Testimony and The Wait on The LORD is Weighty (Part 6)
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Good morning.
I will start here with Part # 6 of my Testimony.
First to say, I had moved to a large Denominational Church from the time I was 28 years old, until 30.
As I earlier explained in my testimony, when I was 30 years old, The LORD pulled me out of Mainline Denominations.
As you will see my testimony in Part 3, was of me having a child out of wedlock when I was 30 years old.
Getting back, have you ever felt you had a big ‘Scarlet A‘ printed on you by a Church or people?
Where I had felt love and acceptance before, now my closest friends there at this big Church treated me different.
If my sin had been truly repented of, (it had) then why could they not embrace me and receive me in full fellowship again?
All I felt was many looks, a coolness toward me and censorship!
There is a lesson here for Christians. Sure, leaders need to be held accountable if they fall. (I believe that!)
Still where is the Love of God, when all a person feels is judged and condemned? Are we not suppose to also show compassion and the Love of Christ?
Still, God used everything in my life to bring me where I am today.
There was a small non-denominational Church that took me in when my baby was little.
They were very sweet helpful people. For nine years I walked and talked very close with them in fellowship.
They accepted me, my baby out of wedlock, and my other 3 children.
We were not only Church family — but close family also. I lived nearby several of them in my Church while my kids were growing up.
That is also the time period I received The Baptism of The Holy Spirit, with evidence of speaking in tongues.
My Pastor (Bro. James) at this very small Church, imparted much wisdom to me over 9 years of time. Also a very patient man with his precious wife Mildred, (a second mother figure to me).
It was a most peaceful time period in my life. I grew in The LORD a lot. I wouldn’t take anything for those nine years living near them!
Still my life changed a lot after my pastor died. I moved back to my hometown then in 1993. We all in the small assembly were going in different directions.
That’s okay, as I and them were still all on the Potter’s Wheel. I love dearly that Church family till this day!
Changes can be good — but sometimes hard, also. Still, our God is ever faithful and true….!
Part #7 will be held for a later time.
God bless you.
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~ Joyce D. McGuire
My name is Joyce D. McGuire, called to work in and for the Kingdom of God! To lead we must try to follow Jesus Christ closely. That is my heart. I am a Chaplain to the prisons; prophetic intercessor by His grace; author; and a Mother in the Kingdom of God. To many I am simply Mama Joyce. Some favorite verses of mine are Matthew 11:28-30.
Our God is all knowledgeable & knows our end from our beginning! The Lord do every thing for a purpose & for our own good which we may not realise initially but will later say “Thank you Lord for your amazing Grace which saved a wretch like me, I was once lost but now am found”! May He forgive us all our sins. Thanks for your honesty Mama!
Amen, Adams and if by sharing my life and testimony, it helps one person it is worth it!
We all must be willing to be open and show others pitfalls.
No one is stronger than the flesh and sin if we yield. We must choose the Lord and right constantly!
Mercy and grace there if we fall, but we have to straighten up.
Some don’t forgive their selves and stay in that trap too. The love of God is so unfathomable. He is such a good good Father!
So so true. Shared testimonies like this not only glorify our God but exposes satanic greatest tool which is guilt & other traps all devised to lead us away from our loving, ever forgiving Father. BUT Mama, permit me to say that most times the Church instead of helping the guilty ones who look up to them in their difficult time choose to add more pains & this send some into satanic traps with many ever remaining there. May God give the Church & each an everyone of us the Grace to correct in love rather than erring on the ground of caution which is also a satanic trap. Thanks once more Mama
Beautiful testimony!
Thank you Belle, it’s by HIS grace. God bless you
Love you and your amazing transparent testimony. If everyone would be willing to tell it all! lol! xoxo Sandi
Thank you Sandi for taking your time to read. Some things are not easy for us to share, but I’m willing if by my transparency it will help others. I thank God for restoration and the blood of Jesus.
I believe more than anything I’m pleading with others to know the consequences of our sins.
We can be forgiven and restored but there is also a cost we have to pay for our actions. Backsliding is dangerous!
Who knows we may not get back to that place steady in the Lord. The time is late and peoples hearts are getting hardened to even hear a lot of times.
Love you sis. Many blessings