Pasteur Daniel

STATEMENT FROM ALAIN EUDELINE

I will never forget that day in December 1980,when a profound joy and peace flooded my heart. A wave of marvellous love was upon me and I realized, with tears in my eyes, that God, who once seemed so far away from me, lived inside me from now on and that my life would never be the same again.

My saviour has such patience and love!

For 5 years, he “worked” on my heart and managed to create in me a deep desire to discover the Truth. I had chosen a different path, however, a different path than Jesus. I thought I could find inner peace by developing powers I had hidden inside me.

I was looking for wisdom and knowledge via various techniques  (meditation, Zen then Yoga), and oriental religions (Buddhism and Hinduism). Oh, I physically felt better, but questions kept invading my head and filling my thoughts.

My entire being was looking for a goal: discover the meaning of life, fill the huge void within my heart… So, I practiced esotericism, I read a lot and followed a mystical education.

Soon, I started to study and practice astrology. Strange things were happening, but nothing could calm my anxiety. In fact, the unease was growing…

However, God heard my distress and He directed me towards a christian woman who told me how Jesus the Saviour had transformed her life. I struggled to accept her words because the God she was talking about was not the one I had imagined so far.

When she got home, that woman would get on her knees and pray a lot for the salvation of my soul.

A while later, pushed by some unknown force, I bought myself a Bible, opened it at the Gospel according to John and started reading… I still remember very clearly, as I was reading the words of Jesus, a deep feeling of His presence invaded me.

Something confusing was happening, but that presence was very real and a healing heat was getting inside me…I felt so good I did not dare move…

The Truth I had been searching for so long had come to me. I knew the voice of God even without having heard it before, but I was in no doubt that it was what I was hearing.

That sweet voice helped me see the huge Love God had for all men and also for me. I was not a stranger to Him…I forgot all my anxieties and abandoned myself into the arms of my Father.

For a few days, I did some “housework” in my life. Without hearing a voice, I just knew what God invited me to do.

I felt compelled to make a stand for Him and I understood that all the books about esotericism and astrology had to go…so I got rid of them. I also decided to stop yoga which I practised regularly.

I explained to my teacher that I was changing path and was turning towards a God who could bring to my life all that I needed.

All these habits had to be abandoned if I wanted to become one with Jesus.

I was in the street, leaving my yoga teacher’s house when I suddenly felt the terrible weight being lifted off my shoulders and a incredible joy filled my heart. I was crying, but I did not care that people were watching me. I was so happy!

Afterwards, at home, I collapsed several times, crying, with a deep feeling of sin. After each collapse, I felt purified.

I thank God with all my heart for that extraordinary salvation. I am thankful that He also appealed to my wife, as 3 months after these events, she also turned to God.

Our lives have changed because God Himself is working within us.

My personal efforts, during these 5 years of searching had only led me to despair, but God had, in an instant, given me hope for Eternal life…