My darkest day was July 18, 2000, when I was locked up in a psych ward. Th
e state of Florida mandated I be stripped of everything. Well, except for my socks, they let me keep those. But they took my personal belongings, my husband, my driver’s license (my identity). And the empty “cell” I was locked in, took away my dignity. People can take a lot of things from us, but nobody can take Jesus from a heart. That’s God’s home, He protects it fiercely and if He’s in your heart, you still have everything. As I laid on my cot in my cell, the enemy called me a lot of things, but God called louder. He called me significant, wonderfully-made and His chosen kid. (see Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 139, Jeremiah 1). To God, I was still somebody, He wasn’t finished with me and He was choosing to preserve my life. And right now, if you have a pulse, He’s still choosing to preserve yours. On the darkest day of your life, with Jesus in your heart, you are still in the game! He’s not finished with you. As a matter fact, you and Him might just be getting started. I hope this encourages someone today.
Wow!! Extremely encoraging. I’ve been a prisoner of my mind quite a few times. All I remember is God saying he didn’t create me for that purpose.
Wow!! Extremely encoraging. I’ve been a prisoner of my mind quite a few times. All I remember is God saying he didn’t create me for that purpose.
What Britt said. Thank you for sharing!
What Britt said. Thank you for sharing!
Wow! God is great! I was never locked in a Psych Ward, but I was locked in a prison of fat, a hell of my own making and the types of foods I was eating. I finally got out of prison in 2010. It took decades to finally figure out what I was doing. In between, there was stress, death, philos and eros types of love and finally agape love which eventually helped me out of prison, that’s God’s love and forgiveness, accepting and forgiving myself. Thanks for posting this. I hope to some day read the details of how you got in there and how you got out.
Wow! God is great! I was never locked in a Psych Ward, but I was locked in a prison of fat, a hell of my own making and the types of foods I was eating. I finally got out of prison in 2010. It took decades to finally figure out what I was doing. In between, there was stress, death, philos and eros types of love and finally agape love which eventually helped me out of prison, that’s God’s love and forgiveness, accepting and forgiving myself. Thanks for posting this. I hope to some day read the details of how you got in there and how you got out.
Oh, and how it does ! Beautiful words,
‘People can take a lot of things from us, but nobody can take Jesus from a heart. That’s GOD’s HOME, He protects it fiercely and if He’s in your heart, you STILL HAVE EVERYTHING. … if you have a PULSE, He’s still choosing to preserve yours.’
Thank You Heather (:
Oh, and how it does ! Beautiful words,
‘People can take a lot of things from us, but nobody can take Jesus from a heart. That’s GOD’s HOME, He protects it fiercely and if He’s in your heart, you STILL HAVE EVERYTHING. … if you have a PULSE, He’s still choosing to preserve yours.’
Thank You Heather (:
Excellent!
Excellent!
You gave me the goosebumps! God is so ever faithful! He never leaves our heart. Thank you for sharing, I know that God blesses you with confidence, security, and strength every time you do!
You are somebody, you are HIS precious daughter!
You gave me the goosebumps! God is so ever faithful! He never leaves our heart. Thank you for sharing, I know that God blesses you with confidence, security, and strength every time you do!
You are somebody, you are HIS precious daughter!
What a great testimony.
What a great testimony.
Thank for sharing and always being so candid! You’re an inspiration. 🙂
Thank for sharing and always being so candid! You’re an inspiration. 🙂
so beyond encouraging. thank you!
so beyond encouraging. thank you!