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Cristina Baker, author of the book “Hope in 60 Seconds,” shared how her life changed after encountering the God of the Impossible. She testifies to the goodness of God and hopes that others will get to know Jesus, too. “I want everybody to know what he’s done for me, He will do for anybody,” she said.

Author of Hope in 60 Seconds

Her depression started when her parents divorced. She got to live with her mom and stepdad, but her underage clubbing and drinking put her on bad terms with her stepfather.

So, in hopes that she’ll do better with her biological father, Cristina flew to Hawaii, where her father was. But, instead of getting better, she got worse.

Cristina’s dad became homeless because of drug addiction. And being with her father turned her into becoming homeless and a drug addict, too.

Eventually, Cristina got pregnant. She planned to get an abortion, but a friend pulled her aside and changed her mind.

So, she had her baby but was still a drug addict. She worked as a counselor at a university but was still addicted to illegal substances. Until the police caught her.

The Encounter with God

While waiting for her trial, a co-worker, who was also a pastor, tapped her on the shoulder, saying he had a word from the Lord for her. “What he didn’t know, and what stunned me at that moment, was that he didn’t know I was contemplating how to take my life that night,” Cristina confessed.

Then, he invited her to prayer meetings which she did.

Upon entering the room, she noticed people pacing back and forth, praying. She thought, “If there is a God, these people have come face to face with him. It was so personal; it was so intimate; it was so passionate, something I never had in my life experienced or encountered.”

Then, her co-worker read to her from the Bible and told her, “This is a matter of life or death.”

Immediately, a picture of a car accident flashed in her mind. She believed it was a warning from the Lord as she was always drunk driving from the bar to her home.

At that point, Cristina surrendered to God and received Jesus as her Lord and Savior. “I experienced a filling from the top of my head to the tips of my toes that I had never experienced in my entire life,” she said. “The peace…the boulders I had been carrying for around 20 plus years of my life were just suddenly lifted.”

She began to attend church and Bible studies after. Her life started to change.

The God of the Impossible

But, her trial was still in progress. Cristina’s lawyer had no hope for her to escape jail time. So, she tried to embrace her circumstance when she thought about her baby.

God, then, spoke to her in a still, small voice, “Go talk to the DA.” But, her attorney did not allow her to.

But Cristina chose to obey God. She walked up to the DA and confessed her sin. “Those drugs were mine,” she said. “But I’m not the same person who was in the vehicle that night.”

“We all make mistakes,” the DA replied.

After her conversation, something impossible happened. Back in the courtroom, Cristina’s lawyer handed her a yellow slip and told her that the case was dismissed. “You’re free to go,” he said.

Confused, Cristina left the courtroom. But, when it all sank in, she started bursting out with praises to God.

“I’m screaming at the top of my lungs. I mean, there’s hundreds of people walking around. But you know that’s what happens when we have encounters with God. We become indignant. All of a sudden, it doesn’t matter what we look like, it doesn’t matter how loud we scream, you don’t care anymore.”

Today, Cristina tells others about the Living Hope who cares and loves.

Reference: God Reports