Romans
8: 38-39
For
I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor
powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height not depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Although
I have MS and Crohn’s Disease, life has not managed to pull me down. God constantly puts something or someone in
my life to help me through, no matter how much I try to be strong on my
own. On my own, I usually fail.
I
have always been very active. I loved to
cook, clean, participate in sports, dance and generally stay busy. The more I became less able to do these
things, the deeper I would sink into a dark place called depression. Many times God would reach down and hand me a
flashlight. It helped to show me that
God is always ready to help His children.
No
matter what I go through, I know that God is with me and nothing and no one can
come between us. This took me a long
time to realize. I have never felt that
God could love me and Jesus would give His life for me. I never did not believe this. My problem was not accepting this. In that state of mind, there is no peace.
I
have had many pitfalls in my life. I
know that you have also. I was not
raised to turn to God when things happened and I never had the belief that He
would.
Some
people are so wrapped up in their power that they only depend on their own
opinion. This has got to be a lonely
place when something goes wrong. I
cannot imagine not at least having the belief in a higher power that runs the
universe.
Once
God thumped me on the head and made me realize that He was with me no matter
where I was, my life began to change. I
became more peaceful and happy. There is
so much relief in knowing that I do not have to face all the bumps in the road
of life by myself.
What
an awesome God we serve!!
