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Christian Testimonies About Miraculous Intervention

These Christian testimonies are true stories about people who have experienced miraculous intervention. Each story reveals a life transformed by Christian faith. The testimonies are submitted by the members and visitors of this site. If you know someone with an interesting, life-transforming testimony, please refer them to this page.
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Brandy's Dedication
Brandy experienced one of the most difficult years of her life. She lost her mother to cancer, was fired from her job, experienced illness, financial pressure and was even forsaken by her friends. These were just a few of the trials she faced. But rather than give in to defeat, Brandy trusted in God who gave her the strength to overcome adversity and continue to fight the good fight of faith.
Ayana's Quest for Love
Ayana grew up never feeling her mother's favor, unless she did something to please her. This confusion about love spilled over into Ayana's relationship with God and developed into a compulsion to serve the Lord in an effort to win God's love. Eventually her quest for love was satisfied when illness brought her to a weakened place where the only thing she could do was receive the love of God.
Betty's Offering
Betty's marriage was failing. One night she prayed a desperate prayer. Betty asked God for a child to love, and the Lord granted her prayer. Yet two years later, God would require the child back, when placing her for adoption seemed like the only way to secure the health care she needed. Betty gave everything she had to the Lord, and he blessed her by giving it all back.
Marie's True Witness
In this Christian testimony about an ex-Jehovah's Witness, you'll read how Marie was raised in a family of Jehovah's Witnesses. After years of following legalistic rules, she came to feel a sense of hopelessness as she tried to earn salvation. At age 32 Marie left this religion and abandoned God, until one day when a small group of Christians introduced her to the real Christ. Marie suddenly felt God running to her.
Gwyn's Riptide Rescue
Gwyn began to wrestle with a violent current known as a riptide while swimming in the Pacific Ocean. At the same time her soul was battling an overwhelming wave of depression. The Lord's hand reached down miraculously to save her body from drowning, and then God spoke life to Gwyn's soul through his mighty Word, completing the rescue.
Gina's Dream from God
God spoke to Gina through a dream and told her she would have a beautiful baby boy. As the years passed, however, she forgot the dream. When she became pregnant 5 years later, she came close to having an abortion, until God used a series of events and several people to bring hope into Gina's life. Then by God's grace, Gina experienced the miracle of childbirth and saw her dream come true.
Amanda's Reason to Remember
At her lowest point, God sent a listening friend who would point Amanda toward Jesus. When she asked him to be her Savior, Amanda found happiness and a reason to always remember where she came from. Recalling that once she had nothing to live for, now Amanda knows a strength from the Lord, and the security of walking with Jesus forever.
Denise's Healing Redemption
Denise rebelled from her church upbringing early in her teen years. Eventually guilt, depression and anxiety took over her life. In her late 30s, when Denise felt she could no longer go on, God began a process of healing redemption. Now she spends her time sharing this good news with others.
Catharine's Dream Come True
Catharine's dream—or better—her nightmare, warned of impending danger. Yet by the time the real-life peril entered her life, she had forgotten the dream. God intervened and Catharine escaped from the devil's trap unharmed, but not without learning a valuable lesson about paying close attention to your dreams.
The Night God Pinned Me to the Floor
Joe was raised in a Christian home, but walked away from God at age 13. Against his parent's will, he enlisted in the Air Force, and began a career that would lead him even further from God. One night in a moment of raw honesty, Joe challenged God to prove his existence. God answered Joe by pinning him to the floor and proving to him once and for all that God is very real.
Raven's Breath of Life
Raven can't help but offer praises to God after surviving an aneurysm that split her aorta in half from top to bottom. Following surgery she actually died, but God breathed life into Raven and gave her a new purpose for living.
Sunshine's New Day
Sunshine's life had taken a sudden downward turn. In her mental anguish she tried to end it all. Taking a gun, a cooler full of beer and swallowing a whole bottle of pills, she set out on a drive with no intention of returning. Then God made himself known to her in a strange and miraculous intervention. Unexpectedly, a new day dawned for Sunshine and she now lives to make Christ known to others.
