The reason Why I left the Amish Lifestyle Behind
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- I grew up in the Middlefield Ohio Amish settlement in an old older Amish church. I left the Amish lifestyle due to their religion. When I compared it to the teachings of the Bible, I found that the Amish culture does not teach or believe what the Bible teaches, and I decided to leave the Amish community. Growing up, I had a lot of questions about our lifestyle, and I thought I'll get answers when I was ready to get baptised. But I was wrong because when the time came, I was told to do what everyone else in the community does and not to question. I started to realize that the Amish members themselves don't understand their religion, and many things in the Bible they take out of context. It was a very confusing time of my life, but after searching and reading for myself, I found the answers to my questions, and I knew I couldn't continue living the Amish life. My family tried their hardest to keep me from leaving, but I am so glad that did.
What a brave and level headed young woman. How could any parent turn their back on such a prize. She didn't leave the faith, she found the faith.
So many people never grasp the difference between a religion and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. No matter what church or group we become associated with, it remains important to continually check what is being preached and taught against the Bible, God’s Word. If they do not agree, we are to always go with God’s Word as our authority. Thank you for your bravery in rejecting false reaching, even to the point of being disinherited, and thank you for being brave enough to share that in a loving way with all of us. May God continue to guide and strengthen you in this lifelong journey. I pray you will be able and willing to continue to share this journey with us.
John 17.3, John 20.17, Rev 1.5-6, Rev 3.12.
Amen! Baptism doesn't equal salvation. You've got to go by the Bible. The Bible speaks of Christians needing to be ready to have an answer when someone comes to them.
God bless you for your dedication to Biblical truth. And for your courage.
Stay strong in the Lord. You are a brave woman!
Knowing you since 2008, I always knew there was something different about you. Watching you grow from a lovely amish girl to a beautiful God fearing woman is inspiration. I love you friend ❤
Thank you for the heartfelt comment! 😊
@@AmishTransformeddid you grow up in the Middlefield area?
I grew up New Order Amish in Holmes County. If you grew up in Middlefield area do you know a Steven and Mary Hostetler?
Hope your family will come back into your life one day.
Have a good life.... living your truth.
@nevinmiller9831
I dont personally know a Steven and Mary Hostetler, but it definitely sounds familiar.
You have a lovely Godly spirit.God bless you
To be a Christian does not mean to join a cult or allow others to dictate how to live your life.
That’s exactly what it means
A *lot* of Christianity is cult-like and controlling. That's why I left
@yippee8570 :
How about doing this?
Follow Jesus, read your Bible, pray, sing hymns, but avoid organized religion.
This took such courage, as you were not only rejecting their false teachings, but also turning from family and a community support system. This is a true and faithful example of Luke 9:61-62.
So glad you came to know the truth!! ❤
I am currently writing a book about what the Amish believe vs what the Bible teaches. Stay strong!
Yes! That is an awesome idea! I was thinking if I had more time, I would write a book as well. I'd love to read it.
God Bless you.
One great place to begin would be what the top 5,000 denominations and “non-denominations” believe, for example, compared to each other while all claiming to be based only on the Bible. Any capable theologian could very likely write the same book you are writing about your church or any other. None are perfect and, worse, all are divided from one another in direct contradiction to what Jesus pleaded for in prayer.
I pray with you that God touches your family members' hearts and reveals himself to them and to the rest of their community. May there be a revival in all the Amish communities! God bless you, sister ❤️
I highly respect you. As a former pastor, I was frustrated by the majority of Christians I knew who blindly followed whatever their pastor taught, seldom if ever actually doing what you did, and looking into Scripture to see if that pastor was teaching God's word. Also they were not studying and thinking to see why the ideologies modern society is indoctrinating us with are wrong, according to the Lord. I also respect you because obviously Jesus is more important to you than anything else. Because of your faith in Him, sadly you lost your family.
I grew up in the same area. You are spot on, and your experiences are very similar to mine. It is not always an easy road, but God is always faithful. Stay strong🤎
This is awesome! I'm glad there's a lot more people coming out. It is a brave move and can be challenging and difficult for most.
You are absolutely right! Praise Jesus! 🙏
God is not the author of confusion , you did the right thing by asking God to help you understand . God definitely has a good plan for your life. The truth shall set you free indeed 😊
I have read many things about the Amish and could never understand some of their very strict beliefs. I think maybe your parents said some of those horrible things our of fear. It was like they were losing you and wanted to control you by those words. I give you a lot of credit for following your own heart and what the Lord lead you to do. You are now a part of the Lord's family and you will find a lot of courage, encouragement with those who truly love you in Him.
