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FAITH IN ACTION
“ I WAS EVANGELISING AND COMING TO CHURCH MORE OFTEN .
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GO TO WAR OR TURN TO GOD
What one does with his or her life is a personal decision . Although Enio Guimaraes was born in the church and his mother was an assistant , he chose not to live a life based on faith , but turned to crime and drugs instead .
Proof that one has received the Holy Spirit is their desire to share the Gospel with others and make the Good News known to those who are lost and suffering .
Even if you do not have the Holy Spirit yet , God will see your desire to share His word with others ; it will not go overlooked .
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Enio Guimaraes
“ been born in the church did not protect me from the decisions I made . Thus , I lived a troubled life and lacked direction . From the age of 13 , I was so heavily involved in gangs that my family and I had to move from Birmingham to Leeds in fear of my safety . During my midto late-teenage years , I became sexually active and then started selling drugs whilst at university . It took being assaulted by a drug dealer for the penny to drop . I had two options : go to war or turn to God .
I asked my youth pastor for advice and he guided me step-by-step on how to change . I was going to the church every day and was fortunate to have the 21- day Fast of Daniel coming soon . The 21- day Fast was an uphill battle because I was in the middle of my conversion . When the purpose begun , I made the decision to give it my all and to manifest and overcome my lifestyle , which was filled with negativity . As a result , I detached myself from a lot of things . I deleted Facebook , Instagram Snapchat , and WhatsApp , and I even got a new number . I was fasting , constantly praying at night , evangelising , and coming to church more often . However , my downfall was that I allowed the doubts in my mind to remain .
My past bombarded my mind and filled it with uncertainty . I decided to get baptised and also attended other meetings , such as the Impossible Cases meetings , in order to receive the Holy Spirit . On the day of my baptism , I wrote down all the issues I had been experiencing and put them in God ’ s hands . After the baptism , I was determined to rebuke all of the unwanted thoughts that were holding me back . I prepared myself for the approaching night vigil by reading books of faith like The Works of the Flesh and the Fruit of the Spirit and
The Footsteps of Jesus , which have helped me during every step of my journey so far .
I was certain that I had done everything to change my life around , so I said to God that I wanted to receive Him ( the Holy Spirit ) at the night vigil . It wasn ’ t until the last day of the 21- day Fast that I received the Holy Spirit . On this day , I felt peace , as if the burden and doubts had been lifted from my shoulders . I had received the Holy Spirit and , slowly , I started seeing the fruits . Today , the youth see me as a reference point . Giving my life to God was the best decision I ever made
I believe that if you want to have a successful 21-day Fast , you have to put in 100 % and make sure that there is nothing outstanding from your participation that could hold you back from receiving the Holy Spirit .”
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