13
I CRAVED CHANGE
“I remember trying to stop several times, but I could not. I
felt like I was stuck. At such an early and innocent age, I
became addicted to pornography.”
Anifa Da Silva
A
s time passed, these addictions
made Anifa Da Silva feel
extremely insecure. Her self-
esteem was low and she constantly
compared herself to other girls.
Gambling, drugs, alcohol
and nicotine are just a few
of the addictions that a
person can be a slave of.
You can change your life
or the life of someone
you love by taking part in
the Addiction Cleansing
Therapy meetings.
Why resist this invitation?
How can their life get
any worse?
SUNDAY • 4PM
AT THE RAINBOW THEATRE
“During this period of my life, I frequently
suffered from attacks in the night. I
couldn’t explain them. I felt like I was not
good enough; I always craved attention
and felt lonely and lost. Consequently, I
became heavily depressed.
My mother told me how important it
was for me to change. She knew that I
was depressed. I told her that I wanted
to kill myself, that I wanted to put an end
to my suffering.
My mother googled the word
‘deliverance’, and the first link that
came up was for the UCKG website. She
read through the testimonies and really
believed that my life would change if I
went there.
I called the 24-hr helpline and booked
an appointment with the pastor who
held the Addiction Cleansing Therapy
sessions. The pastor spoke to me, looked
me in the eye and said: “You are
going to be free from this addiction. I
made a decision to give my all and to
completely surrender to God. I craved
change and wanted God more than
anything else. I knew that only He could
make me complete. I needed to have
peace, joy, and happiness within me.
I had heard about the Holy Spirit in
the church and so I poured out
everything to God.
The day I received the Holy
Spirit, I remember having the
assurance that God was
within me. I was different;
it was not a feeling,
but
a
reassuring
certainty. My life has
been
completely
transformed now; I
have been delivered
from everything that
was holding me back.
By receiving the Holy
Spirit, I received what
I was desperately
seeking. I had been
looking for it in people,
but only God was able
to give it to me – the
strength, the boldness
and most importantly,
the assurance that
He lives within me. I
wouldn’t trade it for
anything.
I no longer suffer
from depression,
anxiety, or any
addiction. I am
confident
and,
above everything,
I have God with
me. My life could
not be better.”
BE CONNECTED
to the power source
The purpose of a light bulb is to bring
light to a dark room. Powerful light
bulbs are even used outside to light up
the streets so that people walking in the
dark, or cars driving at night, can see. We are like light bulbs. We have so much
potential to shine and give light to those
who are living in darkness but, if we are
not connected to our Power Source
(God), we will never shine.
However, unless they are plugged into a
source of electricity, they will never give
any light. They have the potential to
shine, but they cannot because they are
not connected to a source of electricity. These 21 days present an opportunity for
us to disconnect from everything that
distracts us from God, and connect to
our Power Source so that we can shine.