How I Went From 'Christian' to Believer! (Storytime) - Vihan Damaris |

This is the story of how I went from being a religious 'Christian' to becoming a Believer in Jesus!
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[@neelanilavu1092]

Sharing testimony is not an easy task. In my life I felt the presence of jesus when I was fifteen. Before I was woken up by mother in the morning , I heard someone is walking towards my door from the outside and knocked once. Actually it amazed me but I didn't realised the truth at that time. Later when I was 21, while I was walking to my home I heard a beautiful male voice saying " forgive". You know, being a hindu I'm not familiar with that forgiving impact. But I realised that voice is of any god's ( later on he taught me precisely that there is no god's only one loving and living God), and I connected it with Jesus. Later I rejected his love and some years later he took me fully (actually still now ,I'm not baptized but I'm a believer of my lovely Jesus because his grace taught me the previous circumstances and the dark world which appeared to me as divine was actually fake ). Blessed by his love. God bless you all...

[@CiciNicoleTv]

Free in Jesus name Amen what part is fake?

[@CiciNicoleTv]

To be baptized by Holy Spirit is what’s most important❤️

[@darkknight3251]

What are your thoughts on yoga? I haven't practiced it yet but I'm interested. Christians say it's bad. And if it really is what would be really good alternatives? Anyone care to chime in? Thanks!!

[@CiciNicoleTv]

Dark Knight have you talked to God about this?

[@darkknight3251]

@@CiciNicoleTv no I haven't. I'm just beginning to develop a relationship with him. My journey began this year by watching various videos. And I became interested in getting to know and experience the Holy Trinity. I agree that the Holy Spirit is the most important. I have not read the Bible yet. I recently downloaded a Bible app. I do feel I hear him. Not by voice but by feeling. I will try. Thank you

[@rrhodes7594]

What a beautiful testimony! You have joy sparkling from your eyes :). Thank you Jesus for helping me find this precious soul’s KZbin channel 🙏

[@beatrizrojas2107]

There was this one time when the entire week I was struggling so badly, my grades were so low, I was having family troubles, bad thoughts were happening, I had so many things on my back, but I kept strong in my faith to God. So one night when I finish my homework around 12:30 I was desperate it was all so hard I was mad tired with this week, my family has a picture of Jesus and kneeled to it full of tears literally and prayed, I asked him with excessive amounts of tears coming down my eyes, to help me with my grades, to help me with my thoughts, for once can my mom be proud of me, can it be back to normal, then went to sleep, the next morning we had a test not a regular one more like a big test, I didn’t study much and I got highly proficient( Which is and A), I told my mom about it and she told me she was proud of me the exact thing I was shocked at that moment like I knew God heard my crying and tears, I felt so blessed that day ☺️

[@kalaivanithiyagarajan2714]

Amazing grace ❤️

[@Hishelper-2]

Ok I’m 41 and I just subscribed after 3 videos 😇💕🌸

[@jessepacheco7471]

I've always seen that squirrel in the corner of your videos now I know why, that's a great story of his love he loves us so much, he sent a little squirrel to help you, he knows our heart's take care have a great day your brotha in christ

[@christinapereira4420]

Life is so full of miracles, we serve a powerful God... nothing is impossible with Him.....

[@believewithyourheart5627]

That's so wonderful! I had a moment like that too! Just driving to town in my car, it suddenly hit me, and I arrived at the supermarket with tears streaming down my face full of the knowledge that God loves me personally!

[@ev4christ]

What a beautiful inside and out christian.

[@isabelmarguerite5560]

I know the feeling, the realization, you try to put in words. All the time I knew: Jesus loves me. But I had to understand it myself: JESUS LOVES ME. All the time it felt like, there's a good friend who loves me. But of course this friend can't see the deepest places inside me, my most secret thoughts, the essence of who I am. Like a human being just can't understand the fullness of who I truly am inside. But God does see, does understand and LOVES ME. It was a very emotional moment when I realized that He really loves who we are personally. He cares so much.

[@sharonk6896]

Wowww😇 Amazing video.. Thanks for reaffirming my faith in Jesus Christ vi😇😍😘

[@VihanDamaris]

sharon k thank you for letting me know Sharon :*

[@inhimtransformation]

Every time I watch you, you bring me joy. Your so gracious and child like! Love the short hair!

[@Shellyy_life]

Hey Vihan Sister 💜 Juz came across your channel two days back...and all of your videos are must watch especially for teens and youth ! Thanks for clearing my doubts in every aspect ! I guess God has showed me this channel nd am glad about that 😭💜 Much love and continue ur good work sister !Glory to God 💜!

