This is a true Story of
something that happened to me when I was going
through a very difficult time in my life. It shows
the love and faithfulness of Our God. He promises he
will never leave us nor forsake us.
My late husband had only
been gone about a month and again I was feeling very
lonely and hopeless. Wondering what I was going to
do. Where I was going to live. How I was going to pay
the bills. Wishing he were here to give me the
answers. I felt utterly alone. Helplessness was
settling in on me like an iron blanket. I remember
thinking I had nothing to look forward to in life..
Here I was in mid life, and nothing to show for my
life. We had gotten rid of our home when Jeffrey got
sick, and moved in with his parents in another city.
He had wanted to go home to die. So loving him like I
did, we left all behind and moved. We took the
furniture we would need and got rid of the rest. Let
the house go back, and a stack of bills waiting to be
paid. We had his 2 youngest children that I had
absolutely fallen in love with, each other and our
faith.
Then there I was one
morning.........
No husband, no children, no
home, wondering what the point was... I felt to tired
and weary to start again. Sure I had tried to pray,
but I felt like God was far from me, so I was on my
own... well I just couldn't do it anymore. I wasn't
suicidal, but I sure was tired of living. My past had
not always been good. I had become an alcoholic at
the age of 14, and I was 25 before I finally got to
sobriety. Somehow though in small town USA, people
tend to keep their first opinion. It didn't matter
that I had been doing good for 14 years. My mind was
telling me because of all this, I had no hope. As I
sat there all wrapped up in my pity, allowing the
enemy to bring guilt and condemnation back on me, all
nicely packaged up with the grief I was already in...
the outlook didn't look very well I can tell you.
Then all of a sudden a Scripture welled up inside
me...
Psalm3:3 For thou, O Lord,
art a shield for me: my glory, and the lifter UP of
mine head.
It was so strong on the
inside of me all I could do was weep. Then I saw him.
As I watched him, he walked over to
me...................... placed my chin in his
hand................. and lifted up my head. Then ...
he gazed deep into my eyes smiled...... and walked
away.
That was a starting all
over place for me. When all is hopeless, He cares. He
will be your glory. You don't need to be popular, or
rich, to come out of your depression. All you need is
him. He will be your Glory. And that glory never
leaves. He will be the lifter UP of your head. Though
man may try persecute you, God will instead lift you
up. You can walk with confidence with your head held
high. When this happened I started seeing the Joy of
life again. You can't see the rainbow with your head
bent to the ground. All you need to do is call on his
name, Jesus. And he will lift up your head.
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