"Everything I thought was going well, started going wrong."

I was a liar. I had five lovers at the same time. My wife became suspicious but because she was so focused on her work, she ignored it.

We were in retail business and we were successful. We were living a life of achievements and having expensive cars. We had employees to take care of the house and the children.

I thought I was something special, I was handsome and I didn’t think those lovers wanted my money, but in special occasions, they were expecting gifts from me.

Everything that I was doing wrong, all those nights out with other women eventually brought consequences. My business started to suffer, I fell behind on car payments, which is something that never happened before and I began delaying employee’s wages.

Everything I thought was going well, started going wrong. I no longer had the mindset to run my business or manage my affairs with other women. We started taking out loans, thinking they would solve the problem, but things only got worse.

We lost control of everything until we sold our shops, cars and owed more than 800,000 pesos. My wife became bed ridden and unable to work. Doctors found out all sorts of illnesses coming out of nowhere that she ended up taking eight medications a day. We had already spent everything and she was still ill.

One day, I thought that I was the problem, and that I had caused all of this. Until I watched a program from the Universal church. There was a Bishop speaking about placing everything on the Altar and be assured that those problems would become testimonies.

After attending the Universal church, I realized that my wife wasn't the one who was sick. In fact, I was the one who needed healing and deliverance. Within three months and a half, my wife was healed and it reached a point that she no longer needed any medication at all.

I also learned to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and the desire to know God grew inside of me. After confessing everything to my wife, a peace came over me immediately, and she forgave me.

I participated in a Campaign of Israel, made my sacrifice and climbed on the Altar. I came down as a different person and God confirmed to me that He is with me, and that I am His son. That’s when I received the Holy Spirit.

We both sought the restoration of our love life. At the Love Therapy seminars, we learned how to communicate, agree and be united in all things. After the spirit of love came into my life, I began to see my wife differently. I fell in love with her more than at the beginning. In fact, even today, I am still deeply in love.

My wife also received the Holy Spirit. From the failed retail business that went bankrupt, we were able to open two shops again. We no longer delay employee’s wages. When I emptied myself, I started to have inner peace, which for me is better than having a lot of money.

— Joao Vieira