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Part 3: WE MAY LET GO... BUT GOD NEVER WILL — 1. Testimonies and stories (evidence of God’s work)
This new series explores the living testimonies of people who wandered from the faith and discovered that, like the lost sheep, God will never abandon them (Hebrews 13:5).
TESTIMONY: I’d been working in the heart of London since 1979 as a problem solver for an international shipping and logistics company. I’d made a name for myself and enjoyed a monthly expense account worth today’s annual salary. And yet I was probably the most desperately broken, lonely, hurting person you’d ever meet. I used to say I ‘woke up’ at 27, ‘grew up’ at 29, and by 31 I’d had enough and just wanted to end it all.
Through a loving friend, I was introduced to and had a personal loving encounter with Jesus. I felt that I was finally free and considered myself a ‘good Christian’ … but I was still my own lord. Yes, I said I trusted God—yet I still kept trying to control everything. The pressure from work to lie, cheat, and cut corners was killing me inside. I would pray, but then, like a dog returning to its vomit, I’d pick it all back up again (2 Peter 2:22). I’d ask for peace, but then let my mind fill with every stressful, exhausting thought... I was still so lost!
Then a Christian friend sent me a simple poem, and the truth of it floored me:
As children bring their broken toys with tears for us to mend,
I brought my broken dreams to God because He is my Friend.
But then, instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone,
I hung around and tried to help, with ways that were 'my' own!
At last, I snatched them back and cried, "How can you be so slow?"
“My Child,” He said, “What could I do? You never did let go!”
Trust isn’t about what you say; it’s what you release. Every time I actually let go, God stepped in.
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Let’s pray, "Heavenly Father, is this me? If it is, then I don’t need another 'fix-it' prayer; I need a heart that will surrender all to you and trust You for the outcome ..." Amen!
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