Testimony: Growing up in a single parent home. I loved my mom very much, but for some reason she was a drinker and although she was a wonderful person to others it was a difficult journey for me and my siblings. There were dark moments and a lot ups and downs and No One from the outside knew what we went through. My aunt invited me to Praise Center Church when I was in High School and I was saved, but my whole goal was to save my mom from her drinking and heal her from this addiction. As time past I prayed earnestly for my mom, she didnt want to hear it. So I gave up on God, because He didnt save her and my mom and my relationship would be up and down for a long time. I may have turned my back on God, but He never turned His back on me, because through it all things still worked out for me as I became a single parent with three kids. As time passed God would then become a focus of my life when life would become so overwhelming to me. That He literally reached from heaven and took out all the ugliness of darkness that had built up inside me. I felt His Love overcome me, His Grace and Mercy free me and peace and Understanding surround me. I felt Gods hand take it all away and there was no denying that He never left me, but it was that moment when He knew I was at Rock bottom emotionally. I tried it on my own to live and do, but He always was there, but He needed to know I wanted Him in my life. I then stopped focusing on changing others, but changing me and praying for others and giving it God to heal and save them. He loves each of us, but does not force himself upon us. As time had passed my Mom and I had hit a point again in our lives where we didnt agree and stopped talking. It hurt me, because I loved my mom. So I went to my Uncle Richard to talk about what was going on. I said how can I honor God if I cannot honor my mom as the bible wants me to? He told me to honor our parents is to live a life that is worthy to God by being a good citizen, being a good mother to my children, being a child of God and not living a reckless life. Treating others with kindness, love, compassion and honor does not mean we have to be a door mat to others, because we are children of God. We can walk away from them, but still love and pray for them and let God do the rest. So we prayed and God had given me permission to leave Denver again after a year. No matter what. Right after that my mom got real sick and my daughter told me I needed to go see her. We thought at first it was something simple, but it wasnt. I prayed before I walked into the room and when I walked in. My mom still was angry with me, but as Gods presence filled the room. The conversation changed and as my mom and I talked and made peace with our differences and finally in a long time she said she loved me as I hadnt heard her say that to me in years..it was sweetness to my ears, because I always loved my mom and wanted the best for her..minus the drinking. God spoke to me and said ask your mom if you could pray for her. I was afraid, because we just made up and i know how she felt about it. I took a deep breath and I asked her..she accepted, held my hand and said the sinners prayer and accepted God into her heart. I cried and hugged her. I made peace with my mom and until last night God revealed to me that He never forgot my prayers for my mom and as long as we have breath it is never to late for those we love or for us. I know that I will see my mom and God allowed me to see my prayer answered and my mom saved, before she would pass away. He loves us and although some prayers seem to go unheard. He hears them. Dont give up Hope!
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 20:15:58 +0000
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