How has God used 3D in your life?

[Godgrl Gomer]

Many of you know my story now.....so I wont get into my walk.

I was wondering if any of you wonderful Gomers would like to share a testimony or testimonies of how God has used Third Day specifically in your life?

This is primarily to glorify God and not to 'worship' the Band, OK. I am recognising what Third Day do as an authentic Ministry and I feel led to try and lead y'all into encouraging the guys.

So go for it. Pour it all out....right here, right now and let Third Day know how the God of all Creation has used them, 5 "ordinary" guys, to reach people all across the world!


~Joan


BTW anyone wanting me to share my story, just let me know:)

[freakysoccer]

well in 04 my great grandmother passed away and we we really close. shortly after i went through a bout with depression and blamed God for her death. i was raised in the church and always believed in God, but after she died, i just didn't wanna go to church or have anything to do with religion. so at homecoming that year i agreed to go back to church and my youth pastor played part of a DVD of this amazing band, something that sounded so framiliar, and they really rocked. I heard the song 40 days by some group called Third Day. After that day i went through all of my old christian cd's and found a cd with Third Day singing 40 days again, and i really liked what i heard. The next week i went to the christian bookstore with intentions of buying any 3D cd they had, and all that they had was some dvd cd combo titled livewire, and i heard the song Come On Back To Me playing on the stores intercom and i was thinking that i had to get that CD. as soon as i got to the car i ripped open the cd and put it into the player and i heard the words "nevermind your fears, they can only take you far from me, when you feel there's nowhere there for you to turn...i got all ya want and everything ya need....COME ON BACK TO ME" and immedatly i broke out into tears and before i could say anything or cut off the music, i had prayed for forgivness and i had renewed my spirit and was once again happy and joyful to be God's child. From that day on, i was hooked, and i looked online and and in stores for any 3D cd that i didn't have, because i had to get it. By christmas of 05 i had every cd the guys had released bonus cd's and everything but contagious and the gray dot version of the self titled cd. and since i stumbled upon this music, i have become a much happier, joyful person. i am active in my church and i have found my calling of becoming a zookeeper and showing the world all of what God has created. I'm not the only one from my family who has been touched by this blessing i call 3D. my sister has become a believer and my dad has also been touched by the music of these 5 "oridinary" guys. and i'm sure my story is many of thousands across the U.S. and the world about lives that have been changed by the ministry of God through the music of Third Day. I just wanna thank these guys for doing what they have been led to do, not many people actually go through with what God tells them to do, and that takes courage. Thanks Third Day.

[Godgrl Gomer]

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

Thank you so much for sharing! *hugs*

That very same line means a lot to me too. I am much like a child learning to walk. They get up and do a few steps and then fall down. Abba Father is there with arms open wide beckoning me to come to Him and I am too afraid to get back up and walk. I sit there and shake my head....
But I am getting there. Some days I run, some days I sit...and some I walk.

Come On Back To Me means a lot to me for various reasons.

You've been hiding now for so long
Never understanding why
Running far away from the truth
And all along chasing after lies

I have loved you
from the beginning
Long before you knew my name
Even though you've
broken my heart
I'll love you just the same.
I'll love you anyway

This is so true of me. I have a tremendous amount of trouble accepting God's love and I go on believing the lies of Satan that have been fed to me. I am beginning to learn what it means to be a Princess, the King's daughter.

Do you believe in
second chances
Or in a love that never fades
Put your faith in
what you cant see
Just put your hand in mine
And I'll show you the way

This particular verse often makes my heart ache or I get that lump in my throat.
I have had to really walk by faith, especially these past few years and God has been ever faithful.
Put your hand in Mine....Holding my Daddy's hand! My Big Brother's hand....my Saviour's hand. Cant get much better than that!:D I had to literally hold Jesus' hand when I went through my Court Case. It went over three years. The actual trial was 3 weeks. I was charging two people on 3 counts of rape. I had no evidence, no witnesses, nothing. Only my word. I was told there was no way I would win the case. I was reluctant to even press charges. It was the Police who discovered my story and had hounded me for 3 years before I pressed charges. I only did so after intense prayer. I felt the time was right. My Pastor drove me to the police station and sat with me through the 1st statement. The defence have been in prison for a little over a year now. (Hmmm 3 appears a lot. Coincident? I don't think so.)