[@Soulful_Chaos]

This is such a sweet SWEET story! God is so sweet. ^_^

[@teresitasantos4710]

Thank you, Vihan for your story. It reminded me that God knows everything about us and that's so awesome to think about. It is God, who personally knew me. Thank you, God. Praise you, Father. You knew everyone one us since you created us. You are an amazing God.

[@ConsultKriba]

supercute testimony. So genuine, fresh, and from the heart. God bless.

[@Melian07]

An old video, but I have already come back to it a few times, it always makes me smile

[@andymoses95]

A squirrel sent by God instead of an Angel. And the way u reasoned it. Vera level!

[@aprovenfaithllc4363]

Vihan, I’m so glad the Lord brought you across my path. He has given you wisdom beyond your years and you minister to my spirit. Thank you.

[@nashimbiswakarma]

Nice Words and testimony....

[@rich44777]

So beautiful. Ah, the playful nature of our King! I love squirrels too, maybe more!!

[@berylroy8188]

I love all your testimonies.. God use you more and more , I thank God for you. Amen!

[@mirandap6066]

Thank you soo much for sharing your ideas and your stories! They are really inspiring. I’ve also been a christian all my life, and started believing just a couple of years ago through a memory that is very personal to me. God showed me his love for me ❤️ But since then I’m struggeling in my daily life. What does God want from me, what can I do, and how can I understand his plans for me..? But most of all, how can I share this love with other people? It feels like a cup that is overflowing. So much love, that we can’t possibly just keep to ourselves. So thank you for helping me out with the video’s!! 💪🏻

[@rupapraveenjoseph9442]

Beautiful testimony dear! You will be great blessing to mulittudes.

[@rymskindeep]

wow very cool story thanks for sharing it Praise God. thumbs

[@annabey1819]

Wonderful testimony 🤗 I too can relate to this . I have experienced God's love for me when I was young ...its so amazing how God works to bring us to Him.

[@rhemagabriella2093]

How amazing and wonderful is our God ❤️😇 gaahhh, seriously, He is so so amazing 💕 thank you for sharing this beautiful testimony 😁 I can really picture how God must've been so excited for you to see Him and know Him 😁

[@chrisievie8163]

What an amazing testimony! I can totally understand how it struck your heart. You knew it was God and no one can take that away. Thank you for sharing. What is the animal your referring too. I'm not sure we have them in New Jersey.

[@chrisievie8163]

Is it a squirrel?

[@VihanDamaris]

ChrisiEvie hey I missed this! Yes it was a squirrel! And yes I'm glad you understand :)

[@EM-kp9mg]

Amazing Testimony. I ❤ squirrels too. So i can understand the exitement. There is no better feeling than knowing how The Lord is so well tuned with our innermost likes that seem insignificant to the wotld. God bless you Vihan!!!❤❤❤

[@karabopheko2707]

Beautiful testimony ♥️

[@jyotsnaparkar5935]

I've experienced when God Almighty knows what can put a smile on my face. It's a beautiful feeling.

[@samantha101rachsamantha7]

Thank you for this video this encourages me to pray about my problems✝️

[@VihanDamaris]

Praise God! 🙌❤️

[@reneakemp8631]

Very beautiful testimony! My soul was truly blessed. Love you ❣️

[@theloveofchristinternational]

God bless you Vihan, amazing and very cute story! God is good!

[@jdog5642]

You are really lovely. You are doing a great job sharing your faith. Wishing you every success for the future growth of your channel and more important, your continued faith in Christ. God bless you.

[@isabelmarguerite5560]

I already shared a long comment, but I want to do a 2nd one sharing my experience too where God tried to make me understand that He really loves me: There was a love song playing in the radio, I never heard it before and meanwhile I contemplated how God might love His creation. I thought: "He must think about us every second." and the moment I finished the thought, immediately the singer sang like an answer: "I think about you every second." wow! Another time I asked Him show me your love... Shortly afterwards for some reason I wanted to know when Pachabel's Canon in D was composed. Instead of google showing me the date, it showed me the lyrics of a singer's version. The lyrics touched me deeply and I believe it was God's answer for me. ".....my happiness you were, you are and always will be. When you laugh, when you sing, when you cry and when you dream....... While you were born, while you live and long after you die - you were, you are and always will be mine. My sweetest sweet, my dearest dear...... The oceans so vast as far as one can see under the sky - so blue and beyond all the mountain's highest peaks. So far, deep and long my love for you, so strong and lasting, so real and true." Wow! When I opened instagram I saw a bible post "love one another as I have loved you" (John 13:34). I got the impression that God's really means to tell me this too. I opened the Bible app and the verse of the day was: Again John 13:34. When I wanted to drive for the first time to a holiday job I had in another town, I was already late and entered the car. Opened google maps, and guess what it refused to work! Few minutes earlier it still worked but suddenly dead when I needed it the most. So I drove a bit longer road which I knew better than the one google would have guided me through. Afterwards I got to know that google's "faster" route was actually closed. The road signs would have guided me to an alternative route taking 1 additional hour. God saved me from being late 1 hour at my first working day. Another time little water was on my display and I opened a painting of Jesus. The tear drops PERFECTLY were around His lower eyes, going down like tears. It was this close-up version: nebula.wsimg.com/92544cbb76e845488f2f421e4db9989a?AccessKeyId=DEE07ECD52C1F22EA660&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 imagine this with tears... Too many more things... Nobody will read this much. =) Jesus is in love with us.

