(2 Peter 2:19) "For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.”
The Holy Spirit is certainly rattling some memories... Keep the tissues handy as you read more of Francesca's testimony of our Lord's Awesome Grace ...
"My dear ones, once again I would like to partially conclude my faith experience. Looking back, there are some things I haven't written down to avoid making the discourse too lengthy. When I finally divorced my husband, I moved in with my parents and my children, who were 3 and 4 years old at the time. I thought everything was over, but the enemy was already planning another attack! My mom was a Jehovah's Witness, and since I was now disassociated from them, they tried to force my mother not to have a relationship with me and not to want to know the Word of God. It was crazy! Thank God my mother defended me; she too was conflicted in this religion and didn’t see clearly in many things. Now, what turned the situation in the family upside down was something diabolical: my younger sister, who was also divorced, was living there too, and she practised a séance, and from that moment on, the situation went in the opposite direction. Where there was once harmony in the house, everything now fell into darkness. My parents began fighting, and my sister and I likewise. I couldn’t find peace; I heard strange voices in the house, and once, the devil spoke to me, saying, "You belong to me, as do your children." I had very frightening nightmares that scared me. In one dream that struck me, the devil had two chalices full of blood in his hands, and my children had to drink from them. He then shouted, "They belong to me!" I then understood that what my sister had practised was something very bad. I asked her to read the Bible; as she read, the lights went out, the curtains began to fly, and the strange voices grew even louder. I tried to seek help from the Lord, but I still hadn’t really given my life to Jesus, and so I didn't know Him! My mother then had a severe stroke around the age of 50 and was left paralysed on one side. I had to look after her 24/7, which meant putting my children into care. In the meantime, I resumed my nursing course and graduated. My parents still had no peace. The Jehovah's Witnesses were on my mother's back, brainwashing her. I remember when my parents were more peaceful before my mom became a Jehovah's Witness; my dad was so caring towards us. When I remember these times, I feel great pain and a lot of melancholy. Everything ended when the enemy stormed in! Mom and Dad were no longer themselves, and my sister took bad paths; her son went to prison for 3 years. I finally left there and went to live with a man; that cohabitation lasted about 26 years. My mother died, then my father died, and then my second husband, with whom I had a fairly good marriage. I believe God was preparing something good for me, but I had to overcome obstacles that prevented me from seeing clearly. The company I kept was transforming me into one of them: partying, going out to places I wasn’t used to, and suffering many disappointments. I even visited a fortune-teller who told me not to resist the enemy but to appease them! He also taught me to read the future with cards. Somehow, I knew inside that he (and I) was on the wrong path, and that's when God gave me the encounter with Carmelina! My life was transformed when I received Jesus into my heart, and the enemy's fears finally departed. I found out that my fortune-telling friend was dying, and I prayed a lot for him. In the end, he died. I had a dream where he was shouting, "I’m damned, I’m damned! Now I believe, but it’s too late...!" Then I began to have nightmares again and could no longer sleep. Even though I was studying the Word, I was still not free. One day, I was cleaning out my room and found a box with some 'cursed objects' inside. I heard the Holy Spirit, took them outside, and burned them. Everything ended: my fears completely disappeared thanks to our Lord Jesus. With this, I do not mean to say that everything is fine; we will always face obstacles, but together with Jesus, we will make it; he leads us to eternal life, holding our hands. Satan is a toothless lion; he cannot go further if we are united with the Spirit in Christ Jesus. AMEN, hallelujah, hallelujah
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Let us pray, "Heavenly Father, I am so grateful for all that you have done for me. Thank you for your love, grace, and mercy, which guide me through every day. Thank you for your presence in my life, which brings me hope and joy. I am so blessed to have you in my life, and I am eternally grateful for all that you do." Amen!
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