03/01/2022
This is the story of how I came to know Jesus as my Lord and Saviour. This testimony is not to suggest that there is anything special about myself; on the contrary; it is to let everyone know who reads it that The Lord Jesus is wonderful, kind, loving and all powerful; He is real and wants everyone to know Him and have a relationship with Him. All it takes is childlike faith and belief that He came from Heaven in the form of a man to do good and teach people GODS ways for living; that He willingly sacrificed Himself upon the cross for the salvation of the whole world; for all who will believe in Him shall be saved; and receive eternal life.
This is the (very short version) of the story of my life leading up to the amazing day when He came to speak to me.
I was married to Moina; we had two very young boys; Simon and Jonathan. My life seemed to be ok on the surface; but without going into detail; I was very insecure; I completely lacked confidence and had a corrupt and perverted mind. I would go from job to job; not because I had to; but I think because I was searching for something I didn’t have; inside I had an empty space that needed filling; but I didn’t know how to fill it. Voices that I used to hear would tell me that I was no good; would never be any good; that I would fail at everything and I might as well kill myself. It was a constant barrage coming against me from the spiritual realm; now I know it was demons sent to destroy me because the call of GOD was upon my life.
In 1982; I can’t remember exactly when but towards the end of the year; I was feeling really down and empty inside; as I was driving my company car through a place called Morley I came to a stop at some traffic lights. As I was sat there; a large semi trailer carrying steel came through the opposite way and I clearly heard a distinct voice speak to me; saying “you are going to work at that company. The voice was real and I immediately looked towards the back seat thinking someone was in the car. But no one was there. As the day wore on I saw more of these trucks and every time I did I heard the same voice and same message; “you are going to work for that company”. This happened for the next three day’s constantly; from Monday to Wednesday; except that on the Wednesday afternoon; the voice spoke again and told me this message; “tonight at 8:40pm a man called Don Moores will ring you and offer you a job at that company and you must take it”. It was all so real and yet so unbelievable as well; I hadn’t shared this with anyone as I was afraid people would think I was mad and I would be committed to a mental hospital or something worse.
That night we had got the kids off to bed at 7:30pm and I was very nervous in regard to what I knew was going to happen and it obviously showed. Moina asked me if everything was ok; so I took a deep breath and told her what had happened and what was about to happen. The first thing she asked me was whether or not I had been drinking; which was a fair question I suppose as alcohol played a big part in my life. But I assured her I had not and I knew what was about to happen. At exactly 8:40pm the phone rang as I had been told; I asked Moina to answer it as I knew who it was but I wanted her to know I was not mad. Moina handed the phone over to me and it was the man; Don Moores. He asked me if I was happy at my present job and I said I was (but that was a lie). Then he asked me if I was well paid; and I said that I was (but that was a lie too). He asked me to go and meet him at the office; so I went and to be honest I was a bit scared of what was happening and how it was happening; this was a very big company and I had no product knowledge of Steel at all. But I was offered a position and the money was really good which was very helpful to us.
I worked at this company for 4 years in total; during this time I would think often about what had happened. I even began to wonder if I had special powers that no one else had; don’t laugh; I really did; . But after roughly three and a half years something happened which would eventually begin to make sense of everything. I had become friendly with another sales representative who worked there. His name was also Peter; along with all the other reps; we used to meet on a Friday at the office; we would make our appointments for the following week and then at lunch time we would all go to the pub; and drink too much; but that was just normal in those days. My friend Peter was an alcoholic; he took his family to The isle of Wight for a two week holiday; and as he was sunbathing on the beach a man walked up to him and asked him this question; “do you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour”. Peter replied no and the man asked him if he would like to know him. Peter replied yes and the man prayed for him and right there on the beach Peter received Jesus as his Lord. Here is something amazing; immediately The Lord Jesus released him from addiction to alcohol; Peter admitted he would drink a bottle of vodka at one go; but The Lord Jesus has the power to release people from the clutches of satan; because satan is the enemy of every person who has ever lived; but Jesus destroyed his power upon the cross. when Peter returned from holiday we met up at work on Friday as normal; I asked him if he was coming to the pub as usual and he said no. I asked why not and and he told me he didn’t drink anymore. I wondered if he was ill or worse; maybe he had been told he would die if he didn’t stop drinking; but he wouldn’t tell me why. Week after week I would ask him and he didn’t tell me and I was beginning to get quite angry about it; don’t ask me why though. One Friday I demanded that he tell me; and he agreed; he told me that he has got saved and didn’t drink anymore. I didn’t understand what he meant by “getting saved”. So he told what had happened on the beach and since then how his life has changed and he and his wife and kids were all committed Christians and had become Evangelists.
When I look back at this time I am ashamed to say that I made fun of him; but at the same time I wanted to know more and found I couldn’t wait for Fridays to come round so that I could talk to him about it. One Friday Peter asked a favour of me; he had been asked to give his testimony of how he met Jesus at a church meeting being held in a tent in Garforth; the place where I lived. He didn’t know where it was and asked me if I would take him there; so I agreed (secretly I really wanted to go); I phoned Moina and told her I was bringing Peter home for dinner and then we were going to church. I think she was really worried about this because as we left home to go she said “don’t let them talk you into anything”. I assured her I wouldn’t let them. It was at this meeting that everything now made sense; Peter introduced me to the man who had walked up to him on the beach at the Isle of Wight; this man just happened to live in a street behind the street on which we lived. Isn’t GOD amazing; that He would have a plan for me to get to know Him; which involved me supernaturally going to work at a company; meeting and making friends with Peter; who was on a beach at the Isle of Wight where he met a man sent by GOD to bring salvation who just happened to live in the same locality as myself. Out of a population of approximately 65 million people; here we had 3 people brought together by GOD at a certain place and time as a part of His plan for our lives; His love never ceases to amaze me. As I made conversation with this man I asked him; do you have a family? He told yes’ I have a wife and three children; two of them here and one in Heaven. I asked him; what do you mean? he told me that they recently lost their new born child but he was happy in the knowledge that this child was in Heaven with Jesus.
This affected me greatly and I think this man realised I was ready to meet Jesus; he asked me if I wanted to know Him and I said yes but I don’t know how to meet Him. He said; go home and find a quiet place; pray and ask Him to come into your life; this I did and something miraculous happened that is hard to put into words; but The Lord Jesus came into my life and from that moment on my life changed forever. One thing I didn’t know is that whilst The Holy Spirit was dealing with me He was also dealing with my wife Moina; but that’s her testimony to give at the right time. GOD is so good; my life has changed and continues to change for the better and it is now 40 years on from when He spoke to me in my car. Jesus is my Lord and I have been powerfully changed from the inside out; especially since I miraculously received the The Holy Spirit into my life with the evidence of speaking in tongues. We serve Him as Pastors of Light of Life church in Baldivis with a wonderful group of people who are our church family. For as long as we live we will continue to serve Him and pray that all our families and friends will come to know Him too and receive eternal life through confessing Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
JOHN 3 V 16
For GOD so loved the world (and its inhabitants) that He sent His one and only Son; so that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal and everlasting life. GOD did not send His Son into the world in order to judge and condemn the world; but that through knowing Him; the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him.
This testimony of GODS goodness is only the beginning; I have so many stories of what He has done; some so amazing that many people would not not believe me; some can be found on this website (lightoflifechurch.com.au) and there are many more to come. I praise Him for His goodness and pray that whoever reads this testimony will find eternal life through The Lord Jesus Christ.
