I have been prospecting for a long time

[thetruthprospector]

Hello Everyone,
And may God bless you as He is blessing me. I have been in an out of so many trips! I am 61 now and the more I learn the more I don't really know.
I have been in the Hippie scene in the 70's, eastern religion for a little bit and then in the mid 70's I got "saved' in a Christian cult called the Way international.
I learned at least how to read the Bible and I began to pray and speak in tongues, which for me has always been an assurance that I was not going to be annihilated in the lake of fire. It has been a witness to me that I have had the spirit of God. But after I dedicated my and my ex wifes life and our children to serve the agenda of some men, I found they were that, just men. I did not realized I was following men, and for the ten years in the Way, I was not following my Lord Jesus.

I was so disappointed when the ministery fell apart that I went AWOL for a long while. While the scandal of Rev Chris Geer spilling the beans about Rev Craig Martindale and Dr Weirwille destroyed my confidence in God, I really went AWOL. I was so lost after really believing we had the greatest teaching of God and that no other Christians, never mind "unbelievers" could teach me a thing, I did not know where to go. Thinking we were spiritual "athletes" and that I had a mission to save the world, when I heard of all the sex scandals from Dr Weiwille down the leadership line, I was devestated. I lost my house. I had for ten years not invested in my career or my family. And now no where to go, (so I though)

I made a dead with the enemy who was always battling with my lusts, and other tempations. I decided to turn around, sort of "unrepent" and go the devils way for a while. I was so burned out with my understanding of God. And what the heck I still could speal in tongues.

Well I ended up leaving God in the 90's after about 20 years of being in the "way" and I began to become some one I cannot believe I could have become. No morals! My marriage fell apart, after much financial failure, lost our house and I began on the road as a traveling inspector of steel. I went into drinking, a few years into drugs and womanizing. I hurt my family and my poor wife.

After 911 I lost all faith in my country. So now I had lost faith in my religion, my family, my self, my country. I ended up following my career into Canada, and short ly after my divorce with Lorna I met my present wife Guylaine.  I began learning Quebec French in the late 90's and now I live in a household and family that is speaking mostly French. I won't say I am bilingual, but I am getting there.

This woman, Guylaine, I believe, Was God saving my life in for some reason. I had been runnning away from God in the late 90's and early 2000's but I kept seeing him show up in Bars, and even worse places! I could not stop beleiving in Him and most important He never stopped believing in me! I have many stories I could tell, but when I met Guylaine I found a woman who was my helper and helped me get back on my feet.

I stopped my daily drinking and frequent drugging when I met her or soon after. SHe is an old school house hen that takes care of her family before herself! She is of old "catholic' stock but not practising the religion.  When I met her i moved into her place in Quebec and God got me a new career as a steel inspecting consultant in Canada.  We have been together for 11 years now and I am proud to say I stayed faithful although due to my work I am home no more than half our time. I have had no way to depend on a "home" church but i have had to relearn all the greek and hebrew in th KJV Bible I thought I knew. I have had the time and it took me this time for th last ten years to unlearn a lot A LOT of Garbage. Although Guylaine does not share my spiritual hunger to know the scriptures right now, she is teaching me what true love means. sacrifice. I have learned that I was taught a lot of mis interpretation especially since I had so much time to search the internet with my questions, and now because I can directly talk things over with Jesus not a pastor.

I only within the last few months have begun to let go of the Lake of Fire/ Hell paradigm when I first saw the all men will be judged by the counsels of their hearts when reading romans.  I look forward to ministering and to being ministered to by my brethren in Christ!

Oh yes I call my self the truth prospector, because my second passion to digging for the Truth, has always been digging for mineral specimens.
Fred

[ed]

Howdy Fred!

Ex Wayfer here too.   Never went WOW or Corps.  Met my wife at a twig.  We have been together 23 years.

You know any believers from El Paso or Kentucky?  That is where we went through the big split.  That ministry was good when it was good, but it needed to be disassemble too.

Anyhows, welcome to Tentmaker. 
PM me if you want to talk Way stuff.
Ed

[sheila]

Welcome to the forum! :friendstu:

[Cardinal]

 :cloud9: Hi; interesting walk you have had. So many stories, so many walks we see on here. May you continue to be blessed in your prospecting and in your personal walk with Him. Blessings.....

[Seth]

Welcome, Fred!

[Lazarus Short]

The steps of a man are established by the LORD [YHVH], and He delights in his way.  All the things we go through (yeah, me too) are so we can learn, someday lay it all at the feet of Jesus, and not boast that we did it.

Welcome, Fred!  :friendstu: :gimmefive: :friendstu:

[WhiteWings]

Hi and welcome TTP! :banana:

[eaglesway]

Hi,

   I have some good friends who were in the Way. You may know some of them. I have shared the salvation of all with many of them and some have believed. For all the disorder that went through the organization, there were some real lovers of the Lord in there, as you know. A belated, Welcome to the site!

[jasman]

Very interesting testimony there Fred.  Thanks for sharing and a belated welcome as well.  So much to re-learn!

[marie glen]

Hello Everyone,
And may God bless you as He is blessing me. I have been in an out of so many trips! I am 61 now and the more I learn the more I don't really know.
. . .
Oh yes I call my self the truth prospector, because my second passion to digging for the Truth, has always been digging for mineral specimens.
Fred

hi Fred!! that's quite a story! So interesting to read!! I can relate to a lot of it, including "digging for truth'!!

..I turned away from the churches when I saw their 'voice' was different from the Lord's voice! Maybe finding Him in the Rockies instead of in a church helped.. been somewhat of a spiritual hermit and like it that way!
Happy digging.. His treasures!!!  :hiya:

[saintwalee]

thetruthprospector,

Thank you for sharing, I always believe that our testimonies are the best witnessing tools to share the Gospel.

Interesting that you are a prospector for minerals, I was just researching on Brimstone (burning stone) and Sulfur.

As this is directly related to judgement, both in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorah, and also the Lake of Fire, do you have any insights into any spiritual characteristics that these would represent?

May the Spirit of Truth lead us into all understanding.  :banana: