Testimony François Mijnsbergen – part 1: My old life.

Hi, I’m François Mijnsbergen. I am a father of two beautiful children, twins: a boy and a girl.

I grew up in a family full of neglect, drink and quarrel. My father condemned me, which made me feel very introverted. I never showed what was really in me and made a covenant that no one would ever hurt me. This because of a great lack of safety, love and attention.

I dreamed as a child that I could fly and that everyone downstairs wanted to catch me. I almost let myself get caught all the time, but I just didn’t. Later I understood that I had created a wall because of pain, to which the enemy responded.

As an eleven year old child I stood at the window and wanted to jump through it. But then I would have lived for nothing. As a twelve-year-old, I started drinking and came into contact with soft drugs. I came into night tents and was stoned and drunk almost every day. Later I also became involved in the heavy metal sene and occultism. I thought it was the solution for the immense emptiness in me. However, it took me further from home. I had experiences with powers, but became more and more afraid. Mediums manipulated me and with some friends I demolished my whole house, causing me to pay off a debt for years.

One night I went out desperate. I was totally broken!!!! I was about 19, 20 years old. In a shop window I saw a wooden cross and I desperately prayed: ‘Jesus, if You really exist, reveal Yourself to me, for my life is coming to an end’.  Later I lay on my mattress at home. Suddenly Jesus came through the ceiling and stood next to me. He was full of light, but just as a person and all his clothes were light: really everything shone and his cloak was made of immaculate fine white linen! And with a voice like thunder, He said, “I am the Redeemer. Such peace, compassion, strength, and love came from Him. No other power in the house lasted.

When I was a kid, I used to get a lot of stomach aches and pains. The doctors attributed it to nerves. But Jesus healed, He took something out of my stomach and left a force. I never had a stomach ache again. After this experience, I slipped a little further. My family didn’t know what to do and took me to a Pentecostal church, but it was just this one visit. I had terrible nightmares. Satan wanted to take me to hell. Then I realized that Jesus is stronger than nightmares. I gave my life to Jesus. Wow, I came home to God’s family!

After my conversion I wanted to pray and fast a lot, but I barely succeeded. I was disappointed and got down on my knees: “What is this? Everything seems too much”. God said, “François, can I do it?”.  I bowed my head and said, “Father, you can do it in my life”. Thus began my surrender to God. The nightmares disappeared and I got supernatural dreams about God and His thoughts about me and others. I am gripped by His love, I can’t do without His presence. He is my Father and friend Who loves me and everyone endlessly, and I love Him endlessly!!!

God looks at people very differently than we do. He is much more pleasant and relaxed than people think. Often when God wants to say something to someone, I feel His heart for them. So much love I feel, I literally feel how much love God has for his children!

Moses and John are my examples. Both are temperamental people. Yet Moses was called the gentlest man on earth and John the apostle of love. They said this of themselves. Was that wrong? No, it was the truth. Humility is knowing who you are in Christ. The more we come into the truth, the more humble we become.

We’re supposed to look like Jesus, not the enemy. We are not slaves, we are King’s children! Jesus carries us over mountains and through valleys. Where others drop us, He speaks of acceptance. He gives us strength to face the sea. He embraces us and kisses us awake with truth and love, until the night disappears and we receive a heart of flesh. Until we shine through Him, as Isaiah says: “Rise and shine! (Isaiah 60: 1)

Our time has come. We were born for a time like this. God’s glory will be seen! And we are going to be seen!!!!!!!!!!!! This creation awaits the manifestations of the sons and daughters of God.

History makers who bring the revival and therefore turmoil where they are!!!!! Like Paul. He lived for God. What a man! He held Jesus higher than his own life. Life was good to him, but dying was his gain. What a surrender! He was a transformer who didn’t fear people or live for people’s honor!!!! But he lived before God and that’s why he had so much real love for people! This wasn’t just a pretence, it was real love! It wasn’t about the mouth, it was about the deeds and the heart!!!

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