Shona Valerie Tindale-Jones IM FINALLY FREE!! Oh, thank you Lord for my reading today! Last night I remember being in such acute pain that I wept, and poor Steve was at a loss as how to help me I turned to him and said, Ive PLEADED and BEGGED God to take this from me or release my healing but it hasnt happened- maybe He doesnt want me. For over a year since my baptism, Ive struggled with this thorn in my flesh (L2, 3, 4 and L5 vertabrae disintegrating from arthritis, plus several bulging discs and arthritic hips, plus Fibromyalgia, another quite painful condition) and felt Id sinned in some HUGE way I wast even aware of, to be given two such painful problems in my life. I couldnt understand why God didnt love me, why He did not heal me and did not take my pain away. I felt defeated, unwanted, and in despair almost gave up on Him. Then this morning, whilst we were taking turns to read the bible aloud, I heard Steve say, My grace is all you need. My power works best through weakness. It was 2 Corinthians 12:7, 8 and 9, where God spoke to Paul concerning why He wouldnt take Pauls thorn in the flesh away; to prevent him from boasting and becoming proud that Christ worked strongly in him. I suddenly realised that with all the things that couldnt be explained any other way than they had to be attributed to Gods intervention in my life, I could have become boastful myself were it not for the thorn in my flesh holding me back, but if He deliberately gave me this weakness to better show His power through me, then I am the most blessed person I know How could I have doubted that God wanted me??? He wouldnt have used me as a conduit in my life to show Christs power working through me if He hadnt wanted me PRAISE BE TO GOD... I will NEVER doubt He wants me ever again I remain thankful that He loves me so much, and grateful always that He wants to work through me for His purpose, whatever that may be. AMEN! If you want to hear about the times God has spoken through my life, just ask Thank you Jesus, for Pauls conversion on the road to Damascus; for without Pauls message, I wouldve gradually been lost Thank you Jesus! Amen.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:23:38 +0000