Introduction
Popcorn testimonies are quick, spontaneous accounts of God's intervention in a person's life. These brief testimonies were submitted by members and visitors of this site. Their true stories are a part of our collection of featured testimonies. Each one reveals a life transformed by Christian faith. If your relationship with God has made a significant difference in your life, we would like to hear about it. Submit your testimony by filling out this Submission Form. To receive weekly messages of hope and encouragement from real-life stories of changed lives, sign up for eTestimonies.Ty & Dana's Story - We Owe Everything to the Lord
Dana: I went to church for 17 years with my parents. After they split up, I went on a path to hell. Then, God gave me two beautiful kids to guide me to the right path. After years of off and on Christian living, and a lot of backsliding, I met a really nice man.We started dating. We went to church together and were living good, except we were living in sin. Then we decided to make a vow of celibacy to the Lord until we got married, and we did so. After we were married, my new husband got a great job and we were able to move out of our broken down trailer into a nice home that we are now purchasing.
We didn't have a car—now we do. We never had any money to do anything. We could barely pay bills—now we get by nicely and can also give. No one will ever convince me that there isn't a God, and that he isn't a loving, forgiving God.
We owe everything we have to the Lord.
Doug's Story - Suicide is Not the Way Out!
As a teenager I was very depressed. I wanted to die. I experienced suicidal ideation. I ended up in the hospital for 10 days and was diagnosed with manic depression or bipolar disorder.Fortunately for me, someone reached out to me in my desperate time and told me about the love of God as expressed through Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.
I was on lithium for awhile and was in counseling for a number of years, on antidepressants. That was 30 years ago. Today I consider myself a healed helper, made well through the process of healing and renewing of my mind over many years.
I made a Web site with my testimony and empathy towards those suffering from depression. I have a lot of compassion for those who want to take their own lives. You can go to my site entitled, "Suicide is Not the Way Out!" I have some encouraging and comforting songs you can play or listen to, and an email address if you need to talk, or hear a word of encouragement.
Sara's Testimony - How I Got My Hope Back
For eleven years I was harassed on a daily basis. I feared going to school. It left marks on me — mostly on my soul — but one on my arm stands out as a sign of what can happen when you go too far. I burned a cross into my arm hoping it would help ease my pain.My life wasn't always that bad. My father would come down every summer to spend a week with us. That stopped in grade six and I never saw him again. The last time he called I yelled at him and said I never wanted to speak to him again. Man, I was stupid. My life got worse after that. I would pray to God every night to let me die. I even planned my death many times.
I took overdoses of my medicine. I even ran out into the street once. But something happened to me that gave me my hope back — God. Through him, I found hope in my life once more.
It started on a bad day. I don't really remember what went on that day. I do know that I had taken a knife with me to school to use in self-defense. I planned to hurt the girl that had bullied me all my life. But I never brought the knife out. Later on that night, I lay in bed awake with my eyes closed. Before long I found myself in a field and a man walked up to me. He said, "Sara, what you're planning to do — don’t. God loves you and is always there for you." When I woke up I found myself sitting up, huddled in a corner.
Now I tell others about my battle and how God restored my hope. I have even made plans to become a teacher.
Cordie's Testimony - Through the Fire Undamaged
When I was a member of the James Island Fire Department, we were called out to a house fire. After we arrived it was noted that the fire was located in the den and consumed most of the entire den before we could get it extinguished.After putting the fire out we performed a clean up of all burned materials. This is known in fireman's lingo as salvage or overhaul. As I looked around the room, I noticed that the den had a player piano. It had gotten so intensely hot in the den that the keys on the piano were melted into one big lump. Some fires reach a thousand degrees or more.
As I was cleaning up the room I noticed a large book. I picked it up and discovered it was a family Bible. As I dusted it off it appeared to be in good shape. I took the Bible out to the lady of the house and gave her my regrets. This was the only thing to survive. As we looked at the book we noticed that the pages were not even tarnished. The Word of God had gone through the heat undamaged. This experience is one I will never forget.
