Bible Discussion Thread

When I was a child, I was always told about God and Jesus. I never really knew much about them except that they were the good guys and the devil was the bad guy. That's really all I knew until I was a preteen. I was told by my grandmother to pray to them often, especially when I was in any sort of trouble. Well as I got a bit older, I was in Jr High and I began to suffer from anxiety. Now mind you, I was a kid. I had no idea what it actually was that I was facing, I thought of myself as weird for thinking the things that I was because no one ever talked about it. After many months of dealing with it, missing school because I was pretending to be sick so I could lay in bed, and really struggling in my academics and relationships, I began to pray about it. Now when I did this, no medicine nor therapy in the world could ever give me the sense of peace that I had, whenever I prayed. I felt like someone understood me, like they had my back no matter what. Still, it took a lot of time and years to truly know The Lord. It didn't happen overnight, but He saved me from suicide, He saved me from so much pain and heartache I can't even describe it. Now, because of all that, I know more than anything else in the world, that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. I never found peace of mind, heart and soul like I did when I came to Him with my problems. He loves us and He's waiting for us to realize we can't do things in our own power. We need Christ in our lives.

Amen Tyler! Praise the Lord!

Praise God for that great testimony Tyler1222. It is the Lord Himself Who can minister to us where all our pain & ignorance lie - even dealing with those areas where modern medicine cannot reach. As Malachi 4:2 declares: "...unto you that fear my name (the LORD's Name) shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings...". Oh that we might experience the Son's special healing in every area of our lives, to His praise & Glory. 2 Thessalonians 1:11,12.