The devil was tempting me with his lies that I was cursed and that I may as well just run away or end it all. The lies seemed to be so true at the time that I ended up with so much fear, unforgiveness, the fear of man, bitterness, shame, hopelessness, and confusion with no apparent way out of this situation.
Then, Jesus came…
Back in the 1980s, I was so sick with life situations and health issues that I didn’t know what I was going to do. That is when Jesus intervened in my life in miraculous ways that only He could do. For starters, He encouraged Annie and me to use His Word on a daily basis. We also needed to separate ourselves from certain toxic people and situations.
When I began to let Jesus overtake me, I began to see His hand in the events and circumstances of my life. When I put His Word in my memory, and decided to obey it no matter what, something began to change in me. I started to see that Jesus really was in control of my life and realizing this is making all the difference. It’s calming me down and giving me true peace that really does surpass (and quiets) my understanding of situations.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Peter 5:7
Jesus is our peace. He can break the tempter’s power in anyone’s life.
When I run out of remedies, I simply leave the matter with Jesus. I’m learning to put matters in His hands right away and this is helping me to consistently live in His peace. He is such a Saviour.
Thanking and praising God in all things (Ephesians 5:20),
Mark
Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.