God has used Third Day incredibly in my life and this is just a tiny example:D

[SirMax]

This has the potential of being a great thread.

There are actually 2 that I will tell you about....

One revolves around this song
"GIVE"

You said all that follow You may find
Comfort and pain,
blessings in hard times

Were I to leave,
where else would I go?
The words of life
and of truth You hold

All I want is love
I confess to this
I will take it, Lord
All You have to give

How great the love
lavished on us all
that we can be
the children of God

All I want is love
I confess to this
I will take it, Lord
All You have to give

Brian and I started to try to have a child in 1998. After a year and a half of no luck I was quite depressed by it all. Well I was washing my car one afternoon and listening to my new Third Day cd "TIME". The song "Give" came on and I listened then I played it again and just sat in my car. I can still remember the feeling that came over me. God was talking to me through that song. I could almost hear Him asking me "Wendy....do you NEED a child? Wendy...do you have to be a mother to be complete in life? Wendy....do you think Brian will love you less if you don't have a child? Wendy....do you want a child more than you want Me?" I just sat there listening to "All I want is love, I confess to this, I will take it Lord, all You have to give". I decided right there that all I wanted and needed was the love of my Father. I still wanted a child but I was going to take my life just the way He wanted to make it (with a child or without one). It is now 10 years later and I still have not had a child but I don't fret over it. The want is still there but the depression and anxiety is not there and hasn't been since that day. I have what I REALLY want and need and no one can take that from me.

The second way that God has used Third Day in my life is by bringing awesome people into my world. I have made life long friends just because we had a common interest in a band. I know without a doubt that if this message board were to go away today and that Third Day never toured or recorded another cd (God-forbid!!!;) ) I would still be friends with several people here.

My life has been blessed and enriched by being a Third Day fan. I love being used by God and I know the guys in the band feel the same way.

[sandyandporter]

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

Thank you so much for sharing! *hugs*

That very same line means a lot to me too. I am much like a child learning to walk. They get up and do a few steps and then fall down. Abba Father is there with arms open wide beckoning me to come to Him and I am too afraid to get back up and walk. I sit there and shake my head....
But I am getting there. Some days I run, some days I sit...and some I walk.

Come On Back To Me means a lot to me for various reasons.

You've been hiding now for so long
Never understanding why
Running far away from the truth
And all along chasing after lies

I have loved you
from the beginning
Long before you knew my name
Even though you've
broken my heart
I'll love you just the same.
I'll love you anyway

This is so true of me. I have a tremendous amount of trouble accepting God's love and I go on believing the lies of Satan that have been fed to me. I am beginning to learn what it means to be a Princess, the King's daughter.

Do you believe in
second chances
Or in a love that never fades
Put your faith in
what you cant see
Just put your hand in mine
And I'll show you the way

This particular verse often makes my heart ache or I get that lump in my throat.
I have had to really walk by faith, especially these past few years and God has been ever faithful.
Put your hand in Mine....Holding my Daddy's hand! My Big Brother's hand....my Saviour's hand. Cant get much better than that!:D I had to literally hold Jesus' hand when I went through my Court Case. It went over three years. The actual trial was 3 weeks. I was charging two people on 3 counts of rape. I had no evidence, no witnesses, nothing. Only my word. I was told there was no way I would win the case. I was reluctant to even press charges. It was the Police who discovered my story and had hounded me for 3 years before I pressed charges. I only did so after intense prayer. I felt the time was right. My Pastor drove me to the police station and sat with me through the 1st statement. The defence have been in prison for a little over a year now. (Hmmm 3 appears a lot. Coincident? I don't think so.)

God has used Third Day incredibly in my life and this is just a tiny example:D



Wow Joan, I actually do not know your story. Have you already typed it in another thread? I haven't had the energy yet to post in the Testimony thread. I'll post again about where Third Day has taken me but first I wanted to just type you a short note.

[sandyandporter]

This really is becoming a great thread. Thanks both freakysoccer and sirmax (I'm so sorry that I don't know your names!) for sharing. Both are great testimonies.

