Well...I am writing this post with my sweet Mackinzie crawling in my lap and banging my head with the remote control. If I put her on the floor to play this early in the morning, she screams incessantly until I pick her up, so I am going to apologize early for any typos before I attempt to write anymore!
I don't know about you, but this video this week really "got" to me. Especially that part "to identify is to testify." My personal testimony is something that I struggle with sharing. You see, I have "dealt with my junk," but at the same time, I don't especially like to discuss the fact that, yes, I had junk...and at any moment, I may have more junk to deal with again! When Beth discussed, "trying to leave your past trials behind and attempting to forget that this past was a part of you" really hit home for me. I think that we can all relate to God's changing us from the inside out, and we want to live the life of the upward call. But this upward call is a call to transparency. If we can't relate to others, who on earth would want to be a part of this royal priesthood that God has given us. If we can't share God's redemption in our own lives, who on earth will grasp that they too could be redeemed!
So enough with my soapbox...here is our question for the week. It is taken from Day 1 on page 86.
"Has God ever allowed threat of trouble in your life to drive you to your knees. If so, what did you learn through the experience?"
Can't wait to read your responses!!
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This was a hard question for me!first thing i thought was ,thinking back to when i was much younger living in peru , we lived around a lot of terrorism , one time there were rummors that the terrorist were going to kidnap myself and my dad ! at the time i did not fully understand everything and was not told all the information for my safety , but now as an adult i look back and see that the Lord knew he wanted my parents there for a reason and also myself He protected us from harm that was all around me ,the second thing i thought was there have been several times when my health has not been so great! and i would think am i going to be a mom like i always wanted to be ? or not knowing , but that has gotten me to where i am today , totally grateful for every day that the Lord gives me here with my kids, husband,friends,and i just hope and pray that i will continually give Him the glory for my life .
one more thing guys ! sorry !!i think the thing that drove me to my knees per say , is that i was so comfortable with all these things happening in my life,and i just assumed that God would take care of it,or that i would be fine . I really did not Know God , Have a relationship with Him ! knowing him and being excited and thankful, grateful , that He is taking care of me, He dosnt have to He does it because He loves me
Wow...what a question this is for me. I have been driven to my knees many times over the past couple of years...literally sobbing before the Lord. Last year, right after Mackinzie was born, I went to two funerals of very close friends...within weeks of each other. Both deaths were sudden, extremely tragic, and very unexpected. I cried for many months straight, and being postpartum made it much more difficult to heal. "Why?" was the question that I could not get past. This year in general, has probably been one of the most difficult that I have lived thus far. But looking back, I can see God's grace and mercy even during the midst of the MANY storms. God is good all of the time and His character never changes. How wonderful it is that we have His throne to kneel before...what a comfort and a peace that He brings if we just ask! Praise Him!!
I have also been driven to my knees on many occasions through out my life from very young up until just recently. The addiction that my father had utlimately claiming his life when I was 11 years old. The struggle of a turbalent non-healthy 6 year relationship all through college and a little after and sadly he was killed in a car wreck shortly after the relationship ended.
The diagnosis and illness of my mother in 2004 and her death in 2005. And recently a very hard 2 year breakup. I have dealt with a lot of loss in my life. God has always got me through even if I wasnt that close to him at the time and I definetly would not be the person I am today if not for all the circumstances that I have dealt with. I couldnt have made it through with out God beside me and carrying me through. He is an awesome God and I am so elated to have a better and more close relationship with him now.
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