TESTIMONY
I remember being involved in a court situation in my late 20s because of a school loan of over $50,000. Ever since I was aware of the debt even before the court was involved, I started praying to God about it and God never said a word about it. The problem was getting worse, the amount kept accumulating due to the interest rate, it’s been five years and God still decided to remain silent. I was being harassed by the loan company even before the grace period and they wanted me to pay the amount in full. The house phone would ring fifty times a day, I was so stressed out, my hair had fallen out, I was having headaches nonstop, I would spend days with little to no sleep, I had lost so much weight, and I was already underweight, no car, and no job.
I remember, writing on a flash card with tears in my eyes, which I still have with me today where I wrote ‘God please allow this loan issue to become history’. Shortly after, things got worse, my parents kicked me out of their house because of that loan. So, I became homeless, and I didn’t know where to go. I ended up staying with a roommate who allowed me to stay with her for about two months, and shortly after that, the loan matter was sent to court. I had no money to hire an attorney, but I met a paralegal/friend who helped me to get my documents filed in court. Amid the turmoil, God blessed me with one day of work. I put some gas in my roommate’s car to go to the paralegal’s office to help me. I kept praying, fasting, and lamenting to God, but It felt like my prayers were not moving past the ceiling. On the court day, what felt like a normal day to many, was a day of great suspense for me. It was either receiving a miracle from God or paying over $ 50,000 in full.
On my way to the Courthouse, the paralegal called me to remind me that she was not authorized to stand before the judge with me. Then I started to feel butterflies in my stomach, my stress level was up to the roof. I only had a piece of paper as proof of all the calls from the loan company ever since the case was in court. So, when I arrived there, I remember saying to God, ‘Please set me free from this pain.’ Upon entering the courtroom, I was so afraid and shaky, and I walked towards the front where the paralegal was and quietly sat next to her. I had no idea that God was already in the room and that’s when I heard a voice within me loud and clear saying: ‘This is your opponent’ Then I saw a man with big ears sitting across the room with a big folder in front of him.
Of course, I thought I was hallucinating because nothing proved that it was God who just spoke to me. But that’s what I love about God, once He is in the room, He will make it clear that He’s in the room. So, for some reason, the judge called my name but then decided to deal with my case last, and that alone was a divine intervention because as soon as he called my name guess who stood up as my opponent? The man with big ears and God made sure He allowed this to happen, so I won’t doubt He is in the room. When I saw this happen, suddenly I felt an unexplainable peace that filled my heart and a certainty that I was coming out of this thing victorious.
So, I sat there for about two hours until the judge called my name, then the man stood up with a huge folder in his hand, and all I had was the piece of paper ready for God to blow my mind. So, the man started speaking first, he gave his eloquent speech and had all the proof as to why I must pay the money in full, etc. From his speech alone, he sounded like the winner of this case.
And when the judge asked me to speak, I could barely put two sentences together, but I was determined to tell the truth. Then the judge asked me for the paper, and after he looked at it, he asked the man, if his company didn’t know that it wasn’t lawful to continue calling the client once the case was in court. I noticed the man started losing his confidence, scratching his head and fixing his tie several times. Then all I saw was God taking over the situation through the judge. Suddenly, the judge was like a father defending his daughter saying to the man, how could the company keep calling her? You harassed her to the point she became homeless, and her health was greatly impacted, and according to such and such law this is a violation, and he kept talking. I can’t remember the legal terms he used, but I can tell you that God defended me through the judge. He was the Lawyer and the Judge at the same time. So, God did it all, and I didn’t have to say anything else.
Finally, the judge said the charge was dismissed, and I was now free from this debt. I was so overwhelmed with joy I just wanted to jump and shout. And just when I thought God was done, I heard the judge say your company must send her a check of $1600 for the damages. That’s when my jaw dropped, I couldn’t believe what I had just witnessed. God just set me free from this burden that was like a thorn in my flesh for over 5 years, just like that. And that day I walked out of that courtroom knowing two things about God that I never knew existed. God is no respecter of financial debt, and God’s silence is not His absence. When I got home that day, I looked at that flashcard from five years ago and praised and danced before the Lord.
I can share this school loan testimony with you today because the Lord has made this mountain become history just like I had asked Him in prayer. He was silent about it, but He was also working. And just like God heard me since day one, He also heard your prayers since day one; Therefore, wait on Him and He shall answer you; it’s just a matter of time. God loves you!
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