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God Believe in me long before I knew Him.
I can not remember a time I was not aware of God, but I was not raised in a Christian household, as a matter of fact I was raised in what I refer to as a war zone, my parents called it our home. We were sexually, physically, and emeotionally abused by both parents, and I can tell you I would not be here today if not for the grace of God. I knew He was there and in my childish mind I knew He was coming to save the day, well not like I thought He would but He made sure I made it through intact, and He helped me excell in all other areas of my life. I was diagnosed as educable mentally retarded, and my parents agreed i was rather slow, that was because I was thinking so fast. It did however, get me into speech therapy and when they were able to understand me they realized I was gifted, not retarded. God said no, she is not going to be held back by a label. anyway He helped me through, and I owe Him everything. So I am now a retired RN, a caregiver, a lover of Jesus Christ My Savior, and an author of Poetry, and soon to have a fiction Novel added to my resume, it is now in the printing stage.
Life’s Blessings
Life’s blessings are not always what they seem. An event that brings about unwanted change in one’s life is often viewed as a curse at first because it brings to an end an era in one’s life. As human beings we ask God why He allowed this to happen to us? Did we do something to anger Him that He would allow us to fall so hard? We do not know what the creator has in store for us. His wisdom He does not share, so like petulant children we sit and cry about the unfairness of life. As we get further away from that bump in the road; or what I refer to as the leap of faith, the going gets less rough and we begin to see the creation of a new more amazing dream. It is then we understand that our Father in heaven always knows what is best. Even when we think He has left us we turn and find Him right by our side, guiding our daily lives. When we stop to listen we find that He always had a plan for us, it is simply that we were to involved in the moment to understand what He was attempting to tell us all along.
God blesses us with change it is not a punishment but merely a u-turn, which guides us right back into His loving arms, where I always want to remain. Life is an adventure, and God is the solid rock that keeps our feet on the ground, and our heads out of the clouds. If we take ourselves too seriously we fail to enjoy the precious gifts in life that God has given us. What a waste of life, and love, for as Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and have it more abundantly” John 10:10
Nadine M. Riggs
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