[@darinakuchinskaya1164]

I would!

[@a.s1626]

Amen. He loves us indeed! Amazing story!

[@TheSuperBloomExpwithAnastasia]

Totally awesome! :)

[@salmanpaul7891]

Praise the lord

[@rohanfernando6394]

Wonderful testimony ... praise the lord .. god bless you dear

[@spirituallysafe]

Lovely testimony! Praise the LORD :)

[@ccsarah4438]

Amazing story, God works in amazing ways for sure! Thank you for sharing your story. God bless you

[@TwistedBlessed]

This is lovely really. Glory to God. Whose that one nut case who disliked the video. God bless him or her more🙏😇❤

[@temwanimutale3760]

Inspirational 💖

[@rrasalam]

Now it's time to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. May God give you more grace to grow Spiritually more closer to God like never before..., Luke 14:25-33.

[@darcie7773]

Praise God !!

[@winniemathew3776]

Wow.. Beautiful testimony🥰

[@VihanDamaris]

Thank you! God bless you!

[@alexandracharles5191]

God used a squirrel,in my life,when l was a letter Carrier,delivering mail!..frustrated cause the delivery sequence,l was losing patience,then the Lord allowed me to see seriously injured squirrels crawl pass me!..it made cry and worship the Lord for job inspired of it all!..to not complaint,but give"thanks"!..twenty-eight years ago!..nobody but Jesus!..praise him!...

[@tibetanshepherd1348]

good to hear you, where are you now these days?

[@ciarajohannessen204]

This story is so so sweet

[@cornbread1207]

Beautiful

[@daniapowell180]

Halleujah

[@daleedalee4460]

What a beautiful story, looks minor but huge impact. Meaning unto to God nothing is hidden also minor

[@colonalklink14]

I was a member of the religious lost for decades. I heard the clear gospel about five years ago by Renee Roland on KZbin. Jesus is Lord God Almighty clothed in unsinful humanity and He is the author of *eternal life* to all who trust Him alone for salvation. This means that saving repentance is realizing that you are a sinner deserving of God's just punishment in Hell and turn (repent) from whatever you trusted in before, if indeed you trusted in anything; to trusting in the person and finished work of Christ *alone* for salvation.

[@VihanDamaris]

Amen!

[@mbabazi.o]

Whoever reading this, GOD knows what you are facing through, HE heard your cry, HE is going to deliver you. Just trust in HIM. May GOD bless you, loved one.

[@drsameermadavi]

Awesome testimony ♥️🐿️🐿️ God bless u and u r family ✝️ God is wounderfull amazing loving caring eternal I love that sentence in which u told that God loves each one personally (with ant colony example ) God bless everyone ♥️♥️♥️♥️🇮🇳✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️

[@hannahisahack5042]

Amen!

[@prrr602]

Makeup looks good on you

[@jassicakhokhar1698]

Wonderful

[@VihanDamaris]

Praise God!

[@toytube7795]

