The truth of my life

PRAISE TO GOD, OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!
Testimonies, how to begin narrating and where to end?
Words cannot express. Each moment of my life is a living testimony, testifying the presence of our true and living god. I was an unblessed soul till the time I received JESUS as my personal savior. I was lost in my own small world, my routines, my ambitions, my logics and striving hard to please all. I looked and hoped for something and I achieved that but I never had inner peace. We are never satisfied, always setting new targets as we meet the former ones. We tend to go into depression in this fast paced life and sometimes even to the extent of taking our own life.
Let me introduce myself to you. I am Tenzin, and I am from a Buddhist background. Once upon a time I was worshipping idols but now no more. Since my childhood, I have been trained to follow some rituals. In Buddhism, we have different gods and goddesses for different aspects of life. For instance, I have experienced the following: for success one goddess, for wisdom-another, for problem free living and healing-another; the list is endless. I was never satisfied. I was always wondering whether I was following the truth. Is it just for our benefit one should pray and ask for forgiveness? Then as I grew older, I became more familiar with the key words of developing COMPASSION and being TRUTHFUL. I tried keeping OTHERS BEFORE MYSELF, which is the essence of Buddhism. But in the passage of time, I came across a lot of highly respectable people, who had high positions and degrees in Buddhism; who have attained their masters in literature and philosophy of Buddhist preaching yet they never had peace. They themselves were lost, consumed by temptations for the earthly things, with negative emotion, selfishness and short tempers. I again started questioning why I was having these doubts and uncertainty. Is it a blind faith or an inheritance? Is my worship merely with no sincerity and truth in it? After class 12, as I was exposed to various religions, I found that everybody loved their own religion with one or the other reasoning and nobody can actually tolerate somebody questioning their religion. People perceive it as criticism. They never try to venture out and investigate more. Hmm.. I was never convinced with the answers I received, “Why do you follow this god?” But finally I met with a godly woman Named “Jancy Johnson” who proclaimed the gospel not by words but by her deeds. I finally became interested in learning the Word of God, true Christianity. And as I went deeper into HIS words, I felt an inner joy and peace that cannot be explained. I felt as though this was what I was hunting for since my childhood, the eternal peace and true happiness offered freely by God’s grace. Each word of God gives revelation and a purpose for living. Although I have not finished reading the gospel yet, every verse depicts the truth and simply meditating gives a lot of reasoning and pleasure. We need not complete reading the Bible all at once, but the only thing that matters, is how you meditate on the Word as you read. It’s the beauty of the Holy book. It has given me a hope and sense of security that God is always there to take care of everything. Even in our afflictions, at times, when I become nervous, scared, lost and tempted, the word of the Lord has always saved and reassured me, soothing me with a kind gesture. It’s an amazing feeling! My life has totally changed. I feel, now I have everything and I am complete. I have become bolder and in the presence of God I have the faith that nothing is impossible for me to do. I am assigned with a specific role and purpose each new day. I can hear the call. In this day today life, I could hardly find people following ethics and true norms. Everywhere I see corruption and misleading, but by the grace of God, I can stand up with the promise of being truthful all the times, no matter what the circumstances are. All glory to God!
It is his mercy and faithfulness that I can stand firm and secure. I praise God and seek greater revelation from HIM. Thank God, thank you JESUS.
I wish and pray that all non believers, people from different religions could feel the same joy and fullness which I have experienced. May the Lord God, bless me with his continuous grace to be his instrument glorifying and honoring HIS name till my last breath. God bless you!!