Just a Little Talk

I feel so much for people in need, most likely, because I have walked miles in their shoes.  I have been divorced now for many years--not what I had expected in my life because I had married a man I believed to be a christian--but he didn't love me and found other women and Jack Daniels that he cared more for.  I tried for a long time to change him but finally realized you cannot change a person who does not want to be changed.  I made a lot of mistakes during that time of my life but praise God, Jesus never gave up on me.  The Holy Spirit nagged me continually until he got my attention and led me back to my church family where I had grown up.   In leading me thru life and to him I believe God put me in places where I could learn many of life's lessons and prepared me to be of help to others facing many of the problems I had experienced.  I believe that whatever situation we are in there is something we can learn from it and take it forward for good in our lives.  It was difficult raising two children on the very small amount of income and child support that I received.  (I received $125.00 per child).  It was a very small amount but I know there are women who do not get that much or even any at all.  I did always get the support but never knew if it would come the first of the month, the middle, or end of the month.  I could not count on when I would have it.  My children and I did struggle and sometimes I still struggle today.  We may not have always had what we wanted to eat but, we never went hungry.  Parents were there to help and then after my Dad passed away Mother did what she could to help us.  And as for receiving any government assistance, I was always, just above the amount you could earn or have and receive help.  This post should give you some insight into why I am so interested in helping those who are down.  I have learned that you absolutely cannot feel sorry for yourself while you are helping others.  Unfortunately I cannot do all that I sometimes want to do but I can give these people thru the help of my congregation, an amount of food, and a prayer for their well being and send them on hopefully with a lighter step.  If any of these people want to learn more about what God can do in their lives and how to be saved for a much better life in heaven I can turn them over to Godly people who will teach them what they need to know to be saved.


To end this post I just want to say that my next post will be called A CAN OF HOMINY.  It is both a sad and funny real life story.  I don't share it easily because it is something that happened to my children and myself and brings tears and to be perfectly honest a little laughter to  me whenever I recall it.  So please come back soon and read the next part of this testimony and pray every day for me that I am able to help someone else.   God Bless and Keep You until we meet again.