God has done a lot of things in my life like this and so many times in the moment I don't fully realize His love for me. But I do have a story I'd like to share from two weeks ago (from my very first week of college!). Here it is :) It is my second day of classes, and I only had one class that day. The class started at 2pm and is on the academic part of my school, which is known as the North campus (which is considerable distance away from the main campus where my dorm and everything is). My school is small but takes a little long while to walk the entirety of it. There's a shuttle that takes people between both the main campus and the north (academic) campus where my class is that leaves every 15 minutes (or immediately if it gets filled up fast enough). I was in my dorm getting my things together for this one class, but was still not doing much of anything and spacing out because I figured I had the time to do so. Soon enough the time came for me get out my dorm and I wasn't ready. I was zooming all around looking for eveything I needed, threw them in my bag, and ran out the door. All that took me about 5 or 10 minutes and my class started in 13 minutes! In order to get to the Academic building, I would have to run from the student living area, down and up a hill, across the main campus' buildings, down a really tall steep hill, through the sports facility, past the stadium and sports fields, through the small forest and nature reserve that separated the main campus and sports fields from the north campus and parking lot, uphill into the north campus, and find my class in a notoriously confusing building. I prayed to God throughout the whole thing asking him to please get me to my class on time as I ran through all the places I mentioned. The forest/nature reserve area can be walked through by taking a long bridge, though I had felt very anxious at the time taking that bridge. But because I knew I didn't have much of a choice, I repeatedly prayed that God would get me through the bridge as well! Because it was so hot and sunny, and I had went uphill and down hill so many times, I was very sweaty (and because I had not exercised much, I wasn't what you'd consider fit enough to pull off what I did). By the time I was halfway running across the bridge, I had felt the time had definitely passed that my class would've started already and I'd miss some of the first day (which I wouldn't have like at all). Throughout the whole run, I noticed I'd been the only person I saw throughout the whole campus running and people were definitely staring! By the time I got off the bridge I saw a free ice cream stand and a friend I hadn't seen in awhile who caught me. Looking back, many things actually could've influenced me to stop running and give up, but God implored me to keep going🙇🏾‍♀️🙏🏾🙌🏾‼️🙌🏾🙆🏾‍♀️ By the time I got intl the building, someone quickly helped me find my classroom, by the time I walked in the teacher hadn't started lecturing and everyone was still chatting. I plopped in a chair breathing hard, but happy to have made it to class, accepting to have missed some of the lesson. When I got my materials out and was ready I asked the person sitting across from me what I had missed and they reassured that they'd just got here themselves. I didn't really believe that so I checked my phone to see the time and it said 2:00pm on the dot!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD IS AMAZING!!!! TRULY TRULY TRULY MY GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS🙇🏾‍♀️🙌🏾🙌🏾 Even when it seems impossible He makes it so so sooooo possible!!!!! He got me to class RIGHT on time!! That when I checked my phone AFTER I had settled in, He told me 'I got you'🥰🤗💗💞🙇🏾‍♀️💓 I felt so cared for. When my class ended. I was still just so thankful and happy in Him. I wasn't paying attention at all where my feet were leading me when I left the building and started to walk to the path that'd I'd take to get to the main campus. I'd felt someone in me tell me to take the shuttle so I turned opposite the bridge direction and started walking like a happy toy soldier towards the bus shuttle (I do that when I'm happy 😅💓). All of a sudden I felt my body FREEZE itself midway into a step, and I titled forward and land in front of a set of stairs going downward. GOD DID THAT!!!! I would've hurt myself so so badly had I completed that walk cycle on the stairs! I'd also been wearing a heavy bag with important things inside that could've gotten broken too had I fallen!!! But GOD DIRECTED MY STEPS!! IN BOTH STORIES😭🙇🏾‍♀️💞💪🏾🙏🏾🫂🌈💗🤗🥰🙌🏾 I was in shock (grateful and oh my goodness God really just did that for ME!!! shock) walking to the shuttle. Getting on I was just so giddy and happy and praising God!! When the bus took off the radio on it started playing this song from Cars 2 (that my brother and I always remembered because we didn't like the movie at all at the time, but really remembered the song and would joke about it) and I felt so so loved. Only God knew everything in my life and to pull THAT out just to make me feel overboundingly loved and cherished I just know that God loves me and is WITH me😭😭😭💗💗💓💓💗💗💞💞💞🌈🫂🌈🫂🌈🫂🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Thank You God for all the love and realization of your love for us🫂🤗🎉☝🏾🗣💖🥳☺️💗🙌🏾😅

[@da698]

Wow, this is a miracle. And the squirrels know the story, they've told it among themselves too (were you there? 😀)... I'd a situation likewise when I was a child and someone seized my tennis ball, though a squirrel didn't feature. God works in wonderful ways when there's no one to turn for help

[@tonyp1049]

Oh this is you looks beautiful n different

[@shrestamallina]

I am also from karnataka

[@Sylwiah17]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lisamaria2654]

♥

[@jassicakhokhar1698]

Wow

[@KyrstenPourchelle]

I wish you could see the squirrels in my neighborhood, there are some that are all white...like totally WHITE! They are so pretty...

[@townie3790]

😘😘😘

[@SujinMathew]

👌

[@mbabazi.o]

You have to face a Holy GOD on judgement day. HE sees lust as adultery (Matthew 5:28) and hatred as murder. (1John 3:15) will you be guilty? JESUS took your punishment on the cross, and rose again, defeating death to save you from hell. Repent (Luke 13:5) and trust in HIM today. May GOD soften your heart to receiving JESUS CHRIST, our REDEEMER, as your personal LORD and SAVIOR. Please Repent and trust in HIM today.

