TxMom- help I'm still hopeful -#2 post

[Amy M]

Hope,

I have a story to tell. I told it on my thread about a month ago, but you likely didn't read it...

So, I've had trouble with the whole turning it over to God. I grew up in church, but my church taught lots of Bible and very little "personal relationship with God." So, that concept's been hard for me to grasp. In my early adulthood, I didn't attend church at all. I started going again about 2 and 1/2 years ago, but I was a "Sunday" Christian so to speak. So, I'm moving along like that and BAM!!! the bomb. I was devastated. I called a cousin. She had been through a similar sitch about 15 years ago. She told me, "Let God in. That's the only hope you have." I honestly wasn't sure how to respond, but I thought, "Why not...nothing else is working." So, I started praying and studying and attending Bible studies and doing devotionals online. And, the more I did the more I wanted to do.

That was background...now my story. So, the movie Fireproof comes out and everyone says to me, "You should take your H." I'm like, "Yea. Okay. Whatever!" But, I figure, I'll pray about it. Maybe God will answer me. So, I pray. I pray hard all day and that night before I went to bed. I said, "God, if I'm supposed to ask H to this movie, please let me know." I pray all day and nothing. So, I go to bed.

The next morning the first thought I have when I wake up is not "should I ask" but "How should I word the email that I send to ask H to see the movie?" I'm convinced that God answered that prayer. I invited. H went. He even said he was "Touched by it." Then, the following weekend I think he committed to a more serious R with OW! But, I know that God wanted me to take him for some reason so maybe a seed was planted. That's the first time I can honestly say that I know God spoke to me in direct response to my prayer. He has given me peace many times since then.

I'm sharing the story because I always believed that God didn't actually speak to folks directly. But, I've changed my mind. So, when you hear your own thoughts, weigh them. Are they in accordance with God's will? If not, they aren't his. If so, maybe they are. Keep praying until you know for sure. God uses all kinds of ways to communicate...I'd guess he uses scripture and other Christians most often.

Be still. He will speak to you if you have faith and listen!!!

TxMom...sorry to hijack!!!

Amy