My Testimony of Faith

My name is Meda, I am from Shillong, a beautiful city in the hills of Meghalaya, India. I was born and brought up in a nominal Christian family. I grew up attending Sunday school every week and I assumed that I was good and morally correct. But it was only during my years in College, in 2013 that I heard and understood the Gospel of Christ and believed that I needed my savior Jesus Christ. By His grace and through His Word, in 2017,my eyes and my ears were opened to the Sound Doctrine and the conviction that I am a sinner saved by Grace. My faith grew stronger through His Sufficient Word.

Romans 3:23-24 says "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus". How wonderful it is that My Savior chose me to be part of His Eternal Kingdom when I was a wretched soul, His grace saved me! Since my years of conviction, His Word edified me, healed me and convicted me to carry my Cross for His honor and glory. Alas! my struggles only grew more and more as I was waiting and struggling to get employed in the field of my studies in my home state, as getting employment was not only rare but getting through fair means was a struggle indeed.

As I studied and sat for various exams, tried and failed in various attempts, my physical health deteriorated and I struggled with pain because of a nameless ailment. For more than five years I was misdiagnosed with migraines and the headaches. I was prescribed painkillers and antidepressants which gave only temporary relieve. I silently suffered and miserably too, with sleepless nights and with painful throbbing headaches, I was lost in the misery of pain!

In 2018, God opened ways for me and I got a teaching position as a Lecturer in a technical Institute. It was a blessing indeed! It helped me to be financially independent but made me believed to rely more on His Grace and provisions.

I met my husband Danny in October 2017, he was God sent and when I almost gave up waiting for my life partner, he was an great instrument for supporting me in my faith when I was in the deepest waters. He is more than just a Godly man, he is the man I prayed for and he brought in clarity in the Sound teaching of the Word and taught me to be a faithful believer and a doer of the Word.

I was still struggling physically, I endured loneliness of fellowship, the sleepless nights caused. by the pain took a toll on my mental health. All the pain and the mockery broke me, yet all I knew was that Christ is sufficient for me, His grace is sufficient ,his power is made perfect in weakness. I Praise Christ for all the comfort he gave me through all the pain and loneliness, which ran across almost a decade.

At various lowest points of my life, I wanted to gave up on life several times but Christ was always faithful in His comfort. In April 2022, when I was not aware of how weak my body became, I was diagnosed with a skin infection, shingles, both the doctor and I were astounded! The doctor informed me that it was only senior citizens who get affected with the sickness or those with very weak immunity (like those suffering from HIV or AIDS) were more prone to such an infection.

My body had reached a real low and I was physically and mentally at the lowest point of my life. I was tired of moving on and putting on a strong healthy face. I had previously tried and experimented with every medical treatment, both scientific and traditional. I was reaching the breaking point of my life and all I had left was the faith in the living God.

In august 2022, when I almost gave up because of my poor health , the Lord sent me to a local traditional practitioner for healing. The migraines I repeatedly complained earlier were a result of muscles and nerve knots that tied my entire body. The pain which was not detected by conventional treatments suppressed my appetite, weakened my immunity and disrupted my normal life. The consequence of being in the wrong medications affected my normal activities. All of this was restored in a span of one year. I Praise Christ for healing me and restoring back my physical life with a completely new one, free from all medications.

With the challenges of life and the long wait for our marriage, my husband got married on 8th July,2023 and what a beautiful wedding it was! I had always imagined that it would be a lonely one but God had better plans for us to be surrounded with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.

When I look back now, I Praise Christ for all my sufferings, they were nothing compared to what He bore on the cross for my sins. The trials, the difficulties and the pain were his ways for me to be pruned and put my faith and trust in Him alone.

I was once a proud nobody, yet He chose to save me for eternity, He humbled me and He is still working in my life today, grooming me for His glory alone. I Praise Christ for giving me a second opportunity to live to serve Him. I know clearly now that my life belongs to Christ and my life is to serve Him, for His Glory alone. What comforted me through all the trials and sufferings in my life is that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and I am honored to be his bondservant!