I was driving to a doctors appointment in a neighboring city listening to a CD of someone teaching/preaching something was said that caught my attention after my appointment I started the CD over pen and paper in the front seat, I wrote it down. God gave me this scripture and I spent 24 hours wrestling with it. I sought council with any and everyone I could, at least 8 people. I was never satisfied from their response and the Lord remained silent. I was at work the next morning still on the pursuit of understanding God's intent. Mr. Howard the janitor at work came by my office and we talked I shared the scripture with him. Mr. Howard began explaining that this psalm told how God uses our sufferings to draw us closer to Him.
Within the hour my life caved in on me (24 hours) as it was happening I understood the hand of my Father. What a blessed thing it is to be loved. The passage read: Before I was afflicted I went astray now I hear His words. I had gone astray, there was a relationship I was in, I had separated from the fellowship the lord had delivered me into. I found fault in them so they would not look at me, I was the problem.
I justified my relationship with this woman. In my own head, this was the first relationship that did not start in passion we were friends first it was a year before I kissed her. The ugliest part was I would not profess God to her because I was afraid I would lose her. I chose her over Him and now I was being chastened, I pleaded with God. It was not right and I knew it, she and I went running the next morning I professed Him to her it made her angry. We ended that very morning.
My job changed I was told I was not happy in this department, the new position was seen by coworkers as lesser but I was where the Lord put me, my needs were met. I HEAR HIS WORDS!
On my first day of my new position I saw Mr. Howard across the parking lot I ran over and told him the story and we laughed. I felt joy in knowing He only chastens the ones He loves. In my new position I was able to study more and the Lord was teaching me how to pray I began to write prayer also I prayed for everybody it did not matter. People caught wind and would request for their families and friends anything they were burdened with. I still had issues with worship I bounced between different Church buildings. Nowhere did I belong. I was on my knees on a Sunday morning I was crying out to God.
HERE I AM LORD YOU HAVE REMOVED ME FROM EVERYTHING I DO NOT BELONG ANYWHERE
WHAT DO YOU WANT WHAT AM I TO DO?
I got into the shower, while I was drying off my phone rang it was my brother
(We have not spoken for a year) He ask me what I was doing I told him going to worship he said come and go with me I told him I was not ready he said he would wait. He and I talked and I thanked the Lord that he was sensitive to the Lords prompting. I stepped back into the fellowship the Lord had delivered me into in the beginning. I told the story you just read to the whole congregation. Prayers were answered praise was given and the Lord was Glorified
Within the hour my life caved in on me (24 hours) as it was happening I understood the hand of my Father. What a blessed thing it is to be loved. The passage read: Before I was afflicted I went astray now I hear His words. I had gone astray, there was a relationship I was in, I had separated from the fellowship the lord had delivered me into. I found fault in them so they would not look at me, I was the problem.
I justified my relationship with this woman. In my own head, this was the first relationship that did not start in passion we were friends first it was a year before I kissed her. The ugliest part was I would not profess God to her because I was afraid I would lose her. I chose her over Him and now I was being chastened, I pleaded with God. It was not right and I knew it, she and I went running the next morning I professed Him to her it made her angry. We ended that very morning.
My job changed I was told I was not happy in this department, the new position was seen by coworkers as lesser but I was where the Lord put me, my needs were met. I HEAR HIS WORDS!
On my first day of my new position I saw Mr. Howard across the parking lot I ran over and told him the story and we laughed. I felt joy in knowing He only chastens the ones He loves. In my new position I was able to study more and the Lord was teaching me how to pray I began to write prayer also I prayed for everybody it did not matter. People caught wind and would request for their families and friends anything they were burdened with. I still had issues with worship I bounced between different Church buildings. Nowhere did I belong. I was on my knees on a Sunday morning I was crying out to God.
HERE I AM LORD YOU HAVE REMOVED ME FROM EVERYTHING I DO NOT BELONG ANYWHERE
WHAT DO YOU WANT WHAT AM I TO DO?
I got into the shower, while I was drying off my phone rang it was my brother
(We have not spoken for a year) He ask me what I was doing I told him going to worship he said come and go with me I told him I was not ready he said he would wait. He and I talked and I thanked the Lord that he was sensitive to the Lords prompting. I stepped back into the fellowship the Lord had delivered me into in the beginning. I told the story you just read to the whole congregation. Prayers were answered praise was given and the Lord was Glorified
