I would like to tell you all how wonderful our magnificent God really is. An unbelievable event happened to me back in April at a daily bible study at work I was attending, my friend read this passage that really moved me deeply. It was-
1PETER 3:12
FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE
ON THE RIGHTIOUS AND HIS EARS
ARE ATTENTIVE TO THEIR CRY
I was thinking, perhaps God does not hear my cry because I am by no means righteous! The passage moved me so deeply that I shared it with my wife and mother in Law. It was constantly on my mind through out the night and into the next day.
I was so sad wondering if He hears my cry. So much so that I wrote in my prayer journal;" Father please show me that I am in line with your will. I am foolish and unwise. I cannot see your hand in my life. Shout to me my God! I cannot recognize your subtle ways." I wrote this in tears and pain. I waited and looked for Him to no avail all the next day at work. I was severely depressed and felt alone and abandoned when I got home.
I decided to go to my room and turn on my computer and check in on this Christian Forum that I joined. I then noticed a private message in my PM box from a person in Lebanon named AllForJesus. It was a new guestbook entry. Upon opening it I almost fell out of my chair...It read
PSALM 35:15
THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE
ON THE RIGHTEOUS AND HIS
EARS ARE ATTENTIVE TO THEIR CRY
How in the world!!! The very passage I was agonizing over was in my PM box sent to me by the first friend I made on that site!!! I instantly was overcome with peace and joy knowing that my Father was indeed hearing my cries despite me lacking my own righteousness. He hears me because I have accepted Christ's righteousness in place of my own. For I am but a fool and unwise. He is all there is good in me and He took the time to touch me that day.
How amazing is His Grace? I went from tears of depression to tears of joy.This must be the 8th or 9th time this sort of thing has happened to me. Through all I have been through, My wife having cancer, us losing our home, alcoholism, pain pill addition, depression and anxiety. He has ALWAYS showed Himself in such unbelievable ways so that I would know without a doubt, He is there!
These little special events are events in which I can look back on and know without a doubt that He is who He says He is and He is there. Though these events carry no apologetic value, they are events that have cemented my faith in such a way that nothing can separate me from the Love of Christ. They are my moments that no one can devalue or take away no matter what storm I am enduring.
I strive to do His will out of my deep devotion and love for God. I recognize that I can never earn salvation through "being good" for I will never be good enough through my own attempted righteousness. How amazing is His grace? It is beyong words and understanding. I will sing if His love forever.
~Carried by Nail Pierced Hands
1PETER 3:12
FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE
ON THE RIGHTIOUS AND HIS EARS
ARE ATTENTIVE TO THEIR CRY
I was thinking, perhaps God does not hear my cry because I am by no means righteous! The passage moved me so deeply that I shared it with my wife and mother in Law. It was constantly on my mind through out the night and into the next day.
I was so sad wondering if He hears my cry. So much so that I wrote in my prayer journal;" Father please show me that I am in line with your will. I am foolish and unwise. I cannot see your hand in my life. Shout to me my God! I cannot recognize your subtle ways." I wrote this in tears and pain. I waited and looked for Him to no avail all the next day at work. I was severely depressed and felt alone and abandoned when I got home.
I decided to go to my room and turn on my computer and check in on this Christian Forum that I joined. I then noticed a private message in my PM box from a person in Lebanon named AllForJesus. It was a new guestbook entry. Upon opening it I almost fell out of my chair...It read
PSALM 35:15
THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE
ON THE RIGHTEOUS AND HIS
EARS ARE ATTENTIVE TO THEIR CRY
How in the world!!! The very passage I was agonizing over was in my PM box sent to me by the first friend I made on that site!!! I instantly was overcome with peace and joy knowing that my Father was indeed hearing my cries despite me lacking my own righteousness. He hears me because I have accepted Christ's righteousness in place of my own. For I am but a fool and unwise. He is all there is good in me and He took the time to touch me that day.
How amazing is His Grace? I went from tears of depression to tears of joy.This must be the 8th or 9th time this sort of thing has happened to me. Through all I have been through, My wife having cancer, us losing our home, alcoholism, pain pill addition, depression and anxiety. He has ALWAYS showed Himself in such unbelievable ways so that I would know without a doubt, He is there!
These little special events are events in which I can look back on and know without a doubt that He is who He says He is and He is there. Though these events carry no apologetic value, they are events that have cemented my faith in such a way that nothing can separate me from the Love of Christ. They are my moments that no one can devalue or take away no matter what storm I am enduring.
I strive to do His will out of my deep devotion and love for God. I recognize that I can never earn salvation through "being good" for I will never be good enough through my own attempted righteousness. How amazing is His grace? It is beyong words and understanding. I will sing if His love forever.
~Carried by Nail Pierced Hands