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Many of us struggle with personal witnessing
but at the same time feel challenged to GOD HAS GIVEN EVERY
be more active in sharing our faith with ONE OF US A PURPOSE
others. Helen of the Wilts North West
Branch, shared her testimony at the Region
7 Convention, from being convicted of the I became sick, sick because of my sin, and cried out to
need to be doing more to reach others God that He should take me back in His arms. I cried for
with the Gospel, to eventually becoming a days because I knew I didn’t deserve what He gave to
member of GOOD NEWS for Everyone! me. Somehow, I knew God had forgiven me, but I had a
very hard time forgiving myself and for those many lost
“My journey starts with repentance, not when I first years where I did nothing for Him.
became a Christian, but when I’d been a Christian for It is by the blood of Jesus Christ that I was cleansed
many years. Shamefully, I had been one of those people again. I began by reading the Bible more earnestly,
who sat in the congregation and had not witnessed to listening to sound preachers like David Pawson and his
anyone about Christ for years. I didn’t feel challenged to “Unlocking the Bible” series, and Derek Prince and his
do so and no one had asked me to take part in church ministry. I talked to God more and more and revelled
apart from being on a rota. We moved to other churches in the love that Jesus showed and was thinking of how I
but still didn’t feel challenged. I had looked for years for could become more like Him.
a church where I would feel challenged. I had become
complacent and comfortable: just like an armchair where I started asking for love of others, joy in my heart, peace,
if you sit down long enough, you are too comfortable to patience with others, what kindness I could give others
move and do anything. and all the fruit of the Spirit. I must admit, self-control is
I work full time and was surrounded by people I needed the hardest one that I certainly need a lot of help with!
When I knew that God was healing me, I asked for a true
to witness to. Just before Christmas 2019 I was convicted purpose for my life, one that would fulfil His purpose and
of my sin and realised how arrogant and complacent not mine.
I had become. My relationship with God through the
blood of our Lord Jesus should be the focus of the rest During Covid, my husband and I would go for walks
of my life and church shouldn’t be doing my Christianity by ourselves in the villages east of Devizes. Some are
for me. remote and have very few churches where people

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