're walking with Him!

btw, sorry for crashing your boards! :)

These testimonies are soooo uplifiting!! I'm thankful that God has blessed you all the way He has. Honeychile, your story was soo powerful. Congratulations to your brother!

I'm very thankful for the things that the Lord does for me. I'm particularly thankful that the Lord revealed something to me. I was really close to this guy. We talked about everything, everyday! He knew my life story. There was nothing I wouldn't do for him (that was tasteful, that is). Well, we had a huge disagreement, and ended up falling out. I won't go into what happened, but in short, he did something to betray me. Nearly eight months had passed since we had a deep conversation like we use to. Well, this Thursday I called him, told him I missed him and wanted to start fresh. It seemed like we were going to put things back in order. Saturday morning, he called me going off on me saying that people had told him that I said this and that about him. I was totally disappointed about this because I felt like we were just getting our relationship back on a roll. Well, that's when I found out that he told my brother's line brother that we slept together! I absolutely could not believe it. So in short, God was revealing to me that he was never my friend. And He (the Lord) was protecting me from getting hurt by this guy again! Thank you Jesus!!!

I'm also thankful that I have a sound mind! There are so many people going crazy and killing people. Like I can't understand for the life of me why my so called best friend would lie about me like that. God is soooooo grand, that's why my signature states "The Lord blesses me with NEW MERCIES on a daily! We don't deserve the blessings we receive. Sometimes we forget to thank Him, feel too tired to pray, etc, but the Lord still blesses us! Thank you Jesus. God's blessings to you all during this Holiday season!

-Del

Giving honor to God my Lord and savior for all he has done for me.
Thank you not only for my many blessings but my trials of life that have made me stronger.

I love the Lord and am not ashamed to say it!

I praise him for each breathe I take, being clothed in my right mind, my health, family, career, talents bestowed unto me. With eveything I do I give him the glory. For he makes all things possible!

Oh, Delph, Praise the Lord for His wisdom & guidance! I'm glad that you were spared another heart break. What troubles we all avoid when we are quiet and allow Him to speak!

My car's license plate is Phil 4:4 - "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice!" I will forever praise His holy name!

Well said!

My testimony...it's long, beware
 

We all have testimonies if we only knew the things that the Lord has saved us from. Everyday he keeps us safe and sound and we never even know that we are in danger.

My testimony is that I am am here to tell it today. Labor Day weekend 2003, I went to the football classic with my cousin and a soror. Afterwards, we were going to get something to eat. On the expressway, my tire blew out and my car went out of control. I ran head-on into the concrete barrier and then flipped over back into oncoming traffic.

My car was never hit by any other cars as were were upside down across traffic. Although injured, I was able to get out of the car. My heart beat was never accelerated and I never lost consciousness. A nurse, our soror, happened to be driving by and stopped to help. I was calm as I asked her what was wrong with me. I knew it was bad because of the way people were looking at me. I had been completely scapled, my skull was exposed, and my eye was swollen shut and bruised.

At the hospital, the doctor's told my family to expect the worse. They expected an onset of brain damage to become evident in the next few hours. They suspected a fractured skull and several facial fractures. After hours of testing, however, it was revealed that I had not broken one bone!! Thank you Jesus!!! I had to have reconstructive surgery to add skin to my scalp, but the injuries did not penetrate my brain. It was purely cosmetic. No internal damage.

Now, 3 months later, I am back to work. I have no scars on my face at all. My hair has almost completely grown back and is long enough for a short style.

Everyone prepared me for the worse, but I knew all along that the Lord only had the best in mind for his children. Our soror who was in the car was not injured at all. Not even as much as a cut. It was truly a miracle. The Lord has blessed me and I am thankful for every day that I wake up to see the beauty of his creation.

:D :D :D

OMG...I didn't know that you'd been through all of this! :eek: HALLELUJAH, Sister!!!!! You have me almost in tears, and I am praising him FOR you! :D I'm so glad you are better and back to your activities.



HE brought me through this flu, when people around me are dying. Thank you!

Praise the Lord!! Your testimony truly tells of His grace and glory!! I have tears of joy in my eyes!

Re: My testimony...it's long, beware
 

WOW! "Touch not my annointed one..." God has His hands on you! A beautiful testimony. I'm glad that you're okay!! Thank you Jesus!

Oops, almost forgot!
 

On Monday, April 28 of this year I came home from work and saw that Bank One had sent me a letter saying that my car loan was paid in full, along with the title -- 17 months early!

That was a blessing in itself, but then I realized the true blessing around mid-May. I was so happy about paying off the car that I had completely forgotten the traumatic incident that happened to me on April 30, 1993. (I guess that means it isn't so traumatic anymore!) And by then, I was still on too big a high to get bummed out by it. In years past, I had shut down for weeks at this time of the year.

So through it all I have been blessed ... better than blessed!

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I am so glad that this page was started.I first want to give God some glory.He is a mighty,powerful,awesome GOD.Without Him I am nothing,but with Him I am something.

Here is my TESTIMONY: Yesterday,I almost got into a fight,some might say that is nothing.But,when others have a certain image of you and you allow pity things to get you out of line with Christ...it is something.I just thank the Lord that there was no fighting.I always pray for the Lord to keep and strengthen me and He did just that.Although,I said somethings I should not have...He kept me from "throwing those bows" (LOL) :cool:

*Continue to Pray for Me as I Pray for You

It is so magnificent to see how God truly blesses and takes care of us. No matter what we go through and what others may try to do to us, He always has our back. When others forsake us, ridicule us, talk about us and hate us, He loves us unconditionally and bestows us with His mercy and His grace. I thank Him for His just keeping me on a daily basis. Thank you for starting this post because it shows that not everyone has forgotten that HE IS!!!!!:) :)

Truly blessed!!!
 

