I could not remember as to whether I had prayed or thought about God when I was a little girl but when I was about eight years old, my search for God began. Being an Indian, I followed my elders to pray in the temples and also at home. Each time I prayed, there was always the question as to who are all those deities when there could only be One God in this entire world. Besides, I often had this vision of an old man in white (with beard as well) looking down at me from the sky. As I grew older and mature, I started seeing things, good and bad events as some kind of fruit or punishment respectively for whatever would have happened or done in the past. I did go through a lot of hard times with my family before starting to work, but there was always some divine protection that came by as help either through people or situations. There was always some good happenings in the midst of crisis. Of course, at the same time whenever I prayed, though standing in front of the deities, I use to call out, “God, I know that you are the only One who is the true God, wherever You are and whoever You are, …………( after that it was all begging and asking).
I did receive a lot of help and I had strong faith that it was this One God who was helping me. Now, whenever I sit back to think of how in my teens, I had gone  through lots of hardship without feeling much sorrow at those times, I realise that the strong faith and love I had for Him though not knowing His virtues and powers at that time, that unknown power to me at that time had actually been my Company and protection,  carrying me through my years. We are not suppose to think of our past but in my case, this flashback of past events has made me love God even more and my faith in Him is ever strong. God has always been with me. It is just that when I was searching for Him, He was with me but, in the form of my inner powers, strength and protection. After knowing Him, He is known to me as God.
Anonymous

This morning I saw amazed that my recently bought flowers withered. I
took the vase and placed it on a table near the light. Gradually as I
carefully watched, without seeing the process, each tiny petal lifted resurrected towards the light. I could only see the result my senses were
not tuned to detect the imperceptible miracle. This I thought was a lesson
of things that take place in our spiritual world and we, half blind, do not see the process; sometimes if we are tuned can  only perceive the result.
Anonymous  Greece

Before studying spirituality I was a non-vegetarian. Afterwards I learned
that food  affects the mind, but still, I could not give up the old habit of
taking non-veg food, and had a lot of resistance to vegetarianism. However,
I have become vegetarian since  more than 10 years, due to my faith in
spiritual knowledge.

Anonymous

Every time I have been about to make a  mistake, something comes to stop
me. In retrospect, I begin to see that the protection in every aspect of my
life has been most particularly there, since turning to God, to the reality
of spiritual life.  Of course, that protection is always available  to
everybody, but it seems to become insistent and clear when you let the power
into your life. Meditation, which is not always the easiest practice,
requires  discipline and effort, builds up the capital of the individual and
I think when it is really established and flowing, the sweet vibrations from
a person who meditates, become available as protection for others.

Anonymous

My story goes back to when I was a young child. I come from Ireland but have lived in England for a very long time. When I was a young child, things in my home were not very nice, a lot of the times. And when I needed to get away to be on my own, I would take my self away, over the fields. Over there, I felt safe and I imagined I had a friend who I could talk with, play with and laugh with. I used to feel so special when I was over in the fields. I never knew then, and never took much notice, as to why I felt so safe in this field. I could be whoever I wanted to be and sing my heart out and my friend would still be there at the end of it. I loved going over there, I felt so good inside and so peaceful. Then I left Ireland and never gave much thought to my experience in the field or my friend. Now I am much older and have my own children. I now know my friend was God. Every time I look back, I have such a warm feeling, and one big smile on my face. It helps me so much, to know I had God to keep me safe.  To this day He is still with me, but many times I find He still has a lot of work to do with me. Many times I can be stuck with something, and He always answers me.
He gave me Divine protection; for when I think back to the things I had done and the dangers I was in, I realize He was the One who was with me all the way. And to this day he still is.
I have no miracles to talk about. I just want to say that I know God is there,
and all you have to do is speak to Him and listen to your heart.
In all the years He has been with me, I never really knew that, till I met an
angel, a walking one, but that is a different story.

Anonymous  England

I just felt like sharing these few thoughts that came to my mind as I lay
in bed at night, after having attended The global initiative on ‘Inner Power
and Protection’.
The greatest thing about the Brahma Kumaris is that though I am a Muslim,
I find nothing that goes against my faith….how could it. The ‘Truth’ is
after all one, regardless of religion. I have been immensely helped, at a
time when I was in real despair, after the loss of my father….looking
for answers everywhere… Attending their programmes I am able to understand everything a little better… my salaam to them for doing justice to the Truth.  And lastly the programme I attended in London this Sunday was
indeed the experience of God’s blessings….One felt totally calm, and
there was definitely a cessation of all unnecessary thoughts…one could
feel the shower of peace…. May God, Allah bless you all and may you continue doing the good work.

Noama.