Hello Royalty.
Welcome to a new week. I hope you have been great. I think I have been. It is February and we are still sharing salvation stories. Today I am sharing the salvation story of a wonderful lady called Gbemisola. By the way, where are the men?! All the entries in my mailbox, so far, are by women. I honestly need to read from the men too. Email remains [email protected]; I’m expectant! ☺
GBEMISOLA’S SALVATION STORY
When someone said that there is this gap in your life that only God can fill, and without him filling that gap, your life can not be complete, I could totally relate to it. I was and I am still in a Christian family and I was this church girl, who loved church so much and who seemed to be morally stable. I was a chorister in my church, part of the Praise Team department, and people would tell my Choir mistress to allow me backup because I could dance well. Also, I was the chapel prefect of my school and sometimes my friends and I would innocently go around preaching the gospel we did not even understand.
Regardless, I was dealing with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, insecurities, emotional infirmity, and academic struggles. I didn’t like my looks and I just didn’t like anything about me. In fact, I saw myself as absolutely different from what people saw and who I was. So I got admission into the university and things became worse, but I knew I just wanted to know God for real. I joined a service unit “Prayer Force” and I was just a ghost member, until I had a crush and because I wanted to know him, I became active. So guys having a crush on someone isn’t that bad ? .
On the 26th of March 2017, I went for a meeting and I was touched by what the person said, so I raised my hand up when we were asked to, and if we would want to rekindle our relationship with Christ. I did and I guess that was the beginning of a change in my life. When Kenneth Hagin said the Bible verse “he that is in Christ is a new creation, old things are passed away and all things are become new” means that your sins have been forgiven and then you now have a new spirit “Holy Spirit” , who now lives in you. It wasn’t a sudden change for me , because I still didn’t know who I was in Christ or if indeed the Holy Spirit was in me, but I was very intentional about it, I prayed and also read my bible even if I hardly understood it, and gradually things began to change .
On the 10th of September 2017, I felt the presence of God in an unusual way; I was crying without knowing why and that day marked a new beginning for me . I began to read scriptures and understand for myself, I started praying in tongues and more. Few weeks after I began to manifest in the gift of the spirit, responsibilities started rushing in, people with like minds came to my life and made a difference, and I was no longer struggling academically. I wasn’t that depressed girl anymore. People sometimes tell me they came to me because of my smile and personality; He changed everything about me from the way I talk to the way I think and much more. In December 2017, I thought about a song by Travis Greene that says “He waited for me, just for me. Where would I be, if He let me down” I felt like He has been waiting for me to take him serious and sincerely build a relationship with him. It’s funny how sometimes I don’t really have to pray in tongues before I can edify people, how before I take any decision or before certain things happen, I see it. Having a relationship with Abba Father is the best decision I ever made in my life.
When I am reminded of these scriptures “seek ye first the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added unto you” and “do not pay attention to perishable things…” I realize they are true; I am not worried about anything in my life anymore because I have Christ. He’s my strength, my confidence , my everything … Do yourself a favour by accepting him and thank me later!
Thank you so much Alexandra ??? for this opportunity. And for those that already believe the gospel, be intentional about spiritual growth. Set your mind and affection on things above, don’t let your relationship with Him be based on “give and take”, rather develop your self in the spirit, ‘boil’ in tongues , study your bible and most importantly help others grow!
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There you have it! Thank you Gbemisola! And big thanks to you too for reading to this point! Do have a most amazing and fruitful week in Jesus name!
Goodbye Royalty,
With Overflowing Love,
Alexandra Zion.
