During a time in my life where I was chair bound, I became really depressed and feeling quite like I wasn't being useful to my family or to God. It was while all this was happening, that God started touching my heart about writing. I wrote, edited, and published my first book, and then thought I was done. However, God had other plans. He touched my heart about starting this weekly devotion on facebook, and now I'm adding it here. I hope it is as much an encouragement to you as it is to me!
All scripture taken from the King James Version of the Bible.
Great point! I agree that our parents are the window into the past, into the values and traditions of the ones who've gone before us. If we don't learn the stories of our past, they die.
That is an amazing story! We often wonder why bad things happen in this world, but it is not because of God. It is because of sin and free will. Like you said, it was God that made the impossible situation become a possible escape. Great testimony!
I am the proof that God does, in fact, have a sense of humor, He takes great pleasure in playing little tricks on me. He lets me wander around in any direction the wind may blow. Then when I least expect to find him/her (I sometimes think God is female) I am confronted by the awesome works of wonder that can only be explained by divine providence.
It's like he says, "go ahead, explore all you can be, seek as you will." Until, I finally get to a point where he wants me to be, and then comes the explosion of blinding insight, and some marvel is revealed to me. Then I hear his voice saying, "Now, smarty-pants, explain this!"
He did it this past year. When he took me to the very depths of hell, and there, he made me hold the broken bodies of innocent children and watch them die. He made me bury them with my hands bleeding, my face cracking from the stain of dried tears. He made me question why, I, or anyone, would ever believe in his existence.
Then with my soul broken, my heart beyond any possibility of believing in anything divine, He answered a single whispered prayer. On a moonless night, while completely surrounded by men of evil, He delivered me, the two angels he posted beside me and seven orphans to safety. Our escape was not possible but for the hand of God. So, I came home, still broken, more confused than ever. Save for one thing, I now know for sure that God does exist.
I don’t know why he takes such joy in my confusion but I try to keep my promise to him anyway that I will never take anything he provides for granted. Including the people he sends for me to meet. I don’t know if the reason is for me to console them, or if he sends them to comfort me. I just do as I promised and tell them that they are important and that they matter. Then I encourage them to do the same for those around them. So there, that is the truth of my poking at you this morning. To tell you that you’re blessed, because that is what he told me to say, now, if he would just teach me how to say it better.
Joey's Spring has Sprung - You are very right. And though I didn't thank God for them on this post, I do thank Him for them and my daughter daily. I also thank them profusely. It used to be that I was the one doting on them and serving then, but then I was struck with sudden disability. And while my husband treats me like a queen, I believe it's because I allow him to be the king of our home. And I can only do that because we both put God first in everything. Thank you for this amazing insight!
Wise words, and something we all should think about, one comment as to S.P.A.G. in your title shouldn't "Though" be "Thou."
Second, you did not include thanking God for the devotion of Husband and son, who apparently wait on you in the mornings. Most days, I serve my wife her breakfast, but I understand that while roles are changing in many households around the world, and we move toward a matriarchal society. Still it is uncommon for it not to be the woman tending the domestic needs of the family. So you appear to be blessed with their care. I think one should never forget those who do for us. God loves us unconditionally and will understand if we forget to give him thanks for his gifts. But we poor mortals are frail we need to be remembered least we feel taken for granted. Not judging, just saying you sound pretty lucky.
I pray God will forgive me poking a bit of fun at you. I think he will. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let me see these words from one of his favor children.
Yes we shud folow and respect all of God's comandments out of love for Him. And we live safer more peaceful lives if we do. Kudos for an aweinspiring essay.
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Marci,
This post made me think of a man named Harris III, he is a Christian illusionist. I watched him on Daystar, and as he performs, he talks about deceit and what God has to say about it. Anyway, I think it's great that you have such a close and authentic relationship with your children
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