I still don't have the energy to type my whole story but I can say that Third Day's music was the final puzzle piece I needed to completely turn my life over to God. Being a musician my whole life, music is vital to me. I was on the right path in starting my walk with God but couldn't get into "Christian" music. My sister Andi (yes the one here on the boards) was starting her life in Christ as well and she called one day all excited about this song she heard... Mountain of God.... so that was the first Christian music song that I ever listened to and I WAS HOOKED! Within a month I had bought Wherever You Are, Offerings I and II and listened to nothing else. I now also have Wire, Time, both Chronologies and Christmas Offerings. With very few exceptions I don't listen to anything but Third Day. I've performed many of their songs at church and have a few converts out there.

I'm looking forward to seeing them at least once this year, hopefully twice. I just thank God for the ministry he has in these guys. Their lyrics are ripped from my own soul and their music is the song in my heart.

[mvdb]

It was November 4, 2000. I was a part of a group that was on their way to a ministry weekend. On the way to our destination tragedy struck. The weather turned for the worse, the weather was fine until we hit that stretch of highway. The driver lost control of the van and we started to slide. The road was very icy because it was snowing and raining at the same time. Next thing you know the van was rolling into the ditch. The van rolled unto the roof. As the van rolled my head hit the roof, I was hanging in my seatbelt. As I was crawling out of the van after I got myself out of my seatbelt, I got glass in my hand. As we were waiting for the ambulance to take those who needed to go to the hospital, a girl from the group had brought Third Day's Offerings Cd with her. I believe that God brought Third Day's music into my life at the right time. I was in and out of conscieness because I had hit my head. The songs King of Glory and Your Love Oh Lord are the songs that helped me through. Those songs are still very special to me today. When I saw them in concert in 2006 they sang both songs. I had to spend the night in the hospital because of my head, I had a mild concusion. I was very emotional, I spent the night by myself, but I knew that I wasn't alone because the Lord was with me. I had the honor to tell Mac and Mark how their ministry has helped me in my walk with Christ.

Also in 2005 I had a very tough year, I walked around with a pain in my stomach, I had no idea what was wrong. The doctor's couldn't find anything wrong with me. Everything went through my head of what it could be. It ended up being stress from the job that I was at. Plus I had a bacterial infection in my stomach. It was Third Day's cd Wire that helped me through that tough time. The songs Blind and Innocent are the two songs that helped me through 2005. I praise the Lord for Third Day's ministry, I will continue to pray for them and their families, they are very special to me.

Sorry for the long post but I wanted to share my heart with you all. Love Marjan:D

[R. Smith]

I was @ Bible College, I was having a hard time being away from home...a long away from home. I was also going through some BIG BIG changes in God, and it wasn't easy time. In listening to Conspiricy No. 5 really helped me out. Gave me hope...

Peace, My Hope is You, Have Mercy, Your love endures, man o man...I can't say how much those songs spoke to me @ that time.

[Jason]

God used Third Day to make these boards available and through these boards I've met many amazing friends.

[Godgrl Gomer]

It is difficult to grasp the immenseness of what God has done for me without knowing my story. Please know that I do not use my past as a crutch but as a means to witness to others the greatness of our Lord Jesus. I am discovering, almost daily, that I am one of the many who grew up in an abusive home, and there are many wounded and broken souls out there who desperately need the healing love of the Lord Jesus and who better to bring it to them but one who has walked in their shoes.

I was born with many internal deformities that rendered me barren. In fact, I should have died at birth, but Jesus saved me. When I was 9 the surgery that was performed at birth had begun to collapse and so the doctors operated again. At this time I also had Bowel Cancer. Jesus stepped in and took control of the situation. However my illness and other factors impacted upon my parent's relationship rather negatively. When I was ten, my father attempted suicide. I have not seen him since.
My mother moved my younger brother and I to Sydney to start a new life with a Sergeant in the Police Force who was apparently going to be our new Daddy. What was supposed to be a wonderful new life turned into a tragic struggle for survival. To summarise, from the ages of 12 through to 19, my home was a haven for alcoholism, physical, psychological and sexual violence. Between the ages of 13 and 17 I was raped almost daily by my mother's Policeman partner, with her permission and assistance.
The only reason I survived was because I knew that Jesus is real and I figured that He saved me from death all those times for a reason. I didn't know what that was, but I knew that God knew.
Jesus was not allowed in our home. I don't know how I have always known Jesus to be God's Son, I just knew. I never searched or explored other religions, nor was I tempted to. I also never used drugs, alcohol and I was a straight A student. School was my escape from home and no one was the wiser.

