Testimony of
Sister Phyllis Tay
Testimony of
Sister Phyllis Tay
I thank God for this opportunity to be able to give my testimony as a witness, all for the glory of Our Lord Jesus Christ. I want to give God the glory for taking the trouble of bringing me out of the terrible darkness of sin and into His Light. No word of thanks would be enough to express my love for Him in the way he has handled my life from a child to a teenager and up to now. When I was a child I had always thought of Him holding my hand as I skipped along in a garden but as I grew up I thought I could manage my own life (as most teenagers do). What a big mistake that was but I thank God for bringing me out of the mess I got myself into. This is only a few instances where God has touched me, because if I were to recall all the wonderful things God has done for me, I would have to write a book about them.
I was a Roman Catholic some 20 years ago but praise the Lord for showing me the light through the message that Bro. Branham brought. At first I was afraid to receive the truth that was presented by a brother while I was still in the Catholic church but as I read the Bible the more my heart was troubled and I knew that the Catholic teachings were so wrong and I had to get out of it. However, I was not very sure which church I should attend -- didn't want to get out of the frying pan and into the fire -- so I prayed for wisdom to make the right decision. Before I started to attend Bro. Gan's fellowship, I tried to persuade one of my colleagues (who was at that time searching for God) to go first as I came to find out that it was much better than the Catholic church. I was afraid to go as I was still unsure whether it was good for me. Finally, I started to attend Bro. Gan's fellowship and I began to learn and understand more of the Bible which was a joy to me. I never realised that I didn't know much and how that My Father in Heaven would want me to know of His many blessings and Truth.
On the day of my Baptism, I was so happy but the next three days for me was very tormenting. For me it was literally a battle with the Adversary. I knew that I had to forgo many things in my present life to live a life for Christ. After 3 days I came up with a sentence that up to this day keep me hanging to Christ's hand. "It is no use giving 99.99% to Christ because if I can't give 100% I might as well not believe in Him". This statement has since reminded me of the parable in which Christ taught us to take heed as to how to build a house on the correct foundation.
Throughout my life then there are many blessings that the Good Lord has bestowed on me and my family which I can truly thank Him for. Even my marriage started on the right foot with my mother-in-law (a Roman Catholic), because the Lord blessed her with a big win in the lottery with the number found on my marriage certificate. Throughout my marriage, to a brother in the faith, the Lord has been good to me. He even answered my prayers in the conception of my son. I had prayed for another child, when my first one was three, but my husband didn't want one more. However, I prayed and after one year the Lord answered by speaking to my husband. He was on an overseas assignment and was walking along a river when he said that the Lord impressed on him that it was alright to have another child. When he came back and told me, I was so touched that I could not thank God enough. We prayed and fasted for 3 days before my son was conceived.
Another miracle for me was in July 1999. I cannot forget this as I know I was not dreaming. In the morning when I woke up my right wrist was in pain (I was having this pain for some time now). However I needed to send my son for tuition. The wrist hurt even when I turned the steering wheel. I was thinking that I wanted to put an ointment cloth round it when I got home and keep it warm to soothe it. I was listening to some gospel song on the cassette when the words "He's (Jesus) not there, He's everywhere, He's in your heart and mind" touched my heart and tears began rolling from my eyes. There and then I turned to my son and said, "If anything should happen to Mum or Dad, remember Jesus will always be there for you. Remember that." He replied that he knew.
When I let him off, my heart was filled with joy and peace, and I decided to head for the market. My wrist was still hurting. However when I stopped at a traffic light a thought came to me "Pray for your wrist". I started to pray aloud. The traffic light took about 30 seconds to change. After when I drove off, I realised the pain had lessened. I had to negotiate 3 more turns before reaching the market and at each turn the pain became lesser and lesser. When I stopped the pain was completely gone. I started to thank the Lord and as I carried the food (which was quite heavy) back to the car with my right hand, all was well. I praised and thanked God for this experience. I know God is real.
There are other experiences with the Lord. But a blessed one is when God revealed His precious Word to me regarding the hour we are living in and truly these refreshes my inner man. Sometimes my relatives would remark that my marriage is the best and my reply would be "The difference in my life is Jesus" and I truly believe in that.
