SAVE THE DATE: We will be in Berne, IN at the Meunsterberg Plaza (Clock tower area) for a live Q&A on May 9

from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We invite you to come with questions and open dialogue. GOD BLESS YOU!

My name is Joseph Miller. I was born in an Amish home in Montana.

My Dad was ordained a minister and then bishop in the

Amish church in 1999. He had a heart after God and chose to follow Him no matter the cost. My parents and community got baptized

in the Holy Spirit when I was 3 years old and it forever changed the direction of our lives. Acts 1:7 “You will receive power when the

Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

We could no longer live only for ourselves turning inward in our closed community but we had to reach out with the Gospel and let

others in. Bible studies and prayer meetings long into the night were a part of my upbringing as a child. At 6 years old I was walking

alone and I heard my name being called audibly 3 times, “Joseph, Joseph, Joseph”. No one was anywhere close to me. That moment

never left me, I knew the LORD was calling me. As a young man I had developed a deep insecurity & relationship inferiority. This

coupled with strong punishment from a very young age left a gaping affirmation void. I had many night harassments from the devil.

One night my Dad asked if I wanted to give my life to Jesus. I thought about it & later when the devil of fear & torment showed up

again in my room I went downstairs and told my parents “I think I wanna give my life to Jesus.” They prayed in agreement with

me. This is how my relationship with Jesus started. After this moment, whenever I heard the call of salvation I could not just sit &

listen and walk away. I wanted it all. Jesus was very real to me although I had no idea how to relate with Him.

Fast forward to 13 &

14 years old, my body changed. I had no idea what was going on. Friends came into my life that were driven by lust & my personal

life plunged into confusion. I discovered m-st-rb-tion on my own. I was terribly fearful on the inside (of punishment and losing my

virginity) but I had no power to change. Within a year I discovered pornography and I was hooked. The LORD was so loving but

still I stayed wallowing in the pit of shame and lust. My victories were frequent but short lived and I always went back and relapsed.

I hid & struggled with this addiction which cost me my first dating relationship at 24 yr old and almost my wedding date at 26. At

the end of myself I cried out to God. I had demons cast out of me and God spoke the Truth into my life. He forever set me free. I

had been seeking my own life and this had brought me to the end of myself. I myself had been completely powerless to stop the lust

and addiction. It had nothing to do with what I tried to accomplish or how bad my sin was, but how great His love and mercy were

to deliver me from hell’s doorstep. That is where I was headed as a former Amish young man. I am now completely free, married

(outside of the Amish Ordnung). Changing my clothes and going back to Amish lifestyle did not save me from sin. Jesus’ blood

made me righteous and I no longer struggle. Throwing my phone away did not save me from sin. Jesus did. Obeying a list of do’s and

don’ts only led me to frustration and helplessness. Jesus set me completely free!! I would not touch the Amish Ordnung idol with a

10 foot stick in an astronaut suit. The stench of the Ordnung is death. It’s because of the Holy Spirit working on the inside of me that

I am free. Jesus paid for my life when I didn’t know who I was so that I could be as HE is in this world. 1 John 4:17 “By this is love

perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.” Jesus set

me free on the inside and He gave me His righteousness. II Cor. 5:21 “For our sake He made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that

in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

Amish men and women, you cannot earn right standing with God. Why do you try to gain God’s attention by the clothes on your

back? They are filthy rags to Him. Your best outward effort is not accepted as payment for salvation. The only payment accepted is

full and unconditional surrender to the Blood of Jesus. You must see your own heart as completely corrupt and wicked in rebellion

against God’s plan if you add anything to the price that Jesus paid for you. You are made to be the temple of the living God. You defile

that temple with s-xual perversion, touching children where they are not meant to be touched and beating your children and other

family members into submission while God’s righteous law stands over your heads and condemns you because you trust in a set of

rules for your salvation. II Cor. 6:16 “What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God;

as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

1 John 2;15-17 “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For

all that is in the world —the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the

world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”

If you or I lust (even with your thoughts) we are of the world, if we put ourself above someone outside the Amish Ordnung

idol (pride of life) we are of the world, if we covet what is someone else’s (desire another man’s possession or spouse) we are of

the world. The world is not in your clothing or rules, it’s in your heart. Pornography is a demon and when the Lord set me free He

established me at ground zero. This is not the goal of my life but it was a starting place to walk with Jesus for the rest of my life in

Faith and Love. Isaiah 54:17 “No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises

against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their vindication from me, declares the LORD.”

Struggling with sin is the unbeliever’s paradox and there is no end to it outside of Jesus. However, many “believing sinners”

(I was the worst of them) identify with the fleshly, lustful human nature instead of the righteous, born again life of a believer

in Christ. Why do you (Amish man/woman) identify with the world (you allow lust with your eyes, lust of the flesh and the

pride of life) instead of God? Behavior reveals belief. You do what you believe. 2 Timothy 2:19 “But God’s firm foundation

stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart

from iniquity.” Repent! Know God loves you, He has saved you and will transform You with HIs Love if you will surrender

your life completely today.

If you are dealing with depression, addiction or anything else that you would like to be free from, please call this number and

through these messages begin your journey of freedom today. 720-716-6157.