Jesus Satisfies the Longing Soul

The Lord has been reminding me of things from years ago and it has been an encouragement to my heart. It is good to be reminded of where we came from, of what the Lord has brought us through even when we weren't considering God at all.

Many years ago I was in desperate situation and I came to the place I believed if I didn't make some changes things could be tragic. I did make a change and it brought some relief but the situation wasn't completely resolved. Months later I was at a crossroad and I didn't know what to do; I didn't know how to go forward; I didn't know what was right, and no one could help me to know what was right. I knew little about the Lord Jesus, let alone have a personal relationship with Him or the Father, but I know now, the Lord put a prayer in my heart and about 11:00 one night I said to God:

Consider Jesus

Oftentimes, in our walk with the Lord we will find ourselves in situations that test our faith and our love and that is the purpose for them. We may think we have been taken advantage  of or we have been treated unjustly: “How can you talk to me that way?” How can you treat me that way?” Why did you say that about me, you know that’s not true!” “I’ve done nothing to deserve that!” or whatever the circumstance is. I certainly understand those feelings, I have been there and I’m going to share a little about one of those times here.

Talking of His Mighty Power!

Psalm 145 tells us to talk of the power of God, to make known His mighty acts…so I would like to do that—tell of His power working in my life. We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony and we love not our lives unto death (Rev. 12:11) and who doesn’t want to overcome? I initially posted this testimony a few weeks ago on Facebook and am sharing again here.

No Pain!

My husband was a carpenter and general contractor and sometime in 1990 or 1991 he was injured at work.  After seeing the X-rays of his back, his physician told him he would need surgery. We had no medical insurance and when the physician learned that, he wasted little time in telling him he couldn’t help him and sent him to University Hospital where they would take cases without insurance and set payment according to a sliding scale. The surgeon, who examined him and reviewed his X-rays, told him he couldn’t help him either. He told him he would need to find another line of work and learn to manage the pain; we were somewhat discouraged.