Elizabeth God Allows U-Turns

A few years ago, there was a popular automobile bumper sticker that read: “If you’re headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-Turns.” Elizabeth knows about this first hand. For four years she was married to a woman. Despite having been raised with Christian influences in her life, Elizabeth and her “wife” were both “into vulgar music, media, and worldly goals,” as well as using drugs and alcohol.

One day Elizabeth and her partner discovered Amazing Facts on YouTube and it completely changed their lives. As they listened to Pastor Doug Batchelor, they began to sense a change taking place in their hearts. She recalls, “We became more aware of the truth, and that Jesus is the only hope in this temporary life.”

“Both of us realized we were deceived into following the enemy by the lust of our flesh. Amazing Facts taught us about the Bible Sabbath along with other Bible truths.” Elizabeth says that while watching Pastor Doug, “the Holy Spirit was at work as we learned more and more truth. Our desires changed.”

The two women—now living celibate lives—got in touch with a local Sabbath-keeping church and began Bible studies with the pastor and his wife. This led to their “full conversion and baptism,” as Elizabeth explains. “And there’s no doubt,” she adds, “that Amazing Facts was a key factor in our Christian conversion and growth as believers.”

Elizabeth regularly brought home Amazing Facts booklets from church. “I enjoyed reading the different topics. They reference Scripture, which helped me learn many Bible truths. Some booklets helped me unlearn false teachings I had learned before.” The ministry has even helped Elizabeth become an evangelist. “I enjoy sharing the printable materials on the Amazing Facts website now. It has been helpful to me in guiding others in their Christian lives.”

Her Christian life today “is Spirit-filled,” she says. “My life is about serving others out of love and reflecting the Savior.” After being baptized, she shares, “My life goal is to lead other people to Christ, helping others know Jesus can help them overcome addictions, sin, vanity, and all of the enemy’s deceptions.”

Reflect: Have you ever gone down a one-way street in the wrong direction? What could have happened if you kept going? God wants us to quickly turn around if we are following the ways of the world.

Key Bible Texts

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16 KJV)