We recently received a testimony from one of the graduates of our 3-week Leaders School Online. Here is Amelia’s story:
After being a Christian for many years, I finally learnt to sit down and process what's happening to my heart when unpleasant things happen. It used to be my automatic response to go to entertainment or food for comfort whenever my heart felt uncomfortable or stressed. During the 3-week school, a lot of times I got to look into my heart issues. I learnt that I had to acknowledge the pains before my heart wounds could be healed. My heart has felt a lot lighter as God’s cleaning up my wounds.
Not only my heart feels lighter, my physical body becomes more fit. I stopped turning to food for comfort. On top of that, I cut down my time on entertainment (social media / YouTube / watching drama, etc.). I used to waste a lot of time on it when I was stressed. My bedroom is now called my Encounter Room. It is a place to meet Jesus. It is no longer my Entertainment Room. Please see the attached picture. It is my current bedroom's door sign. My sister made it for me ^_^
Also, before I took the leaders school, I had no motivation to exercise at all. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, I got the excuse of not going to gym. So my weight kept going up. I felt like it’s getting out of control. During school, I realized that I always saw myself as old, fat and ugly. Even though I never spoke it out, I always had that thought in my mind. However, that’s a lie. Now looking back, no wonder I got no motivation to exercise at all, when I kept thinking myself as old, fat and ugly. The truth is that God sees me as beautiful. This truth motivates me to exercise. Recently I started to take a walk almost every day. I ended up losing 8 lbs in less than 3 months, without making much effort. Basically, I cut down on junk food, eat healthier food, a lot less lying around scrolling through the internet / watching TV, and I pick up walking. I thank God I am getting a healthier lifestyle.
I also learnt that I got to disagree with Satan’s lie that I am not good enough, for I will not be able to live out God’s purposes in my life if I keep thinking that way. The truth is that I am able to do what God wants me to do. I believe I am getting closer to my destiny as I focus on His promises, and ignore other noises.
Also, during school, I realized that I always thought of myself as boring and people wouldn’t like to talk to me. So in the past, I never approached my friends. It’s always my friends approaching me. Well, the truth is that God never sees me as boring, so I should not see myself as boring anymore. Since then, I started to enjoy talking to people a lot more than before.
Praise the Lord for what He has done in me through the 3-week leaders school!
-Amelia I., Canada
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