Radical
Rebellion

Michelle Hopkins

During the end of 2006 and the early part of 2007, I was suffering from a terrible depression that led me to start thinking about suicide. Around that time I was talking to some people on a few forums about my problems. One of those people helped me learn a little bit about Jesus. I also found out about prayer on the internet, which led me to read about Jesus. Eventually, I began to realize that even the person who had helped me learn some about Jesus, couldn't help me. It seemed like the only one who could help me was the Lord himself.

I felt like I couldn't trust people, so I turned to the Lord.

Now I'm doing a lot better and I'm no longer suicidal. I trust people more and the Lord has changed me so much! Thanks to Jesus, I no longer want to die!

If it wasn't for him I do not think I would have made it. That's not all he's done though; He has saved me so I could have everlasting life!

Doug Sanders

As a teenager I was very depressed. I wanted to die. I experienced suicidal ideation. I ended up in the hospital for 10 days and was diagnosed with manic depression or bipolar disorder.

Fortunately for me, someone reached out to me in my desperate time and told me about the love of God as expressed through Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.

I was on lithium for awhile and was in counseling for a number of years, on antidepressants. That was 30 years ago. Today I consider myself a healed helper, made well through the process of healing and renewing of my mind over many years.

Brendan Thompson

I am giving this testimony because I am totally astounded at what God has done in my life! I was so fed up with life, but it just didn't occur to me that God could be real - or if he was, why he would want anything to do with someone like me.

About this time last year, I was stuck on a seemingly endless treadmill of working, getting stoned, and sleeping. This had been going on for years.

I was aware that drugs had taken over my life. I had grown dissatisfied. I no longer enjoyed life as I once had. The crunch came when I lost yet another job because of my skunk-induced laziness. This time I was really angry at myself! I couldn't understand why my life was like this and other people's lives were not.

In a rare moment of self-admitted weakness, I broke, and asked God, "Oh, show me if you're real!" Unbelievably, I found an Alpha course leaflet posted through the letter box by a complete stranger. I phoned the number and haven't looked back since. Through the Alpha course, I found out that God really is real, Jesus really is real, and the Holy Spirit is alive and well and living everywhere! Oh, and did I mention that prayer actually works, if done properly!

Tara Valencia

I am twenty-nine years old, and life is good. It hasn't always been that way though. At age sixteen I was an avid drug user and drinker. I didn't know anything about the Lord, although my mother had me on the church bus every Sunday, to get me out of her hair for a couple of hours. It wasn't until I was about twenty, when I was walking home from one of the bars I frequented, that a bus full of Christians asked if I needed a ride home. I agreed, and they led me to the Lord.

For years after that, I didn't go to church, or build any relationship with God. I still did drugs and drank. One day, I felt I had hit rock bottom and needed help. I cried out to the Lord, and he was there for me. Eventually, he freed me from all drugs. I have been clean for six years, praise God. I know I couldn't have quit on my own, but the Lord took it all away from me.

Now I have three beautiful children that know the Lord, and a husband that is learning.

I still have a struggle with alcohol, but the Lord is doing a work in me. He has saved me so many times from the grip of hell, I know he will do it again. There is so much that the Lord has done for me, but it would take forever to write it all down. So, thank you for this opportunity to tell you what I was, and what God has made me now.

Demetrious Crawford

I was going through a lot in my life. Recently I was brought to my knees and wanted to give up. Something told me, give it to God and he will fix it. What I struggled with was the whole walk by faith and not by sight.

When you have been in the world all your life you can sometimes go back and do wrong, but I learned that no one is perfect and you have to truly give it ALL to him and he will give you peace and an everlasting love!

You have to change your environment and the worldly things you were so used to! I love my gospel music (traditional and heavy metal) and my daily scriptures. It makes a difference and I love to tell everyone about God! This article was awesome and has a lot of inspiration in it! And I love the great scriptures that you have placed in here.

I now know what true love means and I have turned my life around and am doing what God has called me to do!! God is the truth and the light. We can do all things through Christ who strengthen us!!

May all be blessed. I hope many will decide to follow Christ after reading these powerful and encouraging messages! Amen!

Lucas Black

I am a Marine Corps veteran that served in Iraq twice. I came back with bad PTSD. After 9 years I hit rock bottom. I saught help through the VA to get inpatient treatment, but they denied me. I WOULD have committed suicide if I wasn't a Christian. After this I decided to truly seek the Lord. After two weeks of reading my Bible and praying all throughout the day, God completely delivered me of ALL symptoms of PTSD. I was able to get off of all my medication without any withdrawals in only one day.

Since this happened, I quit my job and have decided to work for the Lord. My wife and I are now foster parents and and go on missions trips. God also told me to write a book, how to write it, and what to put in it (I am NOT a writer). It is called The Guide to Life: An Inspiration from the Bible. It was just published now for the world to see. God told me it would be a best seller and I know it will be.

Yan Li

I used to be an atheist. I used to scorn God, because of the trials that I have faced in my life. But now, I see the true beauty God has given the world, and that is faith.

I heard Him call me, in which I had subtly asked, "Is it me, Lord? You're actually talking to me?"

I heard Him tell me that He loved me, that I should get up again, and that everyone in heaven, the angels, the departed, and Jesus Himself, were cheering me on on this race, and that I may have stumbled before, but that never really mattered. I felt loved, protected, cherished.

Only then, did I KNOW what God truly is: He is peace, love, family, mercy, kindness, compassion, forgiveness and humor.

Now, ever since I have been saved and decided to walk with Him, my relationship with my family changed, we became closer, my friends and I became closer, I learned to forgive the people who hurt me. I learned to apologize, and to get up again after falling, (because that's what Christ did) and I learned to surrender to Him, becauser He has everything under control.

I have been set free from a short-tempered, and cold spirit by the Blood of Christ, and by the grace of God.

Truly, the day I decided to hear Him speak was the day I was set free. God truly works miracles, I turned from a disrespectful atheist into a faithful and happy Christian. God bless you and see you in heaven!

Love from the Philippines!!