I posted this under the Devotionals/God's creative messages thread, but I'm really not sure anyone even reads those anymore, so yeah I'll post it here too.
"He Touched Me"
Pretty much most if not all of us either know, or have at least heard that song. However, how often do we really stop and think about how the Lord has really touched us and our life? How often do we think of the aspects He has touched us? For me, well God has really touched, changed, and blessed me in every aspect.
For example, when money has been so tight it looks like "how will we ever get by? Oh Lord help us", He has ALWAYS provided and met the need. Emotionally, God brought me so far from depression among many other unhealthy feelings, He delivered me. Mentally, when I was in school, I took normal classes, yet I was enrolled in the "special education'' program. However they did absoultly NOTHING to help me, in fact all they did was make school pure torture for me.
The after school meetings with my grandmother and myself, sometimes they had teachers join us. They always said I was doing okay enough to get by, but that they didn't feel I was doing my best. Not to mention how during classes, they would walk in, talk with the teacher, whispering as if to hide it was me they were talking about, BUT at the same time they would purposley point directly at me causing attention.
As I sat there in my desk, and EVERY SINGLE fellow student would stare, point, laugh, and make comments, all I could do was sink down in my desk, hide in a book, cover my face, hold back the tears, and think "oh God please make them leave". It was so bad that fellow students called me things such as "stupid", "reject", "retard", and so on. I even had teachers call me dumb and stupid.
So anyways, it caused me to accept and believe those things, then once, I had somhow managed by the grace of God, to get GREAT grades on a mid-term. Thinking oh boy they can't down me anymore! I couldn't have been more wrong, it only opened the door for them even wider.
I remember two girls, in front of me, one looked and saw my grades, and told the girl in front of her, and they made comments. One of them said "she only did that good because she's in special ed or something, she's too stupid to do like that on her own". To be honest, at that time, I could of "stomped a mudhole" in those girls, but I just did my best to stay calm, and not cry.
It got to the point I just couldn't take it anymore, so I ended up dropping out of school in the 9th grade. I did go and get my GED though, and that's where God REALLY touched me mentally. I never did understand math well at all in school, but this place I went to was so awesome, I wasn't afriad to ask questions and all, and when I did, my teacher showed me things. She actually took a minute to stop and explain what I didn't understand, rather than just going on ahead and leaving me all on my own. Then suddenly BAM I got it all! I could do everything!
Spiritually God has really touched me, when I use to read the Bible, I didn't understand it. I just couldn't, and I couldn't seem to get into it, or to read/study on a normal basis, BUT then suddenly one day it all just clicked and I felt something I never felt before. I wasn't just reading and studying God's word, but I was grasping it! I actually understood it, which totally blew my mind! God has given me many spiritual gifts that I use totally for His honor and glory, I give Him all the thanks, praise, honor, and glory for everything!
Now for the big thing, physically. How many of us has God physically touched? I don't mean in a way such as healing a cold, or some kind of sickness, I mean in a supernatural way! Well I tell you what, He touched me physically in a super natural way for sure! Which is the "highlight" of this story of my life.
When I was born, I was healthy, had all my fingers and toes, cried, all that good stuff, BUT there was one serious issue. I had a hole in my heart, which is a big deal no matter how big or small it may have been.Considering I was just born I have no idea lol, but seriously, so I was kept in the hospital a few days or a week or so I think it was they said. They kept an eye on me and my heart and all, and the most amazing, miraulous, supernatural thing happened!
God touched me, He healed that hole up! Now it took time sure, so they kept an eye on me and all for a certain amount of time. However in time that hole in my heart, it was gone! No surgery, no issues, no nothing from that, ever! Here I am, 21 years later, and still to this day don't have ANY issues from that. This was laid on my heart to share with everyone, and there's a message that was given to me through this.
God healed that hole in my heart, He "sealed" it up so to speak. Well He touched and sealed me in a physical aspect and sense, not only that, but also in every aspect of life. It made me stop and think, well that's just like God "seals" us when Jesus' blood is applied and covers us. It makes us white as snow, whole, pure, innocent, etc. and nothing can get through His blood! Our name is "sealed" or written in the Lamb's book of life, and once it's there, it's NEVER taken away! When God seals something, it stays that way FOREVER.
Isn't it amazing! I mean it reminds me when life gets hard and all, hey think about those things, it just goes to show and prove that God truly has a plan. Satan thought he'd get in the way and try to get me, thought he might take me from my family, or at least cause all kinds of problems for me with my health and all. WRONG! cause God said oh no you don't satan, she's my child! I have plans for this one, extra special ones, she's an extra special angel of mine. She's my jewel that I'm just beginning to polish to shine for me, and she just doesn't know yet, nor does her family, for she's but a baby, but some day, they shall all see this!
Well it was laid on my heart to share this message, God said to tell of the things He does for us, and I shall be faithful, all the thanks, praise, honor, and glory be to HIM ALONE!
