God is our Strenghth!!

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Please don't not jump the gun, and think I was "talking to the dead". To say
goodbye to our deceased loved ones is just a custom we humans have.  When
posting this to alt.religion.christian.pentecostal, I was accussed of talking to
the dead channeling or something.!!!

Robert Donald Taylor wrote:

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> Subject: Sounds of Pentecost: another testimony<<<<<GOD>>>>>#4
> Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 00:28:34 -0500
> From: "robert d. taylor" <roblin@bellsouth.net>
> Newsgroups: alt.religion.christian.pentecostal
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> I don't understand the workings of God!!  I wonder at His Greatness and His
> power. Through the years I have experienced many things with God. He is
> truly a personal Savior, as our Baptist friends are constantly proclaiming.
> This is a very personal testimony that I am sharing.
> In late 1970's, I lost my brother.  He was killed.  The death, and the way
> he died was just about more than I could bare.  He and I were close, we
> stayed together as children, slept, ate done everything together, even
> double dated.  I thought I could not handle the whole situation.  All during
> the funeral preparations, and couple days before the services, are all so
> vivid to me.  I can only remember a few things, my wife had to take control
> of my immediate family (two small children).
> My wife kept telling me to trust in the Lord.  He would be our strength.  I
> knew that, but it is hard sometimes when the flesh and spirit is hurting,so
> much.
> We went through the long afternoon, the night and next morning at the
> funeral home, and then it came time to go to the church for the services.
> Most of the people came by to say last respects and had gone on out.  All
> that was left was the family.  I was one of the last to go by the coffin.
> Then it happened!!  As I stood there looking at the lifeless body, of my
> beloved brother, I felt the presence of the Holy Ghost all around me.  It
> was like a shot of energy hit me.  I could barely move.  As I leaned over to
> kiss my brother, I begin to speak to him.  Everything( I knew what I was
> saying) I said came out in Tongues.  The Lord proved to me again that He was
> my personal Savior.  I was refreshed, the horrible grief lifted and even in
> sorrow, there was joy!!
> I do not know why God manifest Himself, with me praying in Tongues, but He
> is God and He can do what He desires.  Praise God!
>
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> Robert D.Taylor
> "there is none other God but one"