Dulu kehidupan rohani saya jatuh-bangun dan penuh pergumulan. Tuhan sepertinya sangat sulit dijangkau. Seringkali saya merasa Tuhan tidak adil, dan kadang kala saya merasa sia-sia percaya kepada Tuhan.
17 Oktober 2010 saya diajak seorang teman untuk beribadah di Living Community Church (LCC). Sesuatu yang luar biasa terjadi, Firman yang disampaikan Pak Sonny seperti menjawab semua permasalahan rohani saya. Saya seperti ditelanjangi oleh Firman Tuhan. Belum pernah saya merasakan Firman yang begitu dalam menembus loh hati saya.
Hadirat Tuhan sangat kuat saat Firman disampaikan hingga saya menangis dan berkata dalam hati, “Itu saya orangnya Tuhan, ampunilah saya!” Selesai ibadah, saya merasa inilah tempat saya, saya ingin terus berada di gereja ini, dan puji Tuhan suami saya merasakan hal yang sama.
Sejak saat itu hari Minggu menjadi hari yang sangat menggairahkan bagi saya, ibadah yang berjam-jam terasa hanya sekejap; dan hari Senin-Sabtu tidak lagi menjadi hari yang membosankan, karena itulah hari-hari saya mengalami Firman Tuhan.
Dulu saya begitu mengagumi Ayub, sekarang saya bisa berkata seperti Ayub, “Dulu aku mendengar tentang Engkau dari kata orang, sekarang mataku sendiri memandang Engkau.” Terima kasih Tuhan dan terima kasih Pak Sonny!
Elie
In the past, my spiritual life was ups and downs and full of struggle. God seems very difficult to reach. Sometimes I feel God is unfair, and sometimes I feel trusting in God is useless.
On October 17, 2010, I was invited by a friend to worship at Living Community Church (LCC). Something extraordinary happened, the Word that was delivered by Ps. Sonny seemed to answer all my spiritual problems. It’s like I was being stripped naked by the Word of God. I never felt my heart so deeply penetrated by the Word.
The presence of God is very powerful when the Word was delivered until I cried and said to myself, “That person is me, Lord, forgive me!” After service, I felt this is my place, I would like to continue attending this church, and thank God my husband felt the same.
From that day forward, Sunday became a very exciting day for me, praying for hours seems just a flash, and Monday until Saturday are no longer boring days, because those are the days I experience God’s Word.
I used to admire Job, now I can say like Job, “In the past I knew only what others had told me, but now I have seen you with my own eyes.” Thank you Lord and thank you Ps. Sonny!
Elie
Baca pula: Saya Telah Memiliki Roh yang Perkasa di Dalam Tuhan.
