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Testimony Tuesday
Episode 30: The Christian Rule Stick
February 25, 2025
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Hellllo my friends! Welcome back to Testimony Tuesday. I'm so sorry my last written post was 01/07! I posted that photo inspirational thread on 01/28 but it has been CRAZY busy for me! Also, I've been stewing in my anger...so it's hard for me to be uplifting when I want to burn the world down. Part of me knows the devil has been keeping me busy and distracted so I DONT POST... I know some of you really appreciate these healing testimony posts... im sorry for letting you down. I digress. 

Today I want to cover something that is gnawing away at me and I believe some of you can empathize with what I am going through so what better way for me to heal than to purge my feelings into these posts. As always, I try to write through a Christian lens and give God all the glory in my life. The Christian Ruler stick makes me so angry. I am so glad that God judges my heart and not my mouth, or my works, or my continuous failures.( 1 Samuel 16:7 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”)

Recently I heard a sermon and he said God uses the least of us to glorify his works. (1 Timothy 1:15 “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.”) I am inconsistent... and my mother likes to call me "Ungrateful Christian" or "Hypocrite" ALLLL the time. By me drawing nearer to our Lord Jesus Christ, she likes to throw in my face all the things in my past and who I used to be. She will never see me as a new creation in Christ, and for me, that is the end of our relationship. The Bible calls us to leave our families for the Kingdom of God and I guess that's where I am at with things. (Luke 18:29-30 29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.)

Recently, I had to take on an immediate project at home laying pavers for a 2nd driveway so we wouldn't get towed. I was in the middle of my 2nd illness this year with walking pneumonia and I called upon my mom and dad to help me dig the dirt and lay the pavers. My mom and I have been speaking about this project, trying to find cheap pavers and her new husband was supposed to help. Well, when it came time for us to do this, she asked me to buy her a hotel room. I just dropped $550 on all the materials for the project and I am not a rich person, I have no savings and this was already causing me to be late on rent. I was so offended that my Mom asked me to pay her... My Dad dropped everything and just showed up to help. Even though I owe my Dad $20,000 dollars for all the help he gave me recently, he didn't ask for a dime. 

I blocked my Mom after this exchange because I just can't be bothered with her drama... she's on her 6th husband...its always been her world and I am just an accessory to her. Yes, she has helped me with food (she works at a food bank), and yes, she gives me boxes of things she saves when she thinks of me when I see her. But she never sees her grandkids, she never makes time for me, and if I have to pay to see her or get some help from her...good riddance. 

Now she is on a slander tour, having my brother, sister, grandma...whoever will listen to her reach out to me but I am just DONE. She tells them "Arnt you supposed to honor your mother and father?" Again... it's all about her. Don't use your Christian Ruler stick on me... I will never measure up. I unblocked and called her 2 times this weekend... but she told my brother she didn't want to be in a bad mood. Then I saw her eating stone crab with her new husband and carving her name in a tree to celebrate their love. Well, guess what... go be part of his family and leave me alone. If it truly was about reconciling with me, she would have answered. I'm going to keep my eyes fixed on Jesus and whatever will be will be. 

I'm sorry that this has been a trauma dump post, but maybe by me being honest, it may help someone else on their walk with the Lord. Continue to pray for me as I will always pray for you! With love, Ally. 

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Episode 43: Scrim from Suicide Boys

Hello, my friends! Today, I wanted to highlight Scrim from the Suicide Boys. Most of my audience is older people, so I'm not sure if you guys are even familiar with this music. For me, I listen to a wide range of music, and you know the depressed version of Ally identifies with this music...and also I was raised in the 90's-00's where hip hop was KING. 

Recently, at the SuicideBoys Concert, Scrim has professed that Jesus Christ saved his life! I say Amen as a whole generation of lost souls has been told the good news! https://rapzilla.com/2025-09-have-uicideboy-committed-themselves-christ/

I have highlighted other people's testimonies on here before and was met with replies, "Well, this person did such and such and isn't a Christian," or " This person is a Christian in sheep's clothes." Honestly, it's not my place to judge an encounter with Christ or a person's walk with God. My job is to tell about the good news, share people's experiences with Christ, and encourage others to seek Jesus with all their hearts! The rest is up to you!

Anyhow, Scrim's journey touched my soul, as many of us walk around with depression and feelings of suicide and unworthiness. For Scrim to find Jesus, he has found the hope he has been looking for in life. I can relate to that as I am now a new person in Christ who isn't singing about death anymore, I am now singing about LIFE! For Scrim to profess with his mouth that Jesus Christ is his Lord and Savior, he is helping lead so many lost kids to seek Jesus for themselves. 

