JOURNEY OF FAITH AND LOVE

I guess the best way to describe my spiritual journey is to give a little testimony. It all began on a very hot day in July 1953. The day was the hottest of summer, or so my mother told me on many occasions. It was Sunday, a perfect day for my birth.

I grew up in church but that does not mean I was a Christian it simply means I got a great foundation for my future life in Jesus Christ. I went to parochial school through eighth grade. My life between that time and April 22, 1980 were just passing time as I paid my dues in church.

The day I met my Savior was a day like none other. I was working on my Sunday school lesson and the Spirit nudged me with the last question. It was more than a nudging, it was convicting, but that is the office of the Holy Spirit to convict a person to true faith in Jesus Christ. The question was “If I had to die for my faith today, could I?” It was a true/false question. It was the fact I couldn’t answer true to that question that brought me face to face with my Lord Jesus Christ. The joy was immediate and fulfilling.

The journey began that day, and I’m still on that journey. Oh, I’ve wandered from the path on several occasions when my listening ear was paying more attention to my will instead of His, but overall it’s been a journey of faith and love like no other.

I’m a Christian, it doesn’t matter which church I go to as long as the Word is taught, and it is the infallible Word of God. I believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, and every word relevant for today as much as the day it was written. I believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit as indicated in 1 Corinthians 12. I believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. I believe in the rapture of the church, and that the day of Tribulation is closer than we might think, but we’ll know when it happens. I believe prayer changes things, so I have dedicated my life to making a difference through prayer.

I love God, I love reading His Word, which brings me close to Him, and I love to pray. I love being with other believer’s. I love praise and worship to my King and my Creator, and I love to listen to the Word being preached, or taught. Whatever will bring me close to the heart of God is what I’m after.

I can’t get enough of my Savior and my Lord, and I praise my God for the gift He gave me to write so I can continue His message through fictional stories or devotions that bring out the love of God through everyday situations. I am His and whatever medium He wants to use me in whether fiction, devotion, article, poetry, I will do my best for Him. This is a journey, and I’m taking it hand in hand with my Savior by my side.

Valerie Jean

Excellent entry!
This story also harkens me back to the parable Jesus tells in Luke 14 16-35, especially with the sending out of the invitations to the "least" among them, for pretty much the same reason. Not only were they to be the eternal witnesses, but the celebrants of the greatest of all possible birthday parties.

It does look like you had some Dad-Time, indeed! Congratulations!

Blessings,

Budroe

i hope u have a blessed day.

No apologies are needed for being yourself. It's your blog and your choice of what and how you want to post things. Revealing your true self even when you're feeling vulnerable shows you are human with emotions just as God designed you to be.

I am truly sorry that you've lost all that you had worked on, these computers can sometimes be a blessing and a curse.

Here to many more pleasant days at work with understanding customers.

Valerie, I am so glad that I stumbled across your blog! WOW, I've been backtracking reading it, and you're an awesome writer.

I can relate to so much that you've written, and know that you're not alone in hating your job, there are so many others who hate theirs too. It is hard to pray about things like that but just know if it's important to you, it's important to God so give him your burdens about it.

Just an FYI if another cranky customer calls wanting to know where the gas cap is, tell them to look at the symbol of the gas tank on the dashboard and most likely it will show you whichever side the nozzle is, that's typically the side of the car the gas tank is. It's not 100% accurate but on most models it is.

God bless and I hope you have a better night tonight and just know you are doing an important job! Keep up the great work and the awesome writing!

Thanks for visiting my blog. A pleasure to return the visit.

I'm hoping we'll have no more snow this winter as I've seen enough to last me a lifetime. Not succeeded in achieving anything on the home front either. I'll use my heavy cold as an excuse.

I admire your dedication to your writing. I have several novels in my head, but that's as far as they get sadly. I'd love some alone time though.

Happy New Year!

My husband and I are sports fanatics, but I think he likes college football just a bit more than I do. Our DVR is full of games that he likes to review every Saturday.

I am truly hoping that I can find the right church this year. Last year I went to one that I thought was wonderful in the beginning but it just became stressful and the people were really standoffish. As far as being blessed though, I certainly know I am and I pray for others to be this year also!

I love #6. I just got a new book that is going to help me a lot this year and the bottom line is exactly what you have described in that statement. I have so much work to do, but I am going to keep reading your blog because it is truly an inspiration. I hope you have a wonderful New Year!

Always,
Nicole

Hi Valerie,

Your testimony is beautiful and your journal entries are a true inspiration to writers, encouragement to believers such as myself and a strong witness to nonbelievers. This lovely witness for Christ effects more than you know. Thank you very much.

Your Sister in Christ,
~ Kasia

:)

I am having a glorious time together with you and the other adventurers, Valerie. Thanks for making it such a grand adventure!

I'm holding at about 14K, but am looking forward to a mad writing weekend! :) I hope yours goes well, and is filled with the abundant blessings of the God we know and love.