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How God Saved My Friend

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Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to share a wonderful experience I had a month or so ago. I give all the credit to God on this. ^_^ Don't want to think about what could have happened had it not been for Him.

Awhile back a good friend of mine got dumped from a serious relationship. She was not taking it well at all, and was incredibly depressed. I was just about to go to sleep when something compelled me to check my cell phone. I noticed she'd tried to call me. Due to how late it was, I texted her to see what was up. All she said back was "I'm going to kill myself tonight". Okay, so I completely freaked when I saw that. Sent her a bunch of frantic messages trying to get her to stop, and wasn't getting a reply. So I prayed. I prayed that He would stop her, and that He would give me the words to say that would help her. Then I gave the situation to Him and tried to relax in the knowledge He'd help.

Well, out of no where I remembered something I had heard a few days before from a sermon I'd been watching online. Had to do with suicide, and what had made the pastor decide not to go through with it as a youth. It just clicked in my mind, and I used the though he had in my own words. You know what? It worked! She agreed to wait untill we at least could speak the next day, and thanked me..telling me she was going to go off and pray. ^_^! Nothing else I was saying was getting through, untill He reminded me of that.

Even more amazing is that to this day I don't know how I found that sermon. I went back later that day to watch the rest and couldn't find the page anywhere, just a bunch of others. I fully believe God guided me to watch that for the sole purpose that I would be able to save my friend's life a few days later. She still thanks me for it, and says had it not been for me (and God) she wouldn't be here anymore.

Isn't He just amazing?

:amen:

Blessings and Love,
Sarah