After years of challenges, thoughts of disappointment in myself and moments of despair about the way my life had
gone, I began to cry out to the Lord. I felt so defeated. I asked God if I would ever get to the
place where I could really be use by Him again. I wondered because of the appearance of failure all around. I guess I had to learn these valuable lessons the hard way.
The Lord responded to my cry that day with the picture of a pearl necklace in my mind’s eye and began to speak gently
to my spirit.
“You are troubled by the circumstances you have
gone through in your life. Some of those circumstances were caused by your own
unwise decisions and others were assignments of the enemy. But I have been with
you through each and every one of them. And now I am working with you to help
you see each of those lessons in a new way.
Over the years, I have felt like I have wasted time meditating on ‘what if’ I had made better decisions back
then. Life would have been so different. Yet, I realized even
if I had made wiser decisions, I would have eventually done something else that
would have brought on a teachable moment for God.
I was going to go through training no matter what. If not with that decision, then there would have been another down the road shortly. We can’t avoid trouble forever. God designs our lives to be filled with instructional moments from a variety of sources because wisdom is gain in those precious times of distress.
I was going to go through training no matter what. If not with that decision, then there would have been another down the road shortly. We can’t avoid trouble forever. God designs our lives to be filled with instructional moments from a variety of sources because wisdom is gain in those precious times of distress.
Having this spiritual
necklace reminds me that all is not lost and that God intends to use everything
I go through for His glory. Even when I get off track, God makes the journey
useful for me and for Him. Nothing is wasted and that brings me joy.
I received a string of pearls from my husband's aunt. I always wanted a strand of pearls and I enjoy wearing them; the weight feels exquisite! The fact that they are from a favorite aunt makes them all the more special.
ReplyDeleteNow, I have this word picture to add to the enjoyment of wearing them. Thanks Mary Jane!
When the Lord showed me this cried for joy and then I was lifted up and ready to go. I have my grandmother's pearl necklace so I know what you mean about special.
DeleteWonderful post! I will think about it everytime I wear my pearls.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you were able to glee some joy and purpose.
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