Vickie Finding God Again

Vickie’s mother raised her in a Sabbath-keeping church, read her Bible bedtime stories, and showed her how to pray. Her mother even taught her about Bible prophecies.

But over time, books and movies of mixed morality crept into Vickie’s life. And worse, she was unaware of the danger. Influenced by entertainment, secular education’s evolution agenda, and excessive schoolwork, she stopped attending church. Though Vickie maintained an intellectual belief in God, her faith dwindled. God kept calling to Vickie’s heart. In her search for peace she began attending a Sunday-keeping church. But this did not satisfy the deepest questions in her mind. Doubts continued to plague her.

When Vickie had reached the depth of her despair, a member from her old Sabbath-keeping congregation asked if she would help out with their church services. “She had always been a really kind lady,” Vickie recalls. “I did not have the heart to say no.”

After a few weeks of assisting at church, Vickie found herself one Sabbath in the middle of an enthusiastic discussion among some members. The pastor, who was part of the discussion, shared how God did not promise a life on this earth without hardships, but did promise to give strength to His followers. His statement filled Vickie with hope. “It made me want to find God again.”

Vickie had earlier stumbled across an online ad for Amazing Facts. Saving the link for future reference, she continued searching for truth elsewhere. “Satan began to strike harder,” Vickie recalls. Despite her open-minded, earnest seeking, Vickie faced discrimination for her new beliefs at her Sunday-keeping church. “I hadn’t given God complete control,” Vickie remembers, “but once I did, I felt relief.”

She asked God to help her obey the truth, no matter where it led. Then something miraculous happened. “After I prayed,” Vickie shares, “I recalled the Amazing Facts website I had been saving.” She immediately got online and watched every video she could find that was relevant to her questions. It was a turning point in her Christian journey.

The result of her online learning through the Amazing Facts website was mind-boggling. Though Vickie experienced setbacks, her persistent search for truth was rewarded and she gave her heart completely to the Lord and was baptized into God’s remnant church.

Reflect: Do you know of someone who was raised in the church, and then left, and came back? God cares for all of His sheep!

Key Bible Texts

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6 KJV)