Hello Martha, I have no idea why you popped up in my video feed but decided to watch your video. I've never been Amish, but the fact that you're exposing their false teachings was an instant sub from me. Trusting God & you're bravery from stepping away from it knowing what the people around you might do is so encouraging & special to me even though I haven't been in that situation before. So please, keep doing what you are doing. You are definitely going to be helping others. 💕
Amazing testimony! God bless you, sister!
I have been blessed with the company of Amish families (all along the Amish spectrum) my whole life, but you’re right, they don’t often have that saving Truth of the death of Christ. Sister, I am so thankful for your salvation and I am excited to learn more about your journey. I will be lifting up your beautiful heart and your family, that they may also come to know the peace and truth of Christ. ❤
They (Amish bishops and elders) didn’t have the answers for you because they want their people to be in the dark and just follow what they’re being told. That’s why they don’t want you researching and studying the Bible on your own. They KNOW their lies will be brought out if that happens. Bless you for finding the truth and leaving the cult.
Actually there is nothing wrong with the Amish lifestyle, it's the Amish religion that is wrong, I have a similar testimony, I left the at age 38 a few years ago
I agree. The Amish lifestyle of living off the land, growing your own food, raising animals, being modest, helping each other etc is good. It just seems like they live by so many rules instead of a relationship with Christ and reading the Bible for themselves.
Can you plz tell me what was wrong with your church? And would you say most Amish have a relationship with the Lord is are most just religious?
I LOVE the amish lifestyle, it seems so pure and lovely, but its hardwork. Following God is hardwork.
I agree. I think the lifestyle in general is pretty commendable, but I feel like something is missing in the religion aspect.
Praise God for opening your eyes to the truth! He is so good. 🙌🏽😊
Thank you for sharing your testimony! I'm praying for you and your family
Beautiful testimony, young lady! May God bless you and your family!
You are such a brave, young lady for standing up for your beliefs! I commend you for that. I live in Southern Ohio where there are a lot of Amish people and even had a young Amish couple that lived right across the road from me and the man left the Amish for reason's unknown to me, but the lady is still Amish, dresses Amish and dress her 2 children as Amish. I have spoken to them a few times and always enjoyed talking to them, they were very nice people. But sadly, they bought new property and moved a few miles away. I miss seeing them too! I am a Christian myself and I go to a small, country Baptist church here and there is one lady that has left the Amish that goes to our church too. I have found that many of the younger Amish people leave due to the Amish not teaching the true Word of God and I had always thought that was one thing that they stressed very strongly, but I guess I was wrong. I do respect the Amish; they are a very hard-working group of people. But I do understand people leaving because they want a closer relationship with Jesus. I will be looking for more of your videos and thank you for posting this!
I was reading through the comments and noticed the name Ironton. I also live in Southern Ohio. Hello! God bless you!😊😊🙋♀️
@@lynnclark4208 God bless you neighbor!
Martha, you will be so richly rewarded in paradise one day. You're precious, and an example to many folks. I'm sad about your family ousting you, and hopefully Holy Spirit will convict them about their errors. Meanwhile, stand strong and trust in our Lord. Shalom.
God bless you, sister. Thank God for those who seek the truth. ❤
Bless your heart.
This is awesome! I'm glad there's a lot more people coming out. It is a brave move and can be challenging and difficult for most. Congrats on your journey and May God Bless You Martha! ❤
Yes, and a lot seem to be leaving from the Geauga/Ashtabula Counties
I really appreciate your bravery in sharing YOUR story. I love what you said about not wanting to talk bad about your family or former life style but to share from your heart. I will continue to follow your channel! My the Lord richly bless you in all you do!
Thanks for sharing.You are a very beautiful and intelligent Young Lady. Best of luck in everything.
Thank you for your testimony and courage to stand strong in faith of the Lord Jesus. You are an inspiration. I did not grow up in an Amish family but lived in an area with many Amish communities and had many interactions with Amish people. I did not grow up in a Christian home, either, but was saved at age 19. Although my family never shunned me for my faith I realized there were things my family did that I could no longer do. Your experience is very difficult yet I’m grateful for your story. Thank you and please keep sharing.