I escaped my home at 19 and on October 9th that same year, 1997, I gave my life to Jesus Christ. I was at university at this point and was near the end of my 2nd year of an Education Degree. Days after I became a Christian I was offered Honors in English Literature and this changed the direction of my career. God called me to be His writer and so I completed two University Degrees - Bachelor of Education; Bachelor of Arts with Honors in English Literature and Critical Theory. I was offered a PhD but I turned them down, for God had different plans.

To be as brief as possible, God has been working on me for years, healing me from the trauma of my childhood. Through His divine healing, I have two beautiful sons with my husband, Elijah John, 6 1/2 years and Caleb Matthew 21 months. Now this was not a case of doctors being mistaken and thus giving a misdiagnosis. I was missing organs...and now I am not.:eek: :D

God has brought me a long way and taken me through many valleys. The songs, Mountain of God and Love Heals Your Heart really speak of my life and encourage me when the going gets tough. On September 12th, 2006, my mother and her partner were sentenced to 7 years jail without parole on three counts of rape. The investigation is continuing due to crimes committed against me, by the defendants in a different State on between 200-270 charges of rape.

Yes this has made me stronger but I did not dare to dream of anything until last year when I heard that Third Day were possibly touring down here in Australia. While I do have a strong call and Spiritual Gifts, have been healed and provided with a lovely family, I have never dared have a dream for fear of never achieving it. This fear has held me back in almost all areas of my life for in all honesty I have never even conceived of the idea that I can have a dream, let alone see it blossom.
But in 2006 I did. I acknowledged that my greatest dream, ever, would be to see my Christian heroes live in concert. These heroes are Third Day. My Pastor says that it is good to have Christian heroes for they inspire us to move forward in our own walk with Jesus and to have the faith to continue on. These five men are not my heroes because they are famous, or simply because they create wonderful music, but because Third Day are Men of God. Whether it be in the midst of praise or me laying on what is meant to be my death bed and have said goodbye to my husband, God has used Third Day's music & lyrics to minister to my spirit. But that is a story for another time.

My husband and I were not in a financial position to travel down to Brisbane and I accepted that. I said 'the Lord's will be done'. God told me that a particular person will handle the costs. Without any prompting on our behalf, this same person called and flew us down to Brisbane for your show. All the while I was very excited and kept asking the Lord to keep me focused on Him so that I don't cross the line from admiration to worship of the band.

It was when Revive left the stage that God really went to work on me. It was almost as though I was beginning to go into shock. I could not accept that on the stage before me, Third Day were about to come out and lead worship. It was a strange experience, a real battle within my mind was going on. The lights went up, and the silhouettes became real beings and there, right in front of me was Brad and Mac. I looked up and into Mac's eyes. There before me was the Man of God whom God has used to minister to my pain. I looked around...there was 'Dr' Mark Lee on the right, Brad right in front living his music, David was hidden in the back, and the wonderful Tai Anderson, moving about, coming in close then dashing away again. I closed my eyes and it was as though a CD was playing. They were flawless. I opened my eyes again, singing along, and Mac smiled down...I don't care who he was smiling at, but I was in the general direction! Haha. Front row and close enough to touch hands....cant get better than that;) I turned to my husband and said,"There is Third Day. They are right here!" He smiled at me knowingly and said, "Yes honey, they are." All of this happened in a few seconds, but I remember it clearly in slow motion. I will also always remember the shift that occurred in my Spirit and I was set free.

