Lilian Seeking Answers

Lilian was searching for answers. Born into a Roman Catholic family in Puerto Rico, she observed the traditions of that faith, even when the rites and practices failed to offer her the hope and understanding she desired. Despite her rigorous religious training, many questions and suspicions remained.

“All my life I have wanted to follow Christ, but I did not have much knowledge,” Lilian says. “I obeyed the rules of the church but with much doubt. When I was 25, I visited Avila, Spain, and saw a Catholic saint in a glass urn and his finger in a glass container.” She was told the other parts of this saint had been divided into relics for other churches. “That experience had a very negative impact on me.”

Later in life, Lilian decided to take classes on teaching the Bible but was unsettled when she heard the Bible described as nothing more than “a literary genre.” While teaching workshops on prayer, she remained uneasy. “I no longer believed in the intercession of Mary or the saints; I did not pray the rosary or prostrate myself to images,” she says.

When Amazing Facts evangelist Carlos Muñoz travelled to her town to present the gospel, Lilian’s daughter—who was already preparing to join the church—invited her to attend.

“Hearing about the credibility of the Bible at these meetings swept away my doubts,” Lilian says. “When Carlos quoted Jesus in Matthew 15:3 asking, ‘Why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?’ I remembered the priest’s answer to my question about the Catholic Church being based on tradition.”

Thanks to the presentations, she says, “I saw clearly the path that Jesus left to us in the Bible and the error I was in for many years. Now I know the coming of Christ is near, and I know I have to share this message with others who are also in confusion as I was.”

Lilian was joyfully baptized and says, “I keep the Sabbath because God is my Creator. I changed my diet. I now have new friendships. My husband is surprised, but he supports me, and I pray for his conversion. Peace is with me. I thank God every day for clearing up my doubts and for showing me the way.”

Reflect: Have you ever struggled with doubts about God? When you sincerely call to the Lord in prayer, confessing your sins, God promises to lead you into the truth.

Key Bible Texts

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. (Isaiah 65:24 KJV)