Great job, Martha! Such an amazing testimony. God bless.
Your journey sounds a lot like my own. I left the Roman Catholic church because I had questions and I was told to just follow the rules and keep my mouth shut. God bless and continue to guide you.
What an eye opener! Very honest. Thanks for your insights.
Good for you for thinking for yourself and questioning! Love, support, blessings!
I hope and pray your family gets saved. Proverbs 21:1.
Love them, don't give up, Show them respect, don't offend them needlessly and try to reach them with the gospel.
I pray God softens your family’s hearts so they can love you as Christ does and fellowship with you🙏❤️
May the Holy Spirit continue to guide you in His truth!!
You are very brave for seeking the truth and standing up for what is right. I have you in my prayers; God bless you. 🙏
I really enjoyed your video. New subscriber here. I grew up in the Jehovah Witness cult for 34 years of my life. I was baptized at 16. I was not disfellowshiped when I left. I just walked away. I had to move 1500 miles away to break away fully. They will hound you if you don't. As JWS, we were told to only marry within the JW religion. We were told not to have friends outside of our organization, and we mainly work with people who are only JWS. With the limited outside influences, we are forced to associate with our own. If we leave the JWS we too are told Satan has a hold on us. And if we leave, we don't have a community that will be there for us. We are sure to fail!! That is the fear they put into all of us. I have not talked to my mother in 13 years. She has never met her grandson, sadly. Her choice. All of my so called friend who said they love you, I have learned it's ONLY CONDITIONAL LOVE. If that's the god they worship, I want nothing to do with it. I did my own research and found MANY of their teachings is man-made based and definitely not the way Jesus example showed. Thank you for sharing your discovery, and I look forward to seeing more.
That is exactly how the Amish are.
May God bless you! 🙏
As a young EMT, I responded to an MVA with a JW family, although we didn't know that. The father was dead at the scene and one teenage child died the next day. The mother, who had not gone on the trip, sued because the hospital gave her child a blood transfusion trying to save her life. She lost because our state has an implied consent law. Why can't they have blood transfusions?
You are very brave and i will pray for you and your family, i have family in Middlefield Ohio and know the community well. I have Amish friends in Middlefield and they are great people but i feel their beliefs are not parallel with teachings of Jesus Christ. I am glad that God has opened your eyes and your heart and has revealed himself to you. God bless you and good luck in your new journey. I support you as a sister in Christ! Love in Him!
It sure does take a lot of courage for one to leave the Amish or any kind of strict religion. I'm glad she made the move.
Thank you! Praise Jesus! 🙏
Thank you for the heartfelt comment!
what a blessing, thanks for sharing your testimony 💕
My dear. You are a strong lady. ❤
You are a sweet young woman. Thank you for sharing your story and testimony. Continue to grow in your faith under the advocate of the Holy Spirit. You are an inspiration.
Very nice video. Make smiles not enemies.
We left as well and I know and can relate to everything you said and God bless you!
Jesus never closed out someone, neither one of his disciples nor brothers and sisters. He loves everybody. I was excluded from the church ministry, you have my respect and fully understanding. Be blessed sister, the Lord Jesus is with you all the time!
I thank you for taking the right decision to choose Jesus Christ as your savior, God bless you and your family.
Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields-along with persecutions-and in the age to come eternal life. (Mark 10,29-30) God bless you, sister ❤️
I'm so glad you came to know the Lord Jesus Christ! I grew up in the Wayne County near Holmes county area. Thankfully I grew up in a Baptist home although at the time even our church was very strict (no pants for girls, make up, movies, alcohol, dancing, card games etc.). I still attend a Baptist church just not as strict but it is not the church that saves anyone. Thankfully I understand now that being a Christian is believing in God's word and truths and promises. Salvation is not works based but Faith Based. When we are saved we will want to do good works for Christ as a witness of Him. In all things we are to Glorify Him. I will pray that God continues to give you boldness to speak his name in love and that your family will read God's Word and want to receive God's free gift of salvation.
Amen! 🙏
Thank you for sharing.
I have a friend who is Amish, but separated from me by distance. He is a wonderful person and doesn't live in the Amish community.
Thank you for giving your testimony.
Thank you for sharing. You are a very brave young woman!❤️
May God bless you, sister, for your courage with new big family as He promises in Matthew 19:29❤
You’re very brave. May the Lord have Mercy and Bless and keep you.
