CHRIST with Prash

From wanting to be king of the world, to becoming Saved to Serve the KING of KINGS!

“When I was 17 years old, I wanted to be King of the World.

Then I thought I was a Hindu god…I started worshipping myself and thought, maybe I could become an influential, rich and powerful person.

Finally, on the evening of August 31^st, 2016, at my bedside, I believed the “good news”,

and bowed the knee. I asked the Lord Jesus Christ to become the Lord and Saviour of my life.

It was the best, greatest, and most important decision I have ever made in my entire life.

It also saved my soul from death, hell, and being cast into the lake of fire for eternity.

I know even if things do not work out perfectly for me here in this earthly life,

I have an eternal home in heaven, waiting for me.

Thank you, Jesus, for saving my soul.

Testimony of P.N.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Luke 1:37 (KJV)

Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

2 Corinthians 9:15 (KJV)

My testimony is crazy. But it’s a completely true story. After reading this, I pray and trust you realize how real God truly is, that the Lord Jesus Christ is the one true God, and a living God. Most importantly, that He loves you so much, and wants to save you, and have a personal relationship with you.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16 (KJV)

I was born in a Hindu family. We were not completely devout, but there was enough religiosity in our household that made me very familiar with Hindu bhajans, puja’s, prayers, and rituals. As a young boy, I was fascinated by the stories of The Mahabharata and The Ramayana. Knowing about the Hindu gods and idol worshipping was a part of life; it was never questioned.

I was a very high achiever in school; in academics, athletics, and extra-curriculars. I won various awards in public speaking during my childhood in Nova Scotia, Canada. I won multiple trophies as a young tennis player, too. Essentially, I did my best to excel at everything I participated in.

I started high school when our family moved back to my home province of Ontario. Again, I took it upon myself to study hard and achieve high grades.

At the beginning of grade 12, my father lost his job. It hit me hard, as I realized, how was I going to pay for my first-year university tuition? I took it upon myself to make this happen. I remember even walking away from Hindu gods completely. There was a moment where my Mom wanted me to do a puja or bow to a Hindu idol in our house. I refused. I told myself, I didn’t believe in God anymore, but I believed in myself; so, truth be told, I started worshipping myself, and made myself my own god.

By the end of grade 12 in 2005, I had pulled it off. I had a 90% percent average, I earned some scholarships, and I was even voted as the Valedictorian. All of this went to my head. I was very ambitious, competitive, and hungry. I wanted to aspire for world domination! I told myself, I want to become a very powerful and influential person. I didn’t know how I was going to do it, but I essentially wanted to become KING of the WORLD.

But, I was also a philosophical person. I asked my high school best friend, what is the meaning of life? He was a Christian. So, he simply said, “to serve Christ”. I dismissed that as utter folly and essentially disregarded that idea completely. He also shared the gospel and salvation to me. Again, none of that resonated with me, I simply didn’t care. (But it wasn’t until 10 years later, that I realized that this best friend started praying for my salvation way back in 2005; when I first started asking him spiritual questions).

However, despite these accolades in high school, I was very melancholic and sad in the summer after graduation, because I did not get into exact university program I wanted. My goal was to become a medical doctor (yes, this is a typical career path that is encouraged by Indian immigrant parents). I told myself, I will figure out some career in health care, and still become powerful and rich and successful.

Then, my world got shattered in first year university. I had a roommate, who quite simply, was not a good guy. He even joked about being Lucifer, who I learned later, is another name for the devil, Satan. This roommate had a drug substance, and he offered it to me. I tried it a couple times, and then it felt, like something broke inside my brain, that autumn. I ended up failing my 1^st year biology course that semeter. I got diagnosed with a mental health condition shortly after, and had to start taking medications in 2006.

But, this incident caused me to embark on a spiritual journey. Funny enough, even with this mental health condition, I still had ambition, and still wanted to aspire for world domination. I ended up graduating from university with a major in psychology and then the next year after that, I did a college post-graduate certificate in marketing.

During this whole time, I started to become very interested in “End Times” prophecies. I went back and forth, with emails and in-person conversations, with my best friend on this topic. I presented the Hindu end times based on Kali Yuga, and he replied regarding the Book of Revelation, from the Bible. It was all very interesting to me. But as I read more and more, there was a real, honest realization in my heart, that it was the Bible Scriptures and verses that were so true and evident of what was really happening and going to happen in the world; not the Hindu ones.

As life went on, my goal changed to becoming a media personality, and then going into politics. And then still, world domination.

I worked several office jobs, then started volunteering in community television as a TV host as a side hobby. And I decided to go back to college again, for journalism.

This was when God really started to work. I became friends with a classmate, who was a Christian. And he confronted me boldly one time, and said “Satan is the father of all lies, and he knows he cannot win, and that’s why he’s trying to drag as many people down with him as possible.”

He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

John 8:44 (KJV)

I was stunned by this. I realized how much evil there was in the world. I also realized, how much evil lived inside me, in my heart and in my mind.

I finally came to a place, where I fully admitted to myself, that I didn’t want to contribute to the issue and problem of evil in the world. I wanted to be on the good side, on the winning team.

So, I got curious and started yearning about the Lord Jesus Christ. His life, His teachings, and His words were fascinating, intriguing, and remarkable at the same time. I was searching for truth.

