None Are So Deep In Sin That Christ Can’t Save Them & Restore Their Lives Ten Fold!!!!

This is a true story but the names have been changed to protect their anonymity.

Marion’s children were busy helping her prepare dinner as they eagerly awaited their dad’s arrival home from work. Their family had so much love you could see an aura shining off each of the family members.  When they walked down the street together they would remind me of a rainbow with their auras.

The children were well behaved, excellent students in school. All the neighbors liked having them around because they were always quick to help someone out if they were in need. Their parents had taught them well about showing respect for others.

One day the children came home from school and there was a silence they had never experienced before. Their dad was at work but there was no sign of their mom. She was usually in the kitchen preparing dinner and setting out a little snack for them.  They didn’t know what to do so they got a snack, sat down at the table and started on their homework; they knew mom would be home soon.  

Time went by and dad came home from work but still no mom. Dad panicked and started calling around to the police station to see if maybe she had been in an accident, but to no avail. He called the hospital, still nothing. Being at a loss as what to do, he decided to feed the children and just wait. He was afraid to leave the house in the event something bad did happen.

Marion appeared a couple of days later, reeking of booze and looking like a trollop who came from the streets of who knows where. She had fallen in love with Jack Daniels the day she disappeared and he became number one in her life.  She walked away from her family; booze controlled her life for many years and took her too many places she never would have gone, leading her to do many things she never would have done if she were sober. She now lived on the evil side of life, a life filled with pain and a loneliness she had never known.

After many years of beating her head against the wall and crying out to God for help, the Lord answered her prayers. She wound up going to a meeting at the local Salvation Army where some of the people grabbed her by the arm and took her to a 12 step meeting and they never let go of her. Day after day the old Marion started to return, the part with the beautiful smile, the kind and loving soul, the shining eyes. The more she worked the steps the more her insides were cleaned out, the more the beauty from within came through.

She worked hard to change her life and God rewarded her greatly. It took a many years of sobriety for her children to come back into her life.  Today she gets to spend time with her children and grandchildren. To her that was the greatest gift ever, and I would have to agree.

She finds peace in her simplistic life today. Her happiness comes from serving God and serving others on a daily basis. Today her first love is the Lord Jesus Christ. If your life is like Marion’s was call upon the Lord and he will show you the way to a new life.

Study the book of John in the New Testament and find out how much God loves you. Give your life to the Lord Jesus Christ and let Him love you back to health.

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Laughter, Hugs, Giving to Others, Gifts My Friend Andrew Shared Even in Rough Times

She sat in the big vacant building alone, tears streaming down her cheeks. Her friend Andrew had just left and had told her the bad news that he didn’t have much longer to live, that he had cancer.

She knew better than to ask the Lord why. She trusted the Lord and knew that he always worked all things out for the good of all his children that loved Him even though it didn’t always appear that way. At least there was a tinge of peace because she knew Andrew felt the same way she did.

Andrew was a big man with a gentle spirit. He had a wonderful warm smile and hugs for all. I guess if you knew him you would just have to call him a cuddly bear. When someone was in pain he would tell them to give it to Jesus and then send them off to help someone else, which was exactly what he would do when he was hurting and in pain, in fact he was on his way to help someone now.

The reason he had come to talk to me that morning is because he was struggling about telling his son about the cancer.  They had just gotten back together after years of separation due to alcohol and drug abuse by both Andrew and his ex wife. Andrew and I prayed together and he knew he had to tell his son because he didn’t know how many days he had left and we concluded they should have as much quality time as possible.

Andrew and his son were both hit hard at the news of the cancer, but Andrew was grateful that he was sober and was able to see that his son was placed in a good home that was not drug filled but had a spiritual environment.  They both spent Andrew’s last days living them to the fullest, doing things they wanted to do, playing, laughing a lot but mostly they were on the front lines helping others because that brought them both the most peace and joy.

When Andrew went home to be with his Father the church was packed with people. Andrew was just one of God’s street people that did his very best to serve the Lord to the fullest in his recovery. He touched so many lives people were amazed. I am sure if Andrew would have known how many lives he had touched, he would have said it was not me but it was the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise Him.

Andrew, you are loved and you are missed. 

Easter Wish Repeated--A Letter To My Daughter!

This is one of the first piece I ever wrote and I thought it is time for it to re run because the special lady could probably use another boost and I know she tends to forget things, just like her mom. This is my Easter card to you even though it is the second time around.

Love you, Mom.

This is for a very special person who needs a lift today. She has been going through some very rough times lately but through it all she has shown strength of character and she has hung on to her faith in God, and continues to rejoice in Him. I am so very proud of her. Ah if only I had half of what she has I would be a much better person.

Dear Michelle,

I just wish I were more poetic and better able to express myself and my feelings. I am grateful for your forgiveness of me and my actions, and for that I thank you. Having you in my life has been one of the most perfect and spiritually enhancing parts of my life. I don’t regret one moment of our lives. Please don’t be too hard on yourself, my moral standards were not the greatest and you weren’t always raised in the greatest of environments. I will make no excuses for that, I know that God has forgiven me and I know He has forgiven you. I must say when God’s word says the reason my people suffer and die is due to lack of knowledge, I so understand that today. I believe that the greatest devastation in one’s life is emotional and I know that I caused great emotional harm in your life and for that I am truly sorry.

I know that you are having and really rough time right now and rightfully so considering your current circumstances. Try hanging onto Matthew, Chapter 5 and Psalms 91. I pray that His peace and His joy will totally overtake you.

Most of all I wanted to let you know how much I love you and how proud I am of you. I pray that you will let God carry you through these troubling times.

Love

Mom

P.S It is really hard for me not to preach, must come from my Grandmother.

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Is It Possible To Overcome Depression, Panic Attacks, Fear, Etc In Our Lives?

Have you ever watched people who struggle with depression, panic attacks, fear, etc? I find it amazing that some of them can even manage to go from one day to the next. If you watch these people you can see how so many of them allow fear to devour and rob them of their very lives, yet many of them claim to be happy and content just the way they are. I have a hard time understanding how they can live that way but it is in trying to acquire understanding about their situation that I am able to get through my own depression and draw closer to God.

Lately I’ve been fighting off the funk of depression and it is a real struggle because I’ve always been such an upbeat person. It used to be that when I would get knocked down I’d get up and go another round until I succeeded, however, the depression I’m experiencing now is caused by a disease I have in my brain in which the spark plugs don’t fire quite right. The Dr. is in the process of adjusting my medication but it takes time. This minor setback has given me a new understanding and much greater empathy for people who have clinical depression. Clinical depression is much different than people, who sit around and feel sorry for themselves, and it can usually be controlled by medication if taken the way it is prescribed, but make no mistake about it, it is very real.

Going through this depression has been good for me because it has made me get back into the scriptures more and has softened my heart towards people with depression. Proverbs 4 talks about acquiring wisdom and understanding and the softening of your heart. It is in trying to gain wisdom we acquire understanding and from that comes peace. It is not my peace but a peace that only the Lord can give His peace.

I try to remember to praise God daily. When I do he restores His joy within me. There are many scriptures about giving praise to the Lord. A good one for me today was Psalms 105:1-5. I find my healing in praise to Him.

If you or someone you know is going through depression, clinical or otherwise, seek medical help and consider seeking the wisdom of God, because through His wisdom comes healing.