I felt the battle finally being won by the Lord, physically and spiritually. The chains fell off and I was able to receive God's love. The Lord said to me, "Child, if I am willing to give you this and grant you the desires of your heart, simply because you dared to ask, imagine what more I will do when what I have promised you is of My own initiative"?It is extremely difficult for me to receive love. I run scared and have lived most of my life in fear. I have never dared want something for myself for I have felt unworthy....more than unworthy. To want something for me, to hope and dream of the possibilities of where my life could lead was inconceivable. Here God took my first and only dream and made it a reality. I also noted that I was not excited by Third Day's celebrity, but honoured to meet my Christian Brothers. They are family, not just Gomer family but Christ's Family and will always be in our prayers.
If God is willing to fulfill this dream, then I knew in my heart that He will not let me fail in my call, in my writing ministry. My difficulty was in that I feared I would fail my God and that no one really wants to listen to what I have to say. But this is the beginning of what God is calling me to do and I trust in Him fully. I am now able to believe in and live what I have been teaching others for years!
God showed His love to me in what to others may seem like a small act. But that's the whole point! Jesus gave me what I personally needed, what I yearned for and until I trusted Him fully He would not be able to work through me and bring the lost to Salvation. I listened so long to the lie of Satan that I am not even fit to be called a human being, that it became a root in my mindset. That root is no longer there and has been replaced by the Cross of Jesus Christ.

I am not somebody because I have been to a Third day show. I am somebody because Jesus Christ loves me. He knows my heart intimately and has healed my wounds. God has instructed me with a mission and has promised me that I will not fail. I am now able to stand and say I am a child of God and I am worthy.

Psalm 34

1I WILL bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2My life makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble and afflicted hear and be glad.

3O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.

4I sought (inquired of) the Lord and required Him [of necessity and on the authority of His Word], and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

5They looked to Him and were radiant; their faces shall never blush for shame or be confused.

6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

7The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [who revere and worship Him with awe] and each of them He delivers.

8O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him.

9O fear the Lord, you His saints [revere and worship Him]! For there is no want to those who truly revere and worship Him with godly fear.

10The young lions lack food and suffer hunger, but they who seek (inquire of and require) the Lord [by right of their need and on the authority of His Word], none of them shall lack any beneficial thing.

11Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you to revere and worshipfully fear the Lord.

12What man is he who desires life and longs for many days, that he may see good?

13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

14Depart from evil and do good; seek, inquire for, and crave peace and pursue (go after) it!

15The eyes of the Lord are toward the [uncompromisingly] righteous and His ears are open to their cry.

16The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their distress and troubles.

18The Lord is close to those who are of a broken heart and saves such as are crushed with sorrow for sin and are humbly and thoroughly penitent.

19Many evils confront the [consistently] righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

20He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.

21Evil shall cause the death of the wicked; and they who hate the just and righteous shall be held guilty and shall be condemned.

22The Lord redeems the lives of His servants, and none of those who take refuge and trust in Him shall be condemned or held guilty.

[TN3Dmom]

Thanks for sharing your remarkable stories. They are a true testament to God's healing powers thru music. I wonder what it feels like for the guys to know they facilitated that thru the gifts they were given, and choose to use for His work. It must be overwhelming. Joan, yours is truly miraculous. I don't have one story or song in particular. I just find myself immersed in their music. I have different favorites depending on how I am feeling, but the music never fails to reach me--whether I need comfort, encouragement, perspective, or just a means to celebrate. It's definitely medicine for my soul. And I am truly blessed to have found some wonderful folks who don't think I'm crazy in my devotion to this band. Thanks for sharing my "crazy" with me. You guys are the best!

[sandyandporter]

Wow Joan. What an amazing life. It's clear that even before we know God, He knows us. He is in our lives protecting us, looking over us way before we recognize Him. I'm still struggling with accepting that God loves ME. I love Him but I'm not yet at that point where I feel His love in return. I'm working on it... again, many barriers in my own heart to accepting love. Thank you so much for sharing.

I know that this year I'll finally get to see Third Day. Like you, I don't look at them as "celebrities" to be "worshipped", I look at them as true Christian men who are being used directly by God to speak His truth. I RESPECT them immensely and can't wait to see them in person.

Thanks again for sharing and for this thread!

[jesus loves me]

The lord has used third day in my life by bringing me closer to himself and by bringing healing. he has totally changed me in the process.

[Godgrl Gomer]

Thanks again for sharing and for this thread!

You are welcome. Just doing what I felt the Lord lead me to do....;)

My prayer is that God is glorified and Third Day are inspired and encouraged.