Joe's Freedom
Joe was raised in a Christian home, giving his life to Christ at age five. But that didn't stop him from struggling with sin. Joe became a slave to habitual sins of pornography and sexual impurity. But through God's Word, prayer, and some practical steps, God delivered Joe and he now lives in the freedom of Christ.
Paul's Answer from God - The Rain
At age 21, Paul was a confirmed Atheist. God had become just a myth in Paul's estimation. Yet when a paralyzing depression and phobia eclipsed his world, Paul began to seek God. With the help of a Christian friend and a divine answer from God, Paul became a believer.
Jeff's Best Decision
Jeff was basically a good kid. He went to church every Sunday with his family and he stayed out of trouble, yet something was missing in his life. At age fourteen he experienced a time of great depression. What made the difference, helping him pull out of his depression were these three simple words, "Jesus loves me."
Mercy's Favor
"Mercy's Favor" is the story of a poor widow who was falsely accused. Her late husband's relatives fraudulently sold her house without her consent or knowledge. She fought the court case with no money, a house full of children, and only God to defend her. For 12 years the battle dragged on, but eventually God granted victory in Mercy's favor.
Jeanette's Doorway to a New Life
During a time of extreme loneliness and sorrow, Jeanette turned to God in an effort to discover a sense of meaning. Immediately life became brighter. Jeanette found much more than meaning, including, as she put it, the doorway to a new life.
Angel's Change
Angel was looking for a way to fit in. Yet the drugs, drinking and partying didn't seem to offer the peace she knew was possible in life. Angel ended up in a church filled with ex-drug addicts holding Bibles and praising God. Suddenly she knew she'd found what she'd been looking for her whole life.
Mama Kel's Trials - From Testing to Trusting
A series of terrible tragedies could have left Mama Kel devastated and angry with God. Instead her strong faith and trust in God and His goodness helped her to see that tests and trials have a purpose in life. She now looks back with thankfulness for everything she endured.
Irvin's Story - "The Wonderful Christmas" Testimony
Irvin is a single-parent with one wish for Christmas -- that his three young children will be blessed to have a wonderful Christmas, including the chance to spend precious time with their mother. God grants his wish and more, taking Irvin on a journey of faith, blessing and leading him each step of the way.
A Mother's Story - "Jesus in the Thrift Shop"
Deborah Akel is a writer living in Washington, DC. She wrote this true story in loving memory of her mother and father. "Jesus in the Thrift Shop" is the testimony of her mother's unshakeable faith in God, and how it influenced Deborah's life.
Richard's Q & A - From Uncertainty to Knowing
Richard's true story of a life transformed by faith in God is a unique testimony, taking on the form of a question and answer session between him and God. As he earnestly seeks God by asking very serious questions, he discovers the answers in Scripture. Perhaps you will find answers too as you read along.
Bruce's Best Friend - God's Messenger of Love
The war, the military, and living in far eastern ports had hardened Bruce's heart. Then, through the companionship of Caleb, a miniature dachshund hound, God sent His divine joy and love into Bruce's life.
Warren's Search for Truth
Warren grew up attending church with his family but never studied the Bible. He was just "going through the motions" of religion. One day a co-worker ignited his interest to search for truth by giving Warren a glimpse of God's plan of salvation from the Bible. Warren came to faith in Jesus Christ and experienced a sudden, radical change in behavior that almost ended his marriage.
In Search of Home
Deborah Akel is a writer living in Washington, DC. She wrote "In Search of Home" as a tribute to her mother and father. It is a true story, a testimony of the powerful bond and sense of belonging she shared with her parents.
A Couple's Completion - From Emptiness to Fulfillment
After being separated several times, everything was finally going much better for Tony and Ellyn - except for the great big hole in their hearts that nothing seemed to fill. Separately they found what they needed to fill the hole, together they found completion as a married couple. This is their true story of a marriage made whole and two hearts fulfilled.

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