| My family and I just watched the movie, "Facing the Giants". It's a definate MUST SEE!!! I could totally relate to this coach, not that I'm a coach or understand his loses on the football field....but I at one time understood the loses of life in general. When Matt and I got married, and decided to have children, our luck was not good. You see, lets start from early on.....and I will try not to babble on, but when you get to the end, you will understand that our God is sooooo incredibly awesome, that I can't help but share our story. When I was 5 yrs. old, I accepted Christ as my Savior. I've attended church all my life, and as I got older and made choices, (not neccessarily good ones), I still assumed God was a big part of my life simply because. When Matt and I started going through the medical process to have children, it was hard, because it was a "let down" after "let down". Four times to be exact! The Dr. sat us down and told us he would try one more time. (seeing the usually only try 3 times, and we had already tried 4) That Sunday morning on our way to church, I began to have a SILENT one-on-one with God. I was angry, and I couldn't understand why he was doing this to us. He had always been a part of my life......but you see.....I had not ALWAYS been a part of his! Wow....that's deep huh? I never made a habit of getting on my knees, or putting my nose in his book, I only went to him when I NEEDED HIM! That's not how it should've been and I'm ashamed of that. I asked God that morning to speak to me in some way that would make me understand what I needed to do. During church the pastor had a great message, and friends of ours who sing, got up and sang a song that will never leave my mind. "Cast All Your Cares On Jesus." I felt the Lord speaking to me, and when the pastor got up to do the invitation, I KNEW he was speaking to me. Unlike the normal "Come forward if you don't know Christ", this was a different invitation. The pastor said, "I have a feeling there is someone out there that is struggling and has a heavy burden....won't you bring it to the altar this morning?" Matt and I went to the altar and the pastor came to us and asked what we needed. We shared our situation and he opened scripture and read to us and prayed with us. I left that altar in tears, yet relieved....like a tons of bricks were lifted off my shoulders. I had no worries, no fears, I knew I was leaving for God to deal with, and I trusted in him and his will for our lives. TWO weeks later, I found out we were expecting.....and the rest is history! NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD!!!! I just felt compelled to share that with you all, and if you've read this far, I am glad! I hope you know that God is on your side if you let him and give him your time regularly. He loves you! |
