Sis. Sabrina at age 18

Sis. Sabrina, Glen Russell, Sis. Darla

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copyrighted by Sabrina Smith.

I feel led of the Lord to give my testimony, since I have already told the testimonies of the others before me. I know that I don't have a moving testimony like some of the elders, but I pray that you can get something edifying from the telling of it.

I, Sabrina Ann Smith, was born on March 1, 1985 to William Russell Smith and Darla Jean Polnack Smith. My dad at the time claimed to be a Christian, but not long after he quit attending church and fell deep into sin. I was, for the most part, raised away from any denomination or preaching. To understand where my dad is, you need to understand he was raised Baptist. He still believes he is going to Heaven, because his name is written in some church book somewhere. I, praise the Lord, am glad to say that my name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life! 

Right before I prayed to be born again I met several of the young people from the church at Eunice, New Mexico. They were all so friendly, even though they knew I was lost. The Lord spoke to me in the strangest way. I was eating with the young people at McDonalds (we had just went to the Abilene, Texas zoo), when I saw a lady putting lipstick on. The Lord said, "Why do you want to impress her? She is going nowhere. Look at these young people. They are headed for Heaven." My, I was really startled at that, I had never thought about where people were headed in life. I went home and told Grandma Polnack that I understood now, Holiness people lived like they did to get to Heaven! I wanted that so bad. After visiting a Holiness church a few times I realized that I needed to get the experiences for myself, and prayed that the Lord would save me. Oh what a wonderful feeling! My burdens were lifted, and I felt like I could fly...soar even.

The Lord had been dealing with me about many things I did. I did not do many of the sinful things like the world, but I did try to look like them. I wanted to "fit in". Ha! What was I thinking? I had cut my hair just below my ears, just trying to look "in style". After the Lord saved me I became very ashamed of my hair. The hair is a woman's glory, and mine was almost completely gone! The Lord spoke to me, and said that if I would put it up in a bun (what a little bun it was too!), he would cause it to grow as long as it was before I cut it. (which was very long) Two years later my hair reaches almost to my waist. Also, I  would wear makeup to cover up a birthmark I had on my forehead. One day the Lord told me, "God made man in his own image, he thinks you are beautiful. Why then do you hide your face behind a mask?" I had never thought of makeup as a mask, but then again it was. So I quit using the makeup, and God removed my birthmark! Halleluiah! What the Lord does he does well!

The Lord has healed me many times. I had a really bad back injury, that caused me to lay around all day. I finally prayed and asked the Lord to heal whatever was out of place. The next day I was up, and the pain had left. Another time, I had real bad migraines (it runs in the family), and one day I could not stand the pain anymore. I said, "Lord help me!" And the Lord replied, "Ask and you shall receive." So I told him, "Lord heal me from these headaches, I don't want them ever again!" He said, "Rise up, receive your healing!" I stood up out of bed, and the power of God rushed through me, taking the pain out as it went out the top of my head. The Lord healed me completely, and I have not had a migraine since.

In December 2002 I had to go for a checkup at the doctor before I could enroll in college. I had not been to the doctor since I was a little girl. The doctor listened to my heart, and said, "Did you know you have a heart murmur?" Why of course I did not know! The doctor said it could cause me to die suddenly if it was as serious as he thought, because I was so young. He ordered tests, and I called up all my family. Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, I wanted them all to pray! When I finally went in for tests the results came back that I was healthy. Heart murmur? Sure, but not caused by anything. Just an abnormal heart beat. Well hey, I always knew that I was abnormal.

In January 2003, after we moved to Eunice, New Mexico, I felt like I had broken some of my ribs while trying to move my bookshelf. The pain was unbearable. I could not lay in one position very long. After the swelling went down you could see where they were cracked. I prayed that the Lord would take the pain away, and not long after  that they were completely healed.

I feel like I need to praise to Lord for all the many times he has protected me, and members of my family, from snake bites. We have a ranch in the middle of nowhere Texas, which is just crawling with rattlesnakes. I have seen them around my Grandparents house as well, and Grandpa Polnack has killed many snakes at both places. (more than he cares to count) Also, when I was thirteen and fourteen we lived in the country on 30 acres, and we killed a rattlesnake for every month we lived there. The first rattlesnake was in our car garage, and I was feeding the cats right next to the snake a few minutes before it was found. Then, I walked upon a rattlesnake in the yard, while wearing sandals, and had to yell for someone to come kill it. Also, I picked up a board one time, and a rattlesnake was under it. And yet another time, I found a rattlesnake in the chicken yard, and killed it with a metal fence post. I praise the Lord that he kept me safe all those times, and all the times that a snake was near and I did not even know it! Once Mother walked right over a rattlesnake, stepping on it. It was the hand of the Lord that protected her that day.  

The Lord's people are a peculiar people. The other day, while we were walking to the park, a pickup pulled up beside us. A nice looking man leaned out and said, "Are you Holiness folks?" Praise the Lord! I had been asked if I was Mennonite, Oneless, Pentecostal, but this was the first time a stranger asked if I was Holiness. Our answer? "Yes sir!" Turns out he was a Holiness preacher from Georgia, holding a revival in Midland, Texas. He was just passing through Eunice, and saw us walking. The Lord had his hand in it all. The Brother's wife said she was so glad to "see someone like us". 

Peculiar, Holiness, what a wonderful people! Sure, we don't all believe exactly the same. However, we are all trying to serve the Lord. You can tell a lot about a person by their spirit, and true Holiness folks have a wonderful spirit about them. My church family at Trinity Holiness Church in Eunice, means as much to me as my blood family. This is such a great way to live!