"He Touched Me"
Pretty much most if not all of us either know, or have at least heard that song. However, how often do we really stop and think about how the Lord has really touched us and our life? How often do we think of the aspects He has touched us? For me, well God has really touched, changed, and blessed me in every aspect.
For example, when money has been so tight it looks like "how will we ever get by? Oh Lord help us", He has ALWAYS provided and met the need. Emotionally, God brought me so far from depression among many other unhealthy feelings, He delivered me. Mentally, when I was in school, I took normal classes, yet I was enrolled in the "special education'' program. However they did absoultly NOTHING to help me, in fact all they did was make school pure torture for me.
The after school meetings with my grandmother and myself, sometimes they had teachers join us. They always said I was doing okay enough to get by, but that they didn't feel I was doing my best. Not to mention how during classes, they would walk in, talk with the teacher, whispering as if to hide it was me they were talking about, BUT at the same time they would purposley point directly at me causing attention.
As I sat there in my desk, and EVERY SINGLE fellow student would stare, point, laugh, and make comments, all I could do was sink down in my desk, hide in a book, cover my face, hold back the tears, and think "oh God please make them leave". It was so bad that fellow students called me things such as "stupid", "reject", "retard", and so on. I even had teachers call me dumb and stupid.
So anyways, it caused me to accept and believe those things, then once, I had somhow managed by the grace of God, to get GREAT grades on a mid-term. Thinking oh boy they can't down me anymore! I couldn't have been more wrong, it only opened the door for them even wider.
I remember two girls, in front of me, one looked and saw my grades, and told the girl in front of her, and they made comments. One of them said "she only did that good because she's in special ed or something, she's too stupid to do like that on her own". To be honest, at that time, I could of "stomped a mudhole" in those girls, but I just did my best to stay calm, and not cry.
It got to the point I just couldn't take it anymore, so I ended up dropping out of school in the 9th grade. I did go and get my GED though, and that's where God REALLY touched me mentally. I never did understand math well at all in school, but this place I went to was so awesome, I wasn't afriad to ask questions and all, and when I did, my teacher showed me things. She actually took a minute to stop and explain what I didn't understand, rather than just going on ahead and leaving me all on my own. Then suddenly BAM I got it all! I could do everything!
Spiritually God has really touched me, when I use to read the Bible, I didn't understand it. I just couldn't, and I couldn't seem to get into it, or to read/study on a normal basis, BUT then suddenly one day it all just clicked and I felt something I never felt before. I wasn't just reading and studying God's word, but I was grasping it! I actually understood it, which totally blew my mind! God has given me many spiritual gifts that I use totally for His honor and glory, I give Him all the thanks, praise, honor, and glory for everything!
Now for the big thing, physically. How many of us has God physically touched? I don't mean in a way such as healing a cold, or some kind of sickness, I mean in a supernatural way! Well I tell you what, He touched me physically in a super natural way for sure! Which is the "highlight" of this story of my life.
When I was born, I was healthy, had all my fingers and toes, cried, all that good stuff, BUT there was one serious issue. I had a hole in my heart, which is a big deal no matter how big or small it may have been.Considering I was just born I have no idea lol, but seriously, so I was kept in the hospital a few days or a week or so I think it was they said. They kept an eye on me and my heart and all, and the most amazing, miraulous, supernatural thing happened!
God touched me, He healed that hole up! Now it took time sure, so they kept an eye on me and all for a certain amount of time. However in time that hole in my heart, it was gone! No surgery, no issues, no nothing from that, ever! Here I am, 21 years later, and still to this day don't have ANY issues from that. This was laid on my heart to share with everyone, and there's a message that was given to me through this.
God healed that hole in my heart, He "sealed" it up so to speak. Well He touched and sealed me in a physical aspect and sense, not only that, but also in every aspect of life. It made me stop and think, well that's just like God "seals" us when Jesus' blood is applied and covers us. It makes us white as snow, whole, pure, innocent, etc. and nothing can get through His blood! Our name is "sealed" or written in the Lamb's book of life, and once it's there, it's NEVER taken away! When God seals something, it stays that way FOREVER.
Isn't it amazing! I mean it reminds me when life gets hard and all, hey think about those things, it just goes to show and prove that God truly has a plan. Satan thought he'd get in the way and try to get me, thought he might take me from my family, or at least cause all kinds of problems for me with my health and all. WRONG! cause God said oh no you don't satan, she's my child! I have plans for this one, extra special ones, she's an extra special angel of mine. She's my jewel that I'm just beginning to polish to shine for me, and she just doesn't know yet, nor does her family, for she's but a baby, but some day, they shall all see this!
Well it was laid on my heart to share this message, God said to tell of the things He does for us, and I shall be faithful, all the thanks, praise, honor, and glory be to HIM ALONE!