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He Changed My Life
By Naim

My grandfather was a well known respected teacher of the Qur'an and in our city everybody listened to his advise. My father learned everything about the Qur'an when growing up and he always respected and loved my grandfather.

After he got married my father went to do his mandatory military duty. There he taught the Qur'an to other soldiers. However, after he finished his military duty, he started to change. He started to hang out among people with an immoral life style, and his attitude became worse each day. From time to time he left my mom and us, his kids, alone for months, and when he came back he beat my mom. Finally, when I was 12, my mom left my father. We stayed at home with my father who continued to drink and lead an immoral life. Two years after this my dad met with a believer of Messiah. Before that time he never knew someone like him. In a short time period they grew close to each other in their friendship. This believer told my dad about the Messiah, and gave him a Bible. But my dad thought, "The Qur'an did not save me, how can the Injeel, which has been changed over the centuries save me?" Nevertheless he started to read his Injeel, and he was impressed with the love and the purification of sins offered in the Injeel. For about a year, they read and compared the Bible and the Qur'an, and at the end my father came to faith. He told his friend that he wanted to confess his faith, be purified from his sins, and submit the will of Jesus.

With all his heart, he asked Jesus to be his Lord. And Jesus really changed my dad's whole life, and my dad left all his addictions. Besides, he started to take us to church with him. He shared Jesus with all his relatives and gave his testimony to everybody. However, as a result of these all his relatives became his enemies, and my mom came and took us to live with her. Because everybody knew that my dad was a believer in Jesus nobody wanted to give him a job. One day, he was sharing his testimony and preaching the Gospel at the open bazaar. As soon as he told those around him that Jesus delivered him from his sins, the crowds attacked him, and the police came and arrested him. In the police station, he met with the head police officer, and told him the good news of the Bible. The head officer liked his sharing and released him, however my dad needed to stay in the hospital for a while because of the beating from the crowds. Our relatives threatened him, saying that if he continues to witness for Jesus they would kill him. But my dad told everybody that he would continue to witness and preach the Gospel at any cost. Mean while I was staying with my mom, selling drugs in school, and cussing everybody, including God. I spent the money I made on buying drugs, and visiting prostitutes. And, I was gambling almost every night. This made as even poorer. I wasted all our money on gambling and sex.

After school, I went to do my mandatory military duty, and there I met with a religious Muslim man. I started to pray that Allah would deliver me from my addictions, and would show me the way to good life. I believed that Islam was the only right religion. After I finished my military duty, I started to work as a construction worker. Sometime alone, sometimes with an imam I started to study Qur'an. One day my dad came to visit me. He said he was going to visit his friend and he invited me with him. I didn't know this before, but where my dad took me was a place where the real believers in the Messiah met. This was the first time in my life I went such a place. My dad told me that I could go there whenever I wanted. He introduced me to a friend who also was a follower of the Messiah. This man was my first believer friend. He was an interesting man. Very honest, and hospitable. Many times I invited him to go and watch pornographic movies, to drink, or to gamble, but each time he told me Allah doesn't want us to do this kind of things. This friend always was a good model to me, and he always gave me good advice. He was a great encouragement for my life. One day he invited me to go to his place for lunch. During the meal I asked him how could he have such a good character, what influences him to act this way. He said it is because of Jesus, the Messiah. I asked him to tell me about Jesus and the Injeel. He gave me an Injeel. He explained to me what is sin and how Jesus died on the cross for my sins. Very aggressively, I told him that Islam is the only true religion. But still I started to read the Injeel. Some verses were difficult to understand. Therefore I asked my friend to explain these to me. We studied the Injeel together, and about six months later we finished the whole Injeel, but I wasn't a believer yet. I couldn't understand how come Allah and Jesus could be the same. The idea of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit was very confusing to me, and I was really mad at my friend. But he was very patient as he explained the Trinity and how Jesus was the Word of God in the body of a human being. I compared the Qur'an with the Bible. I believed that the Bible was changed many times over the years. However, I was not able to find any evidence that proved this, and I couldn't find what was Jesus' fault.

One night I was reading John 18 and 19 in my Injeel, and when I read how Jesus was killed on the cross, I felt a big sadness in me without knowing why. I read how they beat him, and how he was in agony. First time in my life at that time I realized that I was a sinner, and I cried. I read this part three times. I knew my friend who was a follower of Messiah had a different life. If Jesus could influence his life like this, could He do that for me, too? I wanted to investigate the truth of Jesus. And although I didn't believe in Him, I prayed to Him. I told Him, "Jesus, if You are a real Savior, change my life". I told him, I don't want to smoke, gamble, visit prostitutes, or go to pornographic movies anymore. I want to have an honest life, and support my family. I told Jesus that He had two months to change my life. If He could change my life in this two months, I was going to dedicate my whole life to Him, and submit His will all my life.