Near the end of my journalism program, I almost got an internship at the Rogers Sportsnet radio department in downtown Toronto. But I did not fully complete the interview process, because I had serious reservations and anxiety and doubt. The side effects from my medications were very painful. I knew it would be challenging and difficult to commute there, and still have enough energy to function daily.

I settled for an office job, and working as a hockey broadcaster on the weekends.

That summer, I was still searching, and I just earnestly wanted to find and know God! I asked my best friend, how do I know this? He gave me a verse:

Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, then all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 (KJV)

And then somehow, I knew to go to the Roman’s Road of Salvation.

On the evening of August 31^st, 2016, I kneeled down at my bedside and accepted, believed, confessed, the Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. I repented of my sin, and asked Jesus to save me. I became a born-again Christian.

But then I thought, I have all these horrible side effects from my medications; it’s likely I don’t have a long life ahead of me. My best friend joked, and said something like “Well, then you’ll get to hang out with Jesus before the rest of us!” Funny, but comforting! From the day I started taking the medications in 2006, to this day, I still suffer from side effects.

However, the winter of 2016 into 2017 was tough. I still struggled with my mental health. I almost attempted to end my life one night. I was planning on over-dosing on my meds and hoping that would kill me. But, before I tried to do that, this other Christian friend from university reached out and said something along the lines of, “The Holy Spirit told me to reach out to you, because I think you’re in trouble.” I had not seen or spoken to this friend for several years, so it was totally unexpected to hear from her.

If she had not messaged via social media, I very well could have made a suicidal attempt on my life. Instead, the Holy Spirit, working through this Christian friend, divinely intervened and stopped me from taking my life.

In recent years, the father of this Christian friend recommended me a lot of natural supplements, which help offset the side effects. His advice was priceless and an incredible blessing; I cannot put into words how much it has helped me. It has extended my life and improved the quality of my life. Thanks to that, and by God’s grace, I am a high-functioning individual. I also know that no matter what happens, when I die, I have an eternal home in heaven waiting for me.

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

John 14:2 (KJV)

A few months later, this same friend invited me to a local church. I started attending, and I soon started experiencing the joy of the Lord in my heart and life. And then, once again, I had an opportunity to get a media broadcasting job.

This time, I was faced with a major life decision, but now I was a Christian. God was so good to me, in that, he gave me a rejection letter from Rogers Sportsnet for an Anchor/Reporter job, on the same day I got an offer from a company for a sales job. I had prayed to God to make it clear to me, what should I do with my career? And He was so good, to reveal it to me on the same day.

Then a year later, I decided to go work for the local community hockey team as a Play-by-Play Announcer. Again, I did not have any world domination desires, but it made me less faithful to church. After the hockey season was over, I decided to quit the broadcasting world and serve more in the church.

I’ve been working in sales at the same company since 2018. In the past several years, have made a consistent effort to tithe as much as I can. God has provided for all my financial needs (plus extra, every year). Glory to God and Praise the Lord!

Let me say this confidently and unapologetically.

God, is so good.

Does God love you? Yes. Does He love you all the time? Yes!

Does He want your best, and want your best, all the time? YES!

JUST TRUST HIM.

He can work things out, far better than you could orchestra it yourself.

He took someone like me, who wanted to be KING of the WORLD, to realizing, ONLY JESUS is KING! He humbled me!

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:8 (KJV)

And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, 

King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.

Revelation 19:16 (KJV)

He allowed an evil to happen (the roommate who had the drug, that upon taking it, created a mental health condition in me) to prevent a greater evil from happening in the future – someone who could have become perhaps an evil and corrupt person, too.

Even despite a lot of pain and suffering, I am so blessed, grateful and thankful to Jesus for saving my soul. I still take a medication to this day, and still experience some unfortunate side effects, but I am living a victorious Christian life.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:37-39 (KJV)

Some days are harder than others, but I thank God for giving me the victory and power. I’m employed full-time, and I’m healthy and productive overall.

I have incredible love and support from my immediate family. And my church family and brothers and sisters-in-Christ are a wonderful blessing, too.

The very first prayer I prayed after I got saved, was for my family’s salvation, and for the salvation of my entire extended family in India. I love them all very much, and I pray that one day they will all come to the knowledge of the saving gospel of Prabhu Yeshu Khrist.

When I was a Hindu, I thought I had the truth. But the truth was like the light coming in through the cracks of the windows; broken, fragmented, and uncertain and unclear.

When I found Jesus, it was like the door opened, and a flood of light rushed in!

My life verses are:

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Put on the whole armour of God,

that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world,

against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,

that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth,

and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

Above all, taking the shield of faith,

wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Ephesians 6:10-17 KJV

And some of my favorite verses are:

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

Psalm 27:14 (KJV)

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Philippians 4:13 (KJV)

I urge anyone, if you have read up to this point so far, and if you are not a Christian (yet), to accept God’s free gift.

Considering everything going on the in the world today, I know the return of the Lord is imminent, which means it could happen, at any, time.

The most comforting, wonderful truth is…I’ve read the Bible…front to back…many times…I know it’s true…and in the end…Jesus wins!

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Revelation 21:4 (KJV)

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me,

to give every man according as his work shall be.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly.

Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Revelation 22:12-13; 20-21 (KJV)

What you will do with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, is the most important decision you will ever make in your entire life.

Jesus loves you.

He died for you!

You can trust Him with your eternity, and with your soul.