Transformed Lives

Posted on 16 September 2009.

"Before my conversion, I felt empty and dejected. Nothing could comfort me. I had wished to see harmony, justice and equity in human relationships. To my disappointment, all I experienced was treachery and injustice.

Unable to find what I looked for in this gloomy world, life became meaningless to me. After my conversion, God lit up my life, revealing the sins I had committed since childhood. Only then did I realise that hatred is murder. Conscience-stricken, I confessed everything to the Lord and repented." - Letter to the Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC) from Inner Mongolia

"Before I came to faith in the Lord, I considered myself a good man. Only after my conversion did I know that I am a sinner. Now my life has been transformed. I used to be a source of trouble to my family before. I always went out to drink and play mah-jong. Back home, I would flare up easily and swear. In my workplace, I quarrelled with my boss. Now I neither smoke nor drink. No longer do I lose my temper and swear at home. I have given up mah-jong. I have reconciled with my boss and become cooperative. In the past, I always quarrelled with my wife and even proposed a divorce, creating discord for the whole family. Now with harmony in the family, my wife and I have found fulfilment in our marriage." - Letter to FEBC from Shandong province

"The Holy Spirit illuminated the darkest corner in my heart. In shame, I wished I could disappear into a crevice in the ground. When my children were sick, I was naturally anxious. But when other people's children were sick, I had no pity for them. All I had in mind was how to make money out of them. Outwardly I was a good person. But my heart was so depraved. The Lord made me see my real self. Willing to repent, I asked God to cleanse me from my sin and give me a pure heart. Following my repentance, I have been selling medicines only to approved outlets. I will remain at ease even if the sales volume declines. Thank God for saving me, a sinner. He has led me out of darkness into light, filling my heart with unspeakable joy." - Letter to FEBC from Jilin province

Praise God for these testimonies of lives transformed by the Gospel. Pray that each of these three people might continue to share their story joyfully with those they meet and that many others might be drawn to know the Lord.

Pray for others who are disappointed in life and feel that everything is meaningless. May they find peace and joy as they put their trust in their Heavenly Father.

Pray for those who believe they are good. May the Holy Spirit convict them of their sin and lead them to a saving faith in the Lord Jesus.

Pray for the healing of marriages and other family relationships as the light of the Gospel shines into people's lives.