Pulled out for a Purpose

Everything that God does he does with purpose in mind.  God always has a reason as a backbone for what he accomplishes.  There comes a time when you have to be pulled out and pushed in to your purpose.
 

I was definitely pulled out of the Jehovah Witness faith for my purpose.  Leaving the faith was not the plan I had for my life. Although I was very unhappy, leaving was not something done by members. I did not celebrate any Holidays, Birthdays,  participate in School activities; Dances, Homecoming, Prom just to name a few.  Nor was I not able to accept blood transfusions if I became sick, these were all rules of the organization. Most people would say, "Why would someone want to be involved with such a faith that has you brainwashed to believe these are rules goverened by God?"  When you are involved in a cult, you do not know how to come out, especially if you have been a part of it for so long.  Thank God the length of time you have been in a particular place cannot dictate the amount of time it takes to come out of the place. When God wants you out of a thing, He can snatch you out in an instant!  That is exactly what happened to me.

One evening I recieved a phone call that was to soon change my life.  I was invited to church. I immediately said "Yes".  I was excited to do something different from what I had always done.  On that unforgettable day, It became one of the most important days of my life.  My experience was amazing!  I cannot  remember what the sermon was titled.  I do remember Pastor Clarence McClendon doing an Alter call,  I promptly began moving out of my seat toward the Alter. Tears rolling down my face as I began to pray the sinners prayer out loud, confessing that I am a sinner, and asking for forgiveness and repenting for my sins, I ask Jesus Christ to come into my heart as my Savior and Lord.(Rom 10:9)  I was told that Jesus christ was now my God and the Lord of my life from this day forward. I truly believed this!  My heart was so full.  I continued to weep.  Now remember, I had no clue what the true meaning of "Getting Saved" meant.  I just felt something that I've never felt before, I  was simply trusting that I was doing the right thing.

 Jehovah's Witnesses do not Believe that Scripture.(Rom10:9)  They believe you must live your life without sin NOW then, you will be Saved on Judgement day. Thank you Jesus for becoming alive in me, For all that You have done for me, by making me your daughter through the shed blood of Christ, taking all of the sins, guilt, shame, and the weight of all the burdens I had on my shoulders.
It was amazing that I would meet a man who came from a large family that Loved the Lord.  Although Jim came from a very spiritual family he had not given his life to Christ, but he did on that very same day. We Both were very happy and felt blessed to be together.  I remember us hugging one another as if we had just gotten married or something. 
On the way home from church, we talked about how great we felt on the inside. Unfortunately,  I did not have any plans on going back to church.  Yes, I surrendered my life to christ, but I still had apprehensions, fears, and uncertainties. I was ready to come out of my comfort zone of the organization, but not ready to walk away from my family, which I knew was soon to come.

 Upon returning home we called Jim's mother to tell her what happened!  She was elated. She began to tell us to find a good church home because we were at the beginning of what God was doing in our life.  We were babies in Christ and needed the Word of God taught to us in order for us to grow spiritually and understand our purpose.  She was very concerned because I was fresh out of my JW faith.  I believe she knew the devil would come either sooner or later  and try to get me to believe what I did was not real.  She began to Pray for us. I know her prayers changed the trajectory of  my life, and it was all in God's plan.