10.17.2011
Mistakes

And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

Luke 17:12-19

The Lord has a way of working things out. Sometimes, He seems to allow us to make mistakes just to see how we handle those mistakes. The following is from a sister who regrets something that she failed to do, but it was all in the Lord’s plan. Now, she is glorifying the Lord Jesus to tens of thousands of people worldwide.

Similar to the testimony I read today Trust In His Word. Several years ago Satan attacked my family also. My husband had lost both his parents and been laid off from his job indefinitely. In the midst of that, he also backslid and was making choices that would affect our whole family.

I had a journal that I wrote in, and I prayed, and wrote to God continuously. This went on for months, but one day it was like God turned the light on, and out of the darkness we came. Glory be to the Lord.

Today our family is still together and stronger than ever. We have had another baby since then, and we grow in the love of the Lord every day. PRAISE THE LORD!

My only regret is, as I talked to people around us that knew us well about what was going on, I never gave the Lord Jesus the glory. In fact, I sometimes would say things, giving myself credit for pulling us back together. I feel so bad for that, it just makes my heart ache that I didn’t give our precious Lord the glory He deserved for answering my prayers and keeping the family HE gave me together…

It’s been four years since all that strife… May the Lord Jesus Christ bless all your families, brothers and sisters, as the world continues to travail, waiting for our precious LORD JESUS CHRIST to return.