The following is a testimony sent to The Fire Tongue by Soma Amaethon who can be found on Facebook:

Rom 8:38-39
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

l would like to share my story of how the Lord has transformed my life from becoming homeless to where l am now.

Not only did He transform my circumstance, but He transformed me into a completely different person. My story is in credit to Him and Him alone. He is The God who saved me. The beauty of my story is that The Lord had mercy and compassion for me at a time that l did not want to return to Him. He saved me at a time that l did not want to look for Him. A time where my relationship with Him was irreconcilable because l believed He did not love me because of the heartbreaking events that occurred in my life. l began to suffer with seizures & epilepsy. It was an overwhelming experience. l grew up in poverty and couldn’t even afford to go to the doctor for medication.

It was at this time l discovered music and received a calling to become a rock musician. l got into 80’s rock, heavy metal, and hair metal and decided to become a rockstar. Music changed my life. lt gave me strength to endure my seizures. lt gave me a backbone. lt made me attractive to a lot of chicks which was very new to me. lt was a time that felt magical. Because for once what l never had in my life was slowly coming to me. But it was at this time my family became discriminative towards my change of lifestyle. They did not like how l looked and the music l was into. It became so discriminative that they kicked me out, and l became homeless and l lost everything in an instant. They did not even care if it was helping me with my seizures. I was then having to live house to house feeling unwanted. Friends stopped wanting me. My Christian family did not want to open the doors to me. l felt completely abandoned.

During this moment l felt the enemy coming to me wanting to make a deal. To become a Rockstar in exchange for my life, my soul, everything. Feeling lonely and helpless, l took the offer and an opportunity opened and l was on my way to California like the previous rockstars in the 80’s to make it big. l had a friend who opened her doors to me and we were planning to create a goth rock band. l delve more into the occult. I got so in depth to it that l would feel Satan near me and l would feel like he wanted to attack me to take my soul before completing the deal. l remember l had this heavy gust of wind attack me out of no where. The feeling was so overwhelming and though l felt l committed the ultimate sin, l wanted to cry out to God to save me. I did. l cried to God. l asked Him to forgive me for what l have done and in that instant prayer, the world became quiet around me in peace and l could feel The Lord looking down on me. He had so much compassion towards me. Because of the broken deal, my friends did not want to help me. My family in california did not want to help me. Again l felt that loneliness, but the difference in this hopelessness, God was with me.

l had to return to Arizona not knowing where l would go, and The Lord was so kind to have someone open their doors for me to stay with them. The Lord made sure l had food. The Lord made sure l had everything. But my relationship with Him was still irreconcilable. l was still living the rockstar lifestyle, drinking, smoking, etc. One day l had this hunch of something telling me to worship God. l did not know this was The Holy Spirit. l kept shaking the feeling off. Over and over it would tell me the same thing. I was so stubborn but l understood God could be calling me for an important reason. I began to play worship music and as l was listening to the music, l felt myself in Heaven. l cried so much because l felt The Lord was holding me in both His Hands. l was more tiny than a grain of rice, but l felt this strong love. l felt God was so in love with me. l asked the Lord why He returned to my life. I heard The Lord say: “Because you told me you wanted to be my friend.” l remember telling the Lord that at 16. My story occured at 24. The Lord remembered my words from 8 years ago. l was so amazed God could remember my words so easily. This was the moment our relationship began to amend. l was not by all means a great Christian, but this moment of love was the twist of my life that would change me from hopelessness to loved. l had no home but the Lord opened His House to me. l got to live in a church of a friend and l would place my air bed by the altar area so l could pray and sleep in God’s presence.

Afterwords God helped me to get off the streets by helping me get a studio which l live now with my mom and baby brother. God has reconciled the relationship with my family. Now l am 29 years old, working in a professional job. l am working for the state. l am still a musician and l do my best in the music scene to be an inspiration to others. l am more closer to God than l ever imaged l would be in the past. The Lord loves you when no one wants you. The Lord wants to give you strength when you are weak. The Lord will restore your life when you lost it all. The Lord will not allow His Children to live in despair because He is a God of Love.

l pray the Lord saves you with his love and l share my blessings of mercy to you. God bless you.

Thank you so much for allowing me to share my story.
Remember God is not with the rich. He is with the poor & unloved because The Church is The Hospital of Souls.

He repairs what is broken.
He recovers what is lost.
He loves the unloved.
He comforts the abandoned.
He saves the lost.
l am where l am now because of Him.
Everyday l am accompanied by The Presence of God.
Thank you.

My name is Israel & l also go by my music name, Soma Amaethon. l am on Facebook. Thanks.