Amaury's Testimony: The Dream That Led Him to Jesus

Amaury is 23 years old. He comes from a non-Christian family and had never really heard about Jesus. He describes himself as someone very down-to-earth: "if I don't see it, I don't believe it." And yet, a little over a year ago, his life turned upside down. Here is his testimony, just as he shared it in front of the church.

A shell built on pain

Before meeting Jesus, Amaury constantly underestimated himself. He put himself last, avoided the spotlight, refused to speak up. "I was someone very closed off," he says. Despite the weight he carried inside, he wouldn't let himself open up, afraid of burdening the people around him.

This pattern took hold at a specific moment: the loss of his grandfather. People around him kept repeating small phrases that carried a heavy weight: "You're a man, stay strong, don't cry, be there for the others." From that point on, he built a shell, convinced he had to push forward in silence, stay solid for others, and let his wounds pile up inside.

The result: a deep struggle to trust anyone, impossible expectations placed on himself and others, and friendships he let slip away at the smallest mistake. What he truly lacked was an outstretched hand: one that could be there without judging, without feeling crushed by the weight he was afraid to hand over.

The first steps toward church

A little over two years ago, Amaury met a Christian family who walked alongside him in his first steps of faith. He attended his first services, but it wasn't easy: he couldn't quite understand how someone could worship like that. He came to church mostly to keep this family company, without really being interested himself. True to his down-to-earth nature, if he hadn't seen it or experienced it, it didn't exist for him.

One thought kept coming back: "Jesus did this for the world, but why would he have done it for me? I don't deserve this. I'm not even a Christian, I don't even have the right to be here."

The dream that changed everything

One evening, while staying with this Christian family, Jesus revealed himself in a very concrete way: through a dream.

Amaury found himself in a scene that resembled Jesus' last supper. Not with the twelve disciples, but with loved ones, with friends. Everything in the dream was very clear, except for one detail: he couldn't hear anything. He could see people talking, but no sound reached him. At the end of the meal, just as everyone was leaving, Jesus called out to him. He smiled at him, radiating a deep peace, and placed a Bible in his hands.

A striking detail: in the dream, Jesus' face was that of Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays him in the series The Chosen. Yet Amaury had never seen him in his life. He would only discover him afterward.

The next day, he tried to set the dream aside, telling himself he had simply gotten swept up in the Christian atmosphere around him. But weeks later, the dream remained just as vivid, just as powerful in his mind.

Meeting the pastor and taking a step of faith

Shortly after, the baptism of Eleonore, Naila, and Guillaume stirred something in him. He felt a deep need to talk about it, to ask his questions. He decided to go see Quentin, the pastor. He hadn't dared bring it up with the family who had welcomed him, afraid of saying the wrong thing or upsetting them.

The journey was long. "Quentin can vouch for this: we went around in circles quite a bit on certain points," he admits. But that journey bore fruit.

In mid-September, on an ordinary Sunday, Quentin was preaching. Before communion, he added one more sentence than usual. That sentence made Amaury understand: "Yes, you too can accept the Lord. The Lord made this sacrifice for you too." He stood up and took communion.

That same evening, he spent a long time in prayer with the Lord. He asked forgiveness for many things, for many sins. And he felt an incredible peace within him: a peace that didn't depend on his circumstances, but that came from inside. Something was changing in him.

The trials that followed his step of faith

Amaury lived through two incredible weeks. He felt the presence of the Lord fully, a real inner joy. He told himself: "This is it, everything is falling into place, here we go."

But the trials came quickly. In early October, he learned his work contract would not be renewed. A month and a half without a job followed.

He doubted. He questioned God: "Lord, I take my step of faith, I hand you my life and my heart, and you put this in my path right now? I don't understand." He grew discouraged at times. But despite not understanding, he didn't let go of God. He kept praying, sometimes without words, sometimes with a lot of anger, sometimes with tears.

After a month and a half, a new door opened with a new job. Looking back, Amaury understands that God had not abandoned him. On the contrary, God was teaching him to trust him in a different way, without leaning on his own strength, without believing he was in control of his own life.

Baptism and inner battles

The two weeks before his baptism were especially difficult. Amaury went through intense inner battles. Some struggles he thought he had won long ago came back stronger than before.

He puts it this way: following Jesus doesn't mean the absence of struggle, quite the opposite. But the difference is that he is no longer alone. For the first time, he faces these battles with Jesus. "Walking with him doesn't mean leaning on your own strength, but learning to depend on him."

What Jesus changed in him

Since meeting Jesus, Amaury's life has changed profoundly. He, who never used to speak up, now opens up in front of an entire church. Every day, he discovers he can experience peace and joy. He is becoming more open, more smiling, more sociable.

He feels God's love transforming the way he thinks and lives. His anger is fading, his patience is growing. He is beginning to build real self-worth, not through his own strength, but through the grace God gives him. "It's not just me changing: it's Jesus at work in me."

One verse accompanies him in a special way: Luke 1:37 · "For nothing spoken by God is impossible." Amaury holds on to this, because he never imagined any of this. Standing today before a congregation to speak about his faith is, for him, already proof that nothing is impossible for God.

Key takeaways

• Faith doesn't always begin with clear theology, but sometimes with an encounter, a dream, a sentence, an unexpected moment.
• Feeling unworthy ("I don't deserve this," "I don't even have the right to be here") is a common obstacle. The cross is precisely for those who don't deserve it.
• A step of faith doesn't erase trials. It changes the person going through them: you're no longer alone.
• Depending on God isn't being passive; it's letting go of the illusion of control.
• Transformation is gradual: openness, peace, patience, self-worth rooted in grace.

Going further

• Is there a shell you've been carrying since a painful event? What might God want to touch there?
• Who has been (or could be) that "outstretched hand" without judgment that Amaury talks about, for you?
• When a trial hits right after a step of faith, how do you react? Anger, doubt, silence, prayer?
• In what area of your life do you still think you're in control, when Jesus is inviting you to trust him instead?
• If you had to tell how God changed your life, where would you start?

Verses cited

• Luke 1:37 · "For nothing spoken by God is impossible."

FAQ

Does God really speak through dreams today?

Amaury's testimony shows that God can use a dream to reveal himself to someone, especially someone who doesn't yet know him. Scripture, however, remains the written reference for discernment: a genuine dream will never contradict what God has already said. In Amaury's case, the dream led him to open a Bible, seek out a pastor, and accept Jesus' sacrifice.

Why do trials often show up right after a decision for Christ?

Amaury experienced exactly that: two weeks of joy, then a job loss, then inner battles right before his baptism. Faith doesn't shield you from difficulties. What changes is that the believer now goes through them with Jesus, no longer alone. The trial becomes a place of learning: depending on God instead of relying on your own strength.

How do you take the first step when you don't feel "Christian enough" to come to church?

Amaury thought exactly that: "I don't even have the right to be here." Church isn't a club for perfect people, it's a place where you come just as you are. Like him, you can come along with a friend, ask a pastor your questions, listen, and let Jesus do the rest.