“Don’t Quit” Read Isaiah 38:1-5 Lord, . . . You restored me to health and let me live. - Isaiah 38:16 (NIV) Todays Devotional King Hezekiah was “at the point of death” because of his illness. But he recovered with God’s help. Hezekiah’s story reminds me of an illness from which God helped me recover. Mine was a mental illness. Several years ago loneliness, financial struggles, and workplace issues felt like relentless adversaries, and I began having suicidal thoughts. I wanted relief from my emotional pain and came to believe suicide would be the way to attain it. As I headed toward the parking garage one night, I was thinking about the note I had scribbled on yellow-lined paper and various methods of carbon monoxide poisoning. When I reached my automobile, I noticed a laminated prayer card on the pavement beside the driver’s door. It was titled, “Don’t Quit.” I could taste my salty tears as I read it. Despite the fact that I had not involved God in any aspect of my life, I felt God reaching out to me through that prayer card. The following morning, I contacted a physician. With counseling and medication I recovered from my illness, and a few months later a pastor led me to Jesus. I keep that prayer card on my dresser as a reminder that God values our lives and “saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Ps. 34:18). Debra Pierce (Massachusetts) Thought for the Day: Don’t quit. Prayer: Heavenly Father, we praise you for your divine mercy when illness steals our health and hope. Amen. Prayer Focus: People suffering from mental illness
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 09:30:28 +0000
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