Word to the wise.

[BBQSox]

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Have you ever prayed for God to humble you, to remove things from your life that don't serve him or to help you follow him? Did you get the answer you were expecting? I sure didn't.

A little background is in order to really get where I'm coming from. I just turned 24 last month. I graduated college in 09 with a good GPA, top 25% of the country score on my LSAT, I'd been accepted to a good law school and I was engaged.

About a year ago (not long after I joined Redeemed) I was having trouble with my relationship and, honestly, with my whole life. I sort of realized I wasn't living a life that Christ would have approved of. I never prayed or read my Bible. My relationship was immoral. I was living for me.

One day, after a particularly rough fight, I got down on my knees for the first time in who knows how long and prayed. I prayed for God to help sort out my life. I remember the exact words that I prayed. "You promised never to leave me. How can you let me suffer like this? If you're there, help me, please." The answer that I got was nothing short of a miracle. I knew, instantly, that He was with me, He was literally right there in my living room where I was praying and crying my eyes out.

A couple of months ago my fiancee and I broke up. And now I'm pretty much certain that I'm not going back to school in the fall. Through it all the one thing that has been there is His grace. For everything that has happened there has been something positive to come out of it. My relationship ended because it was an idol. Ever since she's been gone I've been able to focus on Him (even if I do slip up from time to time). My relationship with my family has been mending for about 8 months now. As far as school goes...I'm not sure. I just found out today that I may never go back so I'll have to wait and see what happens. I trust Him to use it for His glory though. I know He'll never leave me.


TL;DR version: If you could spare a minute to toss some prayers my way, I'd really appreciate it.

 

[Lloren]

Thanks for sharing God's testimony in your life. Super raw stuff. I forget so often that God is with me and that He will never leave me. How can Someone so important slip our mind? It's crazy! Yet He still loves us.

I know He will carry you through to where He wants you to be.