You are an incredible young woman!! To seek God out the way you did and then to be shunned by your family because you chose the true Living God breaks my heart but what courage it must have taken! Keep reading his Word but it sounds like you already have found the Truth! Praising Jesus for your testimony! God bless you always!❤
You are a beautiful soul. God bless you!
Keep studying your Bible no matter what church or pastor says. I hope you are aware there are denominations of many where the truth isn't taught so they must not be studying for themselves. Good luck on your videos.
Don't let religion control your life.
But as a Christian she should let God's Word control her life.
Congrats on your journey Martha, much love from Midwest Ohio. Keep your chin up!
Living with integrity as a Christian is hard, because it will cost you friends, family, opportunities, and other things the world deems to be indicators of a successful person.
God bless you! I can see the Lord is really working in your life.
So glad you stood up for yourself. Keep trying and pushing for a good direction! God had gotten ahold of you and i hope the best for you and hope one day the Amish will get out of their same old ways and be more open to outsiders and not support division as we have a similar issue in our tribe also, I’m not Amish, but it is an issue, i hope they can change and learn how to be more open minded with an open heart
She comes from the most secular amish community ive ever heard DANG!
Im so sorry Sister, im learning more & more than just cuz one is amish doesn’t mean they follow the voice of the Lord🥺🤧
Awwwe .. bless you and your journey with Jesus
I left the Mennonite church years ago. My family was very upset. But im happy to say they came to understand my faith and welcomed me back.
I'm so happy to hear that!!
I left catholicism for similar reasons when i was a teenager. I had questions that no one would answer and it didn't make sense to me.
This is my first time seeing one of your videos. I'll be praying for you. I know you've had a difficult journey but God has a very special plan for you and you're a gift to the Kingdom of God! 😊
You are very brave,not easy to leave.
God bless you as you continue to sincerely search out His Word, it is lovely to see you be gracious to your family. I know leaving a church does not equal not loving the people and it is good to remain respectful and loving towards them as this is also Christ-honouring.
Thank you for doing this sister!! Way to go!! Praise God!
Thank you for sharing this! You're very brave!
Blessings sister. May you be willing to continue searching out and following the Way the Truth and the Life!
You are incredibly mature and brave. I really enjoyed your story. I’m so glad leaving the Amish church didn’t mean you gave up on Christ. I’m so sorry for the distance from family, especially as you were getting married. Thank you for checking Scripture against what pastors tell you, rather than accepting it automatically! Very wise.
So brave. So sincere. Love your testimony young lady. Prayers for you and your family to restore their relationship with you one day. Your reward will be great in Heaven. You exemplify Matthew 10:37
I love your testimony. Praise the Lord you found the truth.
The Lord bless you and strengthen you as you share your journey to help those who need to hear the truth.
You are a wise young woman.
Thank you for sharing your story. You acted Scripturally, following the leading of the Spirit and being a good Berean, searching the Word to learn the truth for yourself. Blessings on your continued walk with the Lord. ❤
Wow, this was a brave and insightful video! I am proud of you and what you did. I can't imagine that it was easy to leave your family and community, but God will richly reward you for doing what is right and following Him above all else. God bless you!
Beautiful testimony. I’m so sorry that your family broke fellowship with you, but praise the Lord that He gave you a wonderful husband! My husband and I attend a fellowship that was started by ex-Amish. We’ve been there for about a year now and have learned so much. The emphasis of starting the fellowship was to reach out to local Amish youth. It is really growing now though and there are several “English” families now too. It’s a good mix. God bless you! 😊
A true Berean...the Word is truth...God bless you
She has been taught the trinity, not biblical.
@@dlbard1 ..well, now she'll learn the truth.
@@dlbard1Then why did God say in the first chapters of Genesis, “Let US make man in OUR image? Plural from the start. The trinity is biblical, though not mentioned by that word.
I am so sorry you went through that. Shunning is an awful practice.
Good for you to be true to yourself. I had a similar journey away from Catholicism - asking questions that no one could answer, fighting against the resistance of my family, but ultimately paving my own path. I’m 47 now and they can’t control me anymore, but the damage is done and we just have to make peace with it.
Looking forward to more videos!
I commend you, Martha, for letting God work peace into your attitude and not bitterness for the thongs you found didnt agree with Gods word. Checking all teachings everywhere with whatthe word of God says is vital! Keep doing that, sister! May God bless you in your walk with him to help others understand and gain a burden to be a light to the Amish in any way possible.
