Daryl's Baptism Testimony - "God used a Centipede to change my Life!"

Before I accepted Christ, I lived without a purpose and direction in my life. My purpose and motivation in life often tend to be personal achievements. I was hot tempered and very insensitive in my words and actions. Vulgarities is very commonly used when I am speak to others. I had a very slack attitude in everything I do and was pretty self-centered. I see no purpose in working hard unless necessary or if the task benefits me. I did not belief in any religion and dislike being devoted to any God, but I somehow knew there is a God. Well all these changed when I came to know Jesus, here is my story.

Fortunately, one of my closer friends that I knew from Junior college (since 1st 3 mth) brought me to FCBC countdown party in 2006. There I discovered that church does not seem as boring as I perceived it to be. I had fun but did not want to commit to any church activities because I always thought it was a waste of time. A week before my enlistment for national service in January 2007, Jaren brought me to service. There somehow for the first time I felt a presence of God . However I was unsure again did not want to commit to church. I told Jaren I needed sometime to think about accepting Jesus.

There I being ignorant and defiant, I challenged God . I told God , God if you are real show me some of your miracles when I am in army.

After I enlisted, there was once in field camp in BMT, I wanted to pull out a camouflage tube from my grenade pouch. However thank God I withdrew my hand in time. To my horror, resting in my pouch was a huge red centipede easily more that 15 cm long. I was frighten. I quickly unfasten my vest and fling it onto the ground. After which , I carefully unbuckled my grenade pouch . There laid the centipede. It made no movement. I took my rifle and trust the muzzle (the front part) at it. Immediately it crawled out extremely fast and was stomped upon by my buddies and me. After the incident, God reviewed that he was actually protecting me for being bitten by the creature. Despite that there was still a sense of reluctance in my heart to belief that it was God. I though it was mere coincidence and that I was lucky. I did not believe that the Lord had actually spoken to me. So being ignorant, I challenged God again to show me another miracle.

In another instance I was doing a road march in a sandy terrain . I was down with flu and phlegm. The sand and marching made me feel worst. I ended up with a bad headache. There I asked God for healing. I went and rested at night. The following day I was completely feeling fine just like before.

Jaren invited me to another service halfway through my bmt , during that service I was unsure but I but I felt God's presence. After encouragement by my friend, I decided to accept Jesus. Ever since than, my life transformed. I felt a purpose and reason in everything I did. I started to receive answers that I couldn't find. Problems did not instantaneously vanish but God used all the challenges I faced in life to mould me slowly. I became more patient and motivated to perform my best in every task given to me. I learned to love the people around me especially my family members.

After I accepted Christ, there was once when I gotten back my A levels results, I was deciding between my current course and computing. Then in army I prayed and ask God that if he is willing send to a unit where I will not be totally exhausted after each day of training so that I can spend more time with him and also for God to help me in choosing my course by allowing me to experience computing in army somehow. The Lord answered my prayer and posted me to signals where I experience some networking in my specialist course. By faith I applied for my current course chem and biochem instead, for I always loved chemistry and did not like doing computing. Praise God I got into the course I wanted.