I quit smoking. I stopped going to the pornographic movies, and I was delivered from all my addictions. Allah really changed my life. During my military duty, I tried quitting smoking, but I couldn't succeed. Now my life was filled with joy, and I knew the changes I had in my life was a result of His miracle. After this I prayed to Jesus and asked Him to be the Savior of my life, and I gave thanks to him for bringing love into my life, and dying on the cross for my sins.

When my old friends came to ask me out, I told them, my Father doesn't allow me to do these kind of things anymore. They asked me who my Father was, I told them "Jesus, the Messiah", and they thought I lost my mind.

I went to visit my dad, and I asked his forgiveness for not listening to him for years. I told him how I came to know the Messiah, and told him that the Messiah forgave me, and I asked him to forgive me as well. My dad didn't answer me, instead he wrapped his arms around me, and started to cry. He gave thanks God saying, "I prayed for my lost son for 15 years, and now he is found".

I faced many difficulties after I accepted Jesus. My family rejected me, and asked my relative not to accept me. I wasn't able to make enough money to provide for my family, and I was attacked twice.

One day when I was jogging, a man with a knife approached to me and stabbed me three times in the chest. I tried to stop him, but his knife was big, and he ran a way. It was a dark street, I wasn't able to see his face. I was loosing much blood, and there was nobody around to help me. I was exhausted, walking on the street. I knelt down, hoping that someone would come to my help. A cab passed by. He saw me, and took me to the hospital. I started to pray on the way. "Lord, I don't want to die. If I don't help them, how can my poor family survive? Please hear me, Jesus, and save me for them". In the hospital, the doctor said that the knife was very close to my heart, therefore, I could have died. He asked the cab driver to bring my family.

The next day, when I woke up I realized that I was alive! When doctor came to visit me he said that it was a miracle. I gave thanks to Jesus, and told Him, "Lord, thank You. First you delivered me from my sins. And now you saved my life. I am grateful to you." I promised Him that, "I will follow You all my life. I will teach the Bible to Muslims, and give my testimony to everybody. Please help me, and give me understanding so that I can know the Injeel."

One day I went to visit a friend whom I haven't seen in six months. Although, our lives were proceeding in different directions we were happy to see each other. While talking to him I heard that his wife was sick for three years. They were not able to find a cure to her illness. They took her to a Muslim leader and have him pray for her, but she wasn't healed. When I inquired about her illness, he said she was possessed. She attacked him and their kids to hurt, even to kill them, and throw the furniture to the walls. Then she was retiring in a corner for hours, and hours later asking what she has done.

He asked me what I had done since we last saw each other. I told him how I gave my life to Jesus. When he heard this he was quite confused. I told him about the healing miracle Jesus performed - blind, lame, and paralytics were all healed by Him, and He cast out many demons. If we would pray together, and believe, Jesus would heal his wife. He told me that he loves me so much, but he can't trust Jesus. He believed that the Qur'an is the best book, and Mohammed is the last prophet. If the scholars of the Qur'an cannot help him, what could the Bible's Jesus could do for his wife. I gave him an Injeel and told him that everything Jesus did was written in this book, and asked him to read it.

About a month later, I went to visit him. He read the Injeel, but Allah, Son of Allah, and the Holy Spirit confused him. He couldn't understand how Jesus could be Allah. I explained to him , how Jesus came to the world and why died on the cross. For about five weeks, we read and studied the Injeel and compared it to the Qur'an.

When I got back home, I prayed, and told Jesus, "I will go to visit my friend once again". The next time when I went to visit my friend I asked him to ask Jesus to heal his wife. I told him to tell his sins to Jesus, and if he doesn't know how to pray, open his heart to Jesus and ask Jesus to help him and his wife. Jesus would know if his heart was open or not.

A month later, I went to visit some of my relatives. I remembered my friend, and visited him that Sunday. When they welcomed me they were all very happy, I thought there was a wedding. I asked him what happened. He said that night he talked to the Lord, and told him that he didn't have the faith to believe, but still told him that he wants God to heal his wife, and change his life. About a week later, his wife was able to cook, and take care of their baby. His mother and father were confused, because even though they didn't go to a doctor she was healed. His wife now was normal and she wanted to put her faith in Jesus too. Their neighbors also asked them about his wife, he told them, Jesus healed her. They joined the believers group, and started to study the Bible.

Dear friends, you read of my family and friend's testimonies. If these stories blessed you, thanks to be God. Jesus changed my dad's life, and delivered him from evil. He changed my friend's life. If you open your heart to Him, He will change you too. Because He came into the world and lived with us to deliver all the nations and peoples. He paid the penalty for our sins on the cross. In order to make peace between us and God, He faced the pain. We all need to come to Him, and confess our sins to Him. He says, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30








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