Currently my husband and i sell feed so a few Amish in Seymour, mo and we have the scripture of John 1:12 on our bags in hopes that some will see Gods true words and know they must be HIS child to have eternal lifd, not follow a religion. The Amish ways are definately to be respected and they do have such good values in many areas. Praying more will gain the right motives for keeping those values.
Pray for us Englishers who want to be a witness to them to have the right ways of going about doing so with sharing Gods truth!
I look forward to more videos you make. I would like to glean from your insite to be able to relate better to help disciple any that come out of Amish.
I love that you put a Scripure verse on your feed bags! 😃
I think the best way to be a witness to Amish people is to be kind to them. Scripture verses are always great! But they take most verses out of context, and they are told what to believe in the Amish church, so most times, they don't really know what the Scripture truly means. It's hard to explain the mindset of a person who has been Amish all their life.
As far as how to disciple someone who has left the Amish. A lot of them leave not really knowing the truth about what the Bible teaches. I never could've left with peace in my heart, without Jesus! And my heart goes out to those who leave and haven't found Him yet. If I would meet someone who has just left the Amish community and had questions, the first thing I would ask them is if they are aware that the Amish do not teach what the Bible teaches. And I'd tell them if they are interested, I'd love to give them resources to search on their own, and a study Bible, and letting them know that I am willing to help them find Biblical answers.
Thank you for being brave and courageous I have learned a lot from you about Amish
That was pretty awesome!
You are very brave and strong to go through this, I am glad that God was by your side.
God is using you for good! I pray one day your family will see this.❤🙏🏼
Such a wonderful story!
I'm glad you shared this. I'm sure it will help people. Telling the truth and following God is never wrong.
When my Dad was growing up, in the 60s and 70s, he said a lot of guys tried to become Amish so they wouldn’t get drafted.
I am not Amish but I grew up around Amish people and in my opinion it is a cult because you get shunned and are not accepted by the community/family if you leave. Although leaving is very hard for Amish people - i am so glad when people leave the Amish. 🙂💟😊
Thank you for sharing! Praise God He opened your eyes to the truth and thank you for shedding light on this. It helps me empathize with others who have this experience.
My wife was brought up in a Mormon offshoot known as The Community of Christ. The branch she belonged to is known as The Restorationist Branch. Their teachings emphasize a very austere interpretation of Scripture that penalizes people for experiencing anything joyful or good in this life, in favor of eternal joy in the Kingdom. Their teachings are deeply flawed, and their society is very cultish. As soon as she was old enough to do so, she got out. She won't go anywhere near them anymore, and has a general level of antipathy for anything involving the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Jr., and any flavor of Mormonism. I'm glad to see you got out when you did. I'd never known any of this about the Amish, and now I feel for them. To be so locked in human tradition that one doesn't even realize that they've ceased following Jesus must be heartbreaking. My wife and I now practice Messianic Judaism, and I spend a great deal of time studying Jesus' teachings from a Jewish perspective. The more I learn, the more I realize that I don't yet know enough. Keep studying, keep learning, and keep chasing after the Lord.
Just pray for your family daily and trust the lord Jesus to touch their hearts for the truth of the gospel message. Thanks for sharing ok. Hang in there. 🙏❤️❤️
Such a huge mission field right here in the USA. There are many Amish in central WI. We have a family in our church that are ex Amish, totally concur with you. God Bless and keep serving the Lord. Dean
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, the Word is God" gen. The truth will set you free, Jesus is the way, the truth and the life❤
you blessed girl to get away from the wrong mindset. to literally escape through the blood of Jesus Christ, how He cares for us and shows us compassion. I'm also from Ohio, near there but I'm so glad to know that God saves out of that! Keep going! Don't give up. I'm not Amish but had trouble w my parents and learned that God was my Father - adopted into His family.
God will honor you for choosing Him instead of “tradition”. Will be waiting to see and learn more from your videos.
You are strong and brave. The Lord is clearly with you!
Keep striving for perfection your an amazing angel 😇 from heaven God 🌹💕 has a lot great things to bless you with his knowledge and wisdom always keep the faith ❤️ and walk a straight line 🤚🏾👊🏾💯
Excellent presentation. So glad you found freedom in Jesus Christ.