"Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life."
My daughters were an idol for me. They were my whole world. My previous house was a big idol. My mom was. Papa John's has been. Now I have had all my idols taken away and all I have is Jesus, but I am still happy. I still feel at peace with God. I know I will be ok. If God takes away all your idols you will be ok too. 😉
I have my ex husband to thank for taking me deeper into my relationship with God. I was just in the shallow waters with God so much of my life, but he challenged me to go deeper with God. But then I didn't know how to do that and keep being a mom and living a normal life. Which is what I was always afraid of regarding the Pentecostal spirit filled lifestyle.
I think as I got closer to God the more Satan attacked me. He wanted to steal the seeds that were trying to flourish inside of me. Like Job was tested and had it all taken away, God has tested and tried my faith many, many times. He has essentially said to me, "If I take away all of that will you still follow me?" Yes God. No matter what trial you put me through I will still love you and serve you.
"Now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." 😀 Amen!
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