Yah see, God gets a hold of me and sets me down in places!!!

Last night, my husband and I attended our first "play" together--"Black Nativity" in Seattle, WA. Both of us were wretched before the play, but afterward, God was not having that and got a hold of me... If you are EVER in Seattle around Christmas time, YOU MUST see the "Black Nativity"--It was truly a blessing for me...

God is good--ALL the time...

I experienced a little (well, alot) of drama on Wednesday. I'm still a little shaken up about it. I'm just thankful to God that he decided to spare me. God is just sooo GOOD!!!! I don't understand people who do not know he is real. He is working in my life and the lives of people I know. I see him working everyday. JESUS IS REAL, I KNOW FOR SURE!!

Greetings sisterfriends & memberfriends, long time no see!
 

Greetings Everyone!

I took on 6 classes this semester in hopes of regaining my gpa back to it's original state. It wasn't easy because most of the classes I took were for my major and having a long summer vacation can sometimes knock you out of mode. Thanks to the creator, I have regained, my 3.5 (I was aiming fo a 4.0, but I appreciate all my blessings!) and the confidence I had once lost, when my GPA dropped. Not to mention he blesses me everyday!

I'm really glad to see that so many people recognize that the good things that happen in their lives are miracles and blessings from the Lord.

Keep the faith and continue to give him the praise. He is still in the miracle working business!!!

Hey All!

I work two jobs. One of those jobs is an after school program to ensure African American males and females pass the Minnesota Basic Standards Test. This past Friday was suppose to be our pay day, and I was going to get my car fixed. Well, all of the staff got played and didn't get paid. I was livid--this is the second time this has happened! So anyway, at church Sunday, I was tempted to NOT give my tithes, since I didn't get paid and because I was short on funds for getting my car fixed. But I decided to pay anyway because I knew the Lord would provide. So I wrote out my check for tithes, went downstairs to put my robe on, and one of the deaconess came to me and presented me with a card and said the Lord laid it on her heart to give me the card. I opened it up, and there was $100 in the card! There the Lord goes again blessing me!

Bless God and sow into His ministry, and he will bless you!
Sow good seeds, you will reap the benefit!!

I am in the process of applying to graduate schools right now. I was only going to apply to about five or six, but my sister and father were pushing me and pushing me to apply to two or three times that number of schools. I really wasn't going to because with application fees of about $75 each, I really can't afford to apply to 15 schools.

Well, for about the past three or four weeks, I have been getting fee waivers sent to me by some really good schools. All in all, I have had my application fee waived at about seven or eight schools. Now, I am applying to schools that I wasn't even considering because I couldn't afford them before.

The Lord is so good to me and when I really think about his grace and mercy it brings me to tears. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that I could have ever done to deserve these blessings but He keeps on sending them my way. He loves me more than any man or woman ever could. Times when my family and friends would have been ashamed of me the Lord was standing right by my side. The tears are rolling down my face right now.

What has HE done for lately?
 

He woke me up this morning, and started me on my way!!!!!!

That is just how the Lord works!! I feel so blessed today. I love this thread cause it just keeps me in a mood of praise all day!!

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I'm so happy that I started this thread!!! I had no idea that it would get so many positive responses since so many people tend to be "anti religion" or at least against displaying it in public until something tragic happens and then all you hear is God Bless America...I'm not going to go there. Not in this thread. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you all about this wonderful Bible that my mother gave me. It's the Women of Color Devotional Bible and it is absolutely amazing! For those of you who really want to get into reading your Bibles daily and really get into meditating and spending time with the Lord, this is a good way to do it. Plus it will make an excellent Christmas gift.

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Lately,the Lord has taught me how to ignore the stupidity of different people,especially those that do NOT know me.People are always going to try to discourage you from reaching your goal and striving for EXCELLENCY.So,everyday I am learning to dust those "HATERS" off :D

Beautiful!!!
 

There were some AWESOME stories demonstrating the grace of God in this thread I really enjoyed reading them! I have a lot going on so I have been MIA for a while and will be gone again for a lil while but I saw this and had to respond before I left...

God has just been so good to me. I know I don't deserve any of it but all He asked is that I trust in Him to do what He said He would do and things would work together for my good and they have! :)

In addition to passing the bar, I found not 1 but 2 jobs (and despite the low Bar passage rate the job market is tight).

Life has been so surreal for the past month b/c when you have a life long dream and you see God just MOVE in your life to make things work-out you just got~to stand in awe of how GREAT and merciful a God He truly is.

I pray you all had wonderful achievements and new insights in 2003 and I will pray we will all reach greater heights and deeper depths of God's love in new year!

Stay Blessed

LG:)

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I figured since there is always DRAMA in our daily lives that I would bring this thread back to the top.Besides,it is a NEW year and I am sure that the Lord has been blessing in 2004.I know that sometimes we need to vent, testify,or just thank God.So, here is your chance to STOP and let God have His way :D

*I will start by saying that I thank God for all of my many blessings.I thank Him for making a way for me,when I could NOT see my way.I thank Him for just being God and being God all by Himself.