[@kalaivanithiyagarajan2714]

I put a question here and I would like to know you perspective about it. Why we need to go to church on Sunday? Is that compulsion of parents or the pastor to ask you not present or to please God? During covid we didn't visited the church due to lockdown, things are changed and we changed the way to worship God within our home and he answered all our prayers and needs still he is continuing the same. After everything is normal now this question is coming in mind? Why again.....

[@stanfatou2002]

Ugh luckyyyyyyyy

[@clydedias6804]

Hmmm squirrel story :-D these small things he just shows up isn't it ...

[@raksimoniquepersonalfinanc9514]

That was God!

[@christophergeorget]

Hi Vihan, I love and respect your passion to spread His word and love to the ones around you. Would like to suggest my humble opinion regarding the title of this video. I don't know what denomination of Christianity you belong to. But you and me are categorized as 'Christians' by the world since we follow Christ's steps on earth. You have become a believer in Christ, with a beautiful experience of His love in your early age. But its not from a 'Christian'. Christians believe too ryt? And they (not all) are not much different from you in their relationship and faith in God. Just because you started really believing in God it doesn't make you anything different. You are still a Christian with a much rooted faith compared to your fellow Christians. Today's world doesn't let go any opportunity to put down Christians. So even though your intention is to metaphorically point to the difference in just being a Christian over truly being and living a Christian, in today's world it can be interpreted in different meaning. There is a denomination not so old called 'Believers' in Christianity, you might have heard or you might even belong to it, I don't know. So one can think either way too. Or if you have truly meant by word about your title, then I am sorry and I beg to differ with you. You are having or sharing a wrong picture about 'Christians'. Anyway I admire the call you have from God, to be who you are and do what you have been doing so far. Stay close to Him throughout. You inspire people to strengthen their faith through your lovely experiences with Him. Cares and prayers. God bless

[@leeeyannn]

she could have maybe added some adjective like lukewarm christian to true believer or something but still I understood her point :) Christian may be our title but we are always talking about the relationship we have with Jesus rather than just being categorized as a religion! Cheers :)

[@ishmaeldassa8268]

U looks jealousy of her

[@christophergeorget]

@@ishmaeldassa8268 Is this what you could finally conclude from what i suggested to her? Kindly read again and try to understand the motive behind, especially the last paragraph. I am inspired by her and I remember her in my prayers. I have commented on her another video too, thanking her. Anyway, our Jesus know what I feel of her. God bless you Marshal. Stay safe.

[@christophergeorget]

@@leeeyannn Yes, Leanne. I too thought of it :) Being part of the religion, symbolizes being part of the flock of His sheep. Being a Christian and our relationship with Christ is inseparable. When we try using these terms separately there are associated troubles for the 'religion'. We would be trying to symbolize, but there is a wrong idea conveyed to some, who barely wants to pray or is lazy to pray, or doesn't pray. I can explain a book full to you on this, but i guess you understood what i wanted to convey. I am dealing with such people. Anyway if this video helps you reflect on your relationship with God, just like it did for me, I am really happy for you and what He made Vihan to do. God bless. Cheers!

[@christophergeorget]

@jonny malayil Yes I truly believe in the gospel. Yes Jesus never made a religion. As already mentioned 'religion' is used to mention to a particular group of people. Why do you ask me to repent of my sins and believe in the gospel? What makes you ask that to me? Don't you think I believe or repent my sins? Please try to understand meaning behind what I requested Vihan. God bless you brother. Stay safe

[@mayafrancis9846]

random question lol, don't know if this is rude to ask, but do you have any gifts of the holy spirit, like prophecy, or healing or tongues

[@ארסניו]

Are you Roman catholic plz reply??

[@VihanDamaris]

Protestant. God bless you!

[@mdhamidusman9097]

Nice script !

[@جورجدياس]

Sorry to ask dear ... r u a roman Catholic

[@joymascarenhas3491]

jonny malayil breaking up the body of Christ...this is best, that is best, go here, go there, shame! No saints in any church, neither your’s. So be humble and individuals will find their path, whichever way or however they strive to seek and follow Jesus

[@giftyyyyyyyyy.]

No,she isn't

[@جورجدياس]

@jonny malayil can u tell me the difference

[@spirituallysafe]

@@جورجدياس Catholicism don't stay true to the bible, they have their own add ons so sadly it is a religious cult.

[@جورجدياس]

@@spirituallysafe ya i know ... specially idolatry... but my focus is on jesus christ alone