"Living Proof "

"Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence." (Psalms 94:17)
Before you jump to any conclusion, let me be perfectly clear about one thing I have come to know and understand: God always gets His way, one way or another! It's really not a mystery how things happen, because they always happen for a reason; His reasons are not always obvious, but they are complete. You have no doubt heard the term, "Need to know basis," well, I'm not sure God's way of doing things is based upon that principle; His way is more like, "No need to know, just trust!" If we demand to know what and why, we will usually just be in for a bigger surprise than we otherwise would have experienced. That said, God gives us certain areas of interest and concerns, areas which may or may not be the final product of what we are looking for or expecting. One thing is for sure, what we are expecting is usually not what ends up happening; and what we hope to achieve is not always what God had in mind to happen. When we yield our lives to God's instruction, things seem to always fall into place; even the things which seem so out of place, are His way of letting us know that He is in control. Does that mean we never really have a choice? No, we always have a choice to do right and wrong, to turn left or right, to stay or go; but the funny thing is, our choices are only little variables in God's over all plan. Some people don't think that they really have a testimony worth telling, but that's not true; if we are governed by God, we need to open our eyes and count our many blessings. Once we can do that, we will see a testimony come to life, something to get excited about, maybe even something to shout about. You look for miracles to be shown, look inside your heart for the greatest miracle of all, God is in there waiting for you to experience His love...
"We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us. And you are helping us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks because God has graciously answered so many prayers for our safety. We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended upon God's grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially towards you." (2 Corinthians 1:8-12) NLT