[Jake]

Wow, I've been moved to tears reading these stories, and mine almost seems dull in comparison.

I was saved at age 6, but I backslid by age 12. By the time I turned 14, I had a full blown pornography addiction that I would say could rival any adult's.

I repented, and tried to rededicate my life, but I still struggled badly with my sin. I didn't feel like I was going anywhere different. I met a guy in a class my sophomore year of high school who invited me to a youth service at his church Friday night. We had started talking about music and stuff, and I found out he was actually a preacher.

I kept telling him I would go with him, but had no intentions of doing so. One Friday, I was sitting at my neighbor's house, bored, when I decided to go check it out. I was just 15 at the time, so I ran back to my house and asked my dad if he would take me to this church.

Again, me and this new friend had started talking music so he knew I was a musician as well. I got there, and they had a guitar waiting for me! I only knew the guy who had invited me, and I had met one other guy, but this group of people had been praying for me for weeks. There was an extra guitar, that they had left there, just for the night that I showed up.

I got up and played with them, and the last song we played that night was "Love Song." During the course of the song, I was moved to tears. To hear a song written from the point of view of my Savior about his death! I asked the boy who had invited me who sang it, and he told me Third Day. I went the next day, bought the first Offerings CD, and I've been hooked since.

That song, that night made me realize that yes, I had gone away, but JUST TO BE WITH ME...Jesus had done everything.

[Godgrl Gomer]

God Bless you for posting, Jake.
Thank you.

If your testimony touches one person, then it is worth everything.

[Jake]

This isn't MY story techincally, but I still wanna share it.

As many of you know, I coach a Little League Girl's softball team. A few months before the season started, one of the girls on my team, age 10, lost her dad in an accident at work.

I pulled up one day to practice with the window down in my truck with "Mountain of God" playing quite loud. The only people at the field when I arrived were the little girl and her mom. I turned the CD and got out of the truck, and realized that they were listening to the same song in their car.

I smiled and said something about our similar taste in music, and the mom looked at me and said, "this song has really gotten me through these last few months. I know I have to go through the valleys to get to God's mountain."

Touching story, and I'm in tears re-telling it...so I'm gonna end it there.

[Jason]

This isn't MY story techincally, but I still wanna share it.

As many of you know, I coach a Little League Girl's softball team. A few months before the season started, one of the girls on my team, age 10, lost her dad in an accident at work.

I pulled up one day to practice with the window down in my truck with "Mountain of God" playing quite loud. The only people at the field when I arrived were the little girl and her mom. I turned the CD and got out of the truck, and realized that they were listening to the same song in their car.

I smiled and said something about our similar taste in music, and the mom looked at me and said, "this song has really gotten me through these last few months. I know I have to go through the valleys to get to God's mountain."


Touching story, and I'm in tears re-telling it...so I'm gonna end it there.

Way cool.

[R. Smith]

That's a great story... thanx for sharing it!!!

-Rog.

[mischief]

Hi everyone I am new to the message broads so hopefull this wont be my last post:D But anyway i thought i seen these thread and decide to reply, How hasGod has used Third Day in your Life. Well for one God used Third Day music to bring me back to Him in. Thur the song Cry out to Jesus was the first song I ever heard by Third Day. More precise it the words "there is hope for the helplessness. rest for the weary and Love for the broken heart. Cry to Jesus. that was the song or the words because it was ending. It was november of 05. I just had one of many bad days with deal with my husband who left me and our son because has he put it the love of his life. anyways it not many songs that do to me but since i was on my way to work, after hearing those words I just starting to cry and boy the rest of way to work about 30 minutes left that what i did. I cry out to jesus. and it was a start of a progress for me to heal. The next song was Mountian of God, that was another song that just help me out alot too, Then I brought the Cd Wherever you are. Eagles and Keep on Shining have minister to me in many more times too. Now i have alot of Third Day cds, I have seen them twice in concert. My son loves Third Day especailly wire and God of Wonder but their music has alway open doors for my nephrews who dont live in a christian home. They even listen to Third Day and have their song on thier ipods, so that is how God has used Third Day in my life and my familys life :D

[Godgrl Gomer]

