HEROES
Man Re-Discovers God--On the Web
By The 700 Club
CBN.com - We are seeing the evolution
of mass media: radio, television---and now, the Internet. The
worldwide web is everywhere. With "everything.com," you
can find just about anything you want to know on the Internet.
Is the Internet good? Is it bad? The answer may be
both.
Take the story of Internet expert Curtis Daugherty. Though
a believer most of his life, Curtis felt frustrated and bitter,
because the God he grew up with seemed to ignore him and disregard
any prayers, especially the ones begging God to heal his severe
migranes. Curtis began to ask how a God who claimed to love
him, could ignore him and leave him in so much pain.
"I started thinking about my life and the problems I was having
with my life, and I was saying I'm wasting my time reading the
bible," Curtis said. "I said to God, 'Are you listening
to me Lord? I have migranes. Show yourself to me!
Why won't you listen to me?'"
"Who is God?" Curtis wondered. Determined to find out who
God was, he started his search in a familiar place---the Internet.
There Curtis found more than he expected---new age, mysticism,
even websites telling him that he was his own god.
Curtis thought, "maybe I'm failing because I'm not knowing God
on all these different levels of religion? Maybe if I'm
a little bit more open to the world and what the world is saying
on the Internet, maybe I'll get to know Him more. Maybe
the Bible is a lie like some of these websites have said."
But, despite all the information Curtis obtained from the internet,
he still felt unsettled.
"I just said, 'I'm going to put it in God's hands. If He
loves me, He's going to show Himself to me,'" Curtis said.
Curtis went back to that familiar place---the Internet, and that's
where God revealed himself on a website called "CBN.com."
"I decided to go on the Internet, and instead of looking for new
age stuff, I decided to go to the "700 Club" website," Curtis
said.
It was on CBN.com that Curtis learned the truth. The CBN
website encouraged Curtis and helped him restore his relationship
with God.
"It was really a blessing to me," said Curtis. "It was refreshing
because this was stuff that I knew. This is what I grew
up on, and it made me feel good inside to see something I could
relate to."
It's for people like Curtis that CBN continues to move forward
in a changing world. Using every avenue possible to bring
forth the message of Jesus Christ.
One of those avenues is CBN's flagship program, the "700 Club,"
which was the instrument God used to heal Curtis.
Led by the Lord, Pat Robertson had a word of knowledge.
Curtis recalls, "God healed me at that very moment, and that was
the most incredible feeling I ever had!"
Curtis is now free from migranes for the first time in several
years. He was so grateful to God for using CBN.com and the
700 Club to touch his life, that Curtis Daugherty became a 700
Club partner. And it's no surprise, that Curtis pays his
monthly pledge on the Internet.
The principle of change says, God's plan never changes, but the
methods of carrying out His divine plan always change. For
Curtis, God used CBN.com.
"It blessed me so much that I decided to give to this website,"
said Curtis. "It helped me during this time. It made
me feel comfortable. They brought me back to the basics."
Thank you, CBN heroes for supporting the unchanging work of God--in
a constantly changing world. And for helping CBN meet the
needs of people where ever we find them. Even on the Internet!
CBN IS HERE FOR YOU!
Are you seeking answers in life? Are you hurting?
Are you facing a difficult situation?
A caring friend will be there to pray with you in your time of need.
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