“I believe that journey has led me to Christ,” $crim said quietly in a livestream earlier this year. The rapper—real name Scott Arceneaux Jr.—wasn't performing this time. There were no booming basslines or smoke machines. Just a man, months sober, trying to explain the holy ache that had started gnawing at the edges of his soul." https://medium.com/@J.S.Matkowski/saints-of-the-underground-how-the-uicideboy-found-god-in-the-dark-and-brought-their-fans-with-534ccdccd45e 

At a Phoenix concert, fans recorded what has since become a viral moment: $crim changing the line “Satan, please come save me” to “Jesus Christ, please come save me” (Reddit). The change was subtle—but seismic. For an act built on defiance and darkness, the invocation of Christ wasn’t just a tweak—it was a turning point.

I love the phrase "an act built on defiance" in this quote. I once told a suicidal old man, "To stay alive is in defiance of the devil," and I meant it! I am still living today as I defied the devil's influence of suicide over my life! 

God really does use the most unconventional people to do the most extraordinary things. Don't count him out, don't count me out, and don't count yourself out! Say Yes when the Lord calls you to do something! What a world this would be if we just said YES to the Holy Spirit when he moves us! I once said at the bottom of the conspiracy rabbit hole, you WILL FIND GOD! Scrim's story of desperation and longing was finally satisfied when he met Jesus Christ.

I hope you stay in defiance of the devil today and LIVE for Jesus Christ! I love you all! 

 

 

 

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Good Morning my friends!!!! Today, I am sharing my updated Testimony Video! It appears that I have been posting yearly updates for four YEARS now!! WOW, time flies!

I am compiling all four videos into this week's episode, in case you'd like to see my growth in real time! I think it is fascinating. Either way, I hope this little video message will help bring you encouragement today and helps you connect with Jesus in an intimate way! I love you guys! Ally. 

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October 07, 2025
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Episode 41: God, the Silversmith

Hello, my dear friends! I can't believe it has been 2 months since my last post. August was a whirlwind of a Month. I have 2 kids with the same birthday, back to school, and the dead heat of summer in Florida! I thought September would bring some relief, but it was just as busy for me! 

While I've been gone, I finished my additional coaching, and I quit smoking! I am now 158 days sober, smoke-free, and have lost 36 pounds! My co-worker just noticed and said, "You're getting skinny," and I said, "It's God's Miracle!" I truly believe this! God has been so hard at work cleaning every aspect of my life! He has lightened my burdens one after the other. It was just this past February that I was lamenting over my mother and our issues! It feels like years ago now that I am mentally well. I was once afraid of the fortification, but now I have so much peace, and he has restored my strength back to who I was meant to be!

Now that I have gone through this cleansing process, this verse really resonates with me: Malachi 3:3; And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness. 

After reading this verse, I went to look for more context. What does it mean to refine and purify silver? A Silversmith puts the silver or gold into a fire and burns off the impurities. How does the silversmith know this process is complete? When the silversmith can see his reflection in the silver. Isn't that so beautiful and a physical representation of what exactly is happening in my life? God has put me into the fire to burn off all these spoken word curses, all of the fears and self-depreciating acts I was committing against my body, and once the process has been completed, he can then see his reflection of himself when looking at me. 

Praise God! How good and gracious he is that he saved a wretch like me?! I have learned so much about myself and so much about God this year. I told my other co-worker, "I've done nothing, this is all God," and she said, "No, you started seeking him and reading your Bible," and you know what, she is right! This is the first time in my life I have opened the Bible up and sat down to read it start to finish. This is the first time I have leaned in and learned who God is, learned how he loves us, and learns how he disciplines us. Of course, the Holy Spirit has been with me, so I knew about God and understood his teachings, but I didn't know how much more God would envelop me. He has poured out blessings and coverings and unexpected delights all year. 

I can say I have JOY and a PEACE beyond my understanding. I am so thankful he cleaned up my life so that I can go out and serve others the way he expects me to. I wish that you all could have this transformation and companionship with God! I hope that my little words will bless you in ways you never expected! I write these Testimonies for you because I can not stop proclaiming and testifying how Good God is! 

I love you, and we are all in this together. When we leave this Earth, I expect you all to stop by my mansion and see me :) 

 

With love, Ally.

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