Hi everyone I am new to the message broads so hopefull this wont be my last post:D But anyway i thought i seen these thread and decide to reply, How hasGod has used Third Day in your Life. Well for one God used Third Day music to bring me back to Him in. Thur the song Cry out to Jesus was the first song I ever heard by Third Day. More precise it the words "there is hope for the helplessness. rest for the weary and Love for the broken heart. Cry to Jesus. that was the song or the words because it was ending. It was november of 05. I just had one of many bad days with deal with my husband who left me and our son because has he put it the love of his life. anyways it not many songs that do to me but since i was on my way to work, after hearing those words I just starting to cry and boy the rest of way to work about 30 minutes left that what i did. I cry out to jesus. and it was a start of a progress for me to heal. The next song was Mountian of God, that was another song that just help me out alot too, Then I brought the Cd Wherever you are. Eagles and Keep on Shining have minister to me in many more times too. Now i have alot of Third Day cds, I have seen them twice in concert. My son loves Third Day especailly wire and God of Wonder but their music has alway open doors for my nephrews who dont live in a christian home. They even listen to Third Day and have their song on thier ipods, so that is how God has used Third Day in my life and my familys life :D

*hugs*
Welcome.
Thank you for sharing. I hope and pray that you continue to Cry out to Jesus, especially in the rough times ahead.
Mountain of God is special to me too.
I gave a testimony to my church upon the completion of my Court Case - as a request from my Pastor. I played Mountain Of God after it and there were not many dry eyes left and a great many then realised too how special Third Day are in regard to ministry. Above all God was glorified that day! Amen!

Also....praise God that your Nephews are able to receive from the Lord through Third day. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!:D

[Godgrl Gomer]

Any new testimonies?

[triplet mom]

3D's music has always encouraged and inspired me to "look up" to the One that is in control of everything. One of my favorite s(and also the first 3D song I ever heard) is "My Hope is You", which I use as a prayer to the Lord for guidance, wisdom and just plain telling him that I am relying on him for EVERYTHING. I work in corporate America, and the politics, manuevering, and plain old backstabbing is pretty rampant. One cannot survive that world without the the guidance and protection of Almighty God.

Recently, it has been a struggle of not letting people get the best of me, so the lines about not "do not let me be put to shame...nor let my enemies, triumph over me" were pretty much a daily prayer. Thankfully, He has brought me through this trial and I am standing on the mountaintop (for now).

Aside from the spiritual ministry, 3D has facilitated giving me the best bunch of girlfriends EVER, and also expanded my world beyond the borders of California. You have to understand, Californians think that they are ALL that, and that there is no "there there" beyond the major metros. I am so thankful that I have friends now in NC, GA, IL, OK, TN, AZ, NV, TX, and also friends in Australia, the UK, and Thailand.
:) :) :)

[scbyd23]

3D's music has always encouraged and inspired me to "look up" to the One that is in control of everything. One of my favorite s(and also the first 3D song I ever heard) is "My Hope is You", which I use as a prayer to the Lord for guidance, wisdom and just plain telling him that I am relying on him for EVERYTHING. I work in corporate America, and the politics, manuevering, and plain old backstabbing is pretty rampant. One cannot survive that world without the the guidance and protection of Almighty God.

Recently, it has been a struggle of not letting people get the best of me, so the lines about not "do not let me be put to shame...nor let my enemies, triumph over me" were pretty much a daily prayer. Thankfully, He has brought me through this trial and I am standing on the mountaintop (for now).

Aside from the spiritual ministry, 3D has facilitated giving me the best bunch of girlfriends EVER, and also expanded my world beyond the borders of California. You have to understand, Californians think that they are ALL that, and that there is no "there there" beyond the major metros. I am so thankful that I have friends now in NC, GA, IL, OK, TN, AZ, NV, and also friends in Australia, the UK, and Thailand.
:) :) :)
<Cough> Texas </end cough> ;)

[HPE89]

I first heard Third Day on "WOW 2005" - "I Believe" I've been a fan ever since! They are totally my favorite band!! Their lyrics are so meaningful and worshipful,they're so humble,and they rock!
The LORD has blessed me so much through their music! :)

[triplet mom]

Duly noted. Must have been the antihistamine that's making me forgetful. How can I forget the state that has DFW in it?
;) ;) ;)