STORY TO TELL REGARDING THE ANCHOR OF MY HEART AND MIND

2017

I GOT A STORY TO SHARE:

With my DD- Tabitha.

1st- The declaration: “It is Well/All is Well” is my families theme of life!! It is:
THE ANCHOR OF OUR MIND & HEART!
2nd- I personally; in my life have experienced: sexual abuse, Deep hurts (yes, in the church), failures, lots of loneliness, 4 miscarriages, poverty, & disappointments beyond measure!
3rd- In our ministry, yes we have seen many come to serve Jesus and others enter the ministry. We’ve also experienced many stabs in the heart as well!...
4th- When we moved to our last area to pastor; we ‘lost’ our house, (during the Freddie Mac crises).
Right after that we were attacked with my husband becoming seriously ill, with the loss of his health & income.
We loss several family members and dear friends during that time & worked hard pastoring a struggling church as well as having young children.
YET.....
5th- Our ANCHOR! Because all HOPE & SOURCE OF JOY, PEACE WAS NEVER TAKEN (unless we let it be)
WE WERE ABLE TO DECLARE AND STILL DO THIS DAY:
IT IS WELL!
May I continue?
Even now; as the scripture says God will remove the mountains, He will calm the waters, & He will supply!
As we seem to be dormant waiting for the last 1/4 of the monthly support to go minister in Africa, saying possible final goodbyes to our parents, & leaving others — our hearts ache to DO GOD’S WORK in Mozambique; we still believe-
ALL IS WELL!!
He is our HOPE, HE IS OUR SOURCE! Keeping it all (even our emotions) in His Hands and resting there!
Read: Ps. 46:1-3 & the story behind the hymn ‘It Is Well.’
I pray this resonates in your soul this Christmas season and always! Know Jesus as your Savior & keep all in His Hands!

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