Shen Ai, Singapore
When
I was 18 years old my mother got ill, and so she started believing in
the Lord Jesus. At the time, I knew the Lord Jesus’ name but didn’t
understand anything about faith in the Lord. It was quite a coincidence
that I later went to work for a company where most of the employees were
Christians. Through interacting with them, I saw how they treated
people with love and patience, and I came to believe that Christians
were a pretty good bunch of people. During that period, there was a
colleague who often told me the story about how the Lord Jesus was
nailed to the cross in order to redeem mankind. I gradually developed an
interest in faith in the Lord, and started going with my colleagues to
their church to worship. The first time I entered the church and heard
hymns praising God being sung I was unexpectedly moved to tears by the
Lord’s love. I prayed to the Lord like this: “Oh, Lord Jesus! Thank You
for picking me out of the vast ocean of humanity to become one of Your
daughters. I wish to follow You forever….” During that period, whenever I
met some difficulties in my daily life, or was mocked by my friends and
relatives because of my faith in the Lord, as long as I came in front
of the Lord and prayed, my spirit would find immense release. I felt
that the Lord Jesus was my only reliance in life and that I would never
leave the Lord’s side. At that time my favorite hymn was: “Rock, rock,
Jesus Christ! Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other
name under heaven, only You are the savior. You are the mediator, You
are the son of God, You are the lamb. You are the way and the truth, You
are the life, You are the light, You are the rock, the fortress, the
city of refuge and the shield. We belong to You; we will never be shaken
from generation to generation.” And this is how I relied on the Lord’s
great power and motivation gained from the guidance of the Lord’s words
to get through all the difficulties and troubles of life.