Refuge for the Abused

Did you know with God, before you can share with others, you must first take the first bite? Well, let me tell you something, it is always costly to get an annointing from God, because before you can reign with him you have to suffer with him. I have had experiences upon experiences, for over 19 years building up for this point, or should I say for this ministry. I recently said, in one of my quiet times with God, "Ok God, I will do whatever you want me to do and I will go where you send me."

You see, it is easy when someone else is looking in from the outside, they can say anything, but one can never tell what you are going through until they actually walk down the same pathway. There is a saying, "Ain't never been there, can't tell who is going there how to get there". You have to walk down the same pathway first to lead someone else to that destination. Thanks be to God, there is a merciful God in heaven looking below. I can assure you, He is an on time God. He never hurrys and He is never late, but He is always on time, and He knows how to take care of what belongeth unto Him.

Some years ago, there was a writer that wrote about the footprints. Such a wonderful testimony. The writer probably did not realize how many lives that testimony would touch. Many a times we don't want to share our testimonies with others, sometimes it is because of fear, and sometimes it is because of shame. There are so many reasons why we don't. I just got a revelation! It is because the enemy do not want us to be delivered from what ever it is that is causing us that pain. Thank you Jesus! Glory be to God.

However, the writer shared the testimony, and today people are still being touched. Testimonies like these cannot be kept to one's self. It must be shared so that others can be delivered and set free.

I simply love it. There was a time when the writer was ok, everything was fine. As he/she was walking on the sand, to their surprise there were two sets of footprints. I could imagine the writer's excitement, because he/she knew that the Lord was right there.  Now, there became a time when the storm was raging, and at this point, as the writer went walking along the path, only one set of footprints were visible.  He/she was very troubled, and began to talk to God.  "Master, I don't understand???? When everything was ok in my life you were there with me, and now when I need you the most, in the dept of my pain, you left me all alone???" Here is the sweetest part. When the Lord said, "You are not alone. The foot prints you now see does not belong to you. They belong to me, because I was carrying you through your worst moment." Isn't God awesome? What a God! What a Saviour!