The joy of salvation flooded my heart

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Blessed be the name of the Lord.

I was born in a very good church, where true salvation is being preached.

But unfortunately, I never gave my life to the Lord Jesus Christ, till I clocked 29 years.

I never even intended to give my life to Jesus Christ, but the hand of GOD - through the Holy Spirit, was very heavy on me.

I feel the intercession of my mother for me, to get saved, played a critical role in my salvation.

Back to my salvation story, the Holy Spirit mounted intense pressure on me to surrender my life to Jesus Christ.

It was so intense in those days, that I could barely sleep.

The Holy Spirit was hammering it to me relentlessly, that if I died in my sinful state, I was heading straight to hellfire.

I finally buckled, and repented of  sins and forsake them, pleading that Jesus Christ should save and accept me.

I sincerely did my best to forsake my old sinful ways and follow Jesus Christ, but I was still not totally convinced that I had been saved, having been told in that church(former church) that the joy of salvation must saturate the soul of every person that is genuinely saved.

The problem was – I had not felt this joy.

I struggled with this for about two years!

To cut the long story short, on a certain unforgettable day, after a camp meeting evening service in Apostolic Faith Church, I met someone who I had harboured resentment and bitterness against, because I felt he offended me.

Immediately I saw him, the devil spoke into my mind, "See, this bad man. He's somebody to be ignored. He has not even seen you, so just avoid him and go on your way."

My response, "I'm now a born-again Christian, so I can not harbor resentment against anyone again. I will go to him and greet him."

And I did just that!

I went to him, introduced myself to him(because he was an elderly man and we had not seen each other for at least 9 years) and greeted him well.

The moment I left him, the joy of salvation flooded my soul, confirming that I was truly saved.

It was incredible!
 
I could barely sleep for the rapturous joy on that day. I felt like flying to Heaven.

Brethren, the joy of salvation is real.

GOD bless you all.

Amen.