Thursday, August 08, 2013
You Don't Know My Story
Everybody
has a story because everyone has a past.
You don’t know my story nor do I know yours. However, I do know grace and mercy.
Scripture:
He will again have compassion on us,
and will subdue our iniquities. You will
cast all our
sins into the depths of the sea. You
will give truth to Jacob and mercy to Abraham, which You have sworn to
our fathers from days of old. Micah 7:18-20 New
King James Version (NKJV)
I
have mentioned on more than one occasion that I love gospel music. No matter what
you may be going through, there is always a song that can describe situations
and emotions that you may have difficulty verbalizing. One of my favorite artists is John P. Kee and
New Life. He has a song entitled “Life
and Favor (You don’t Know My Story)” and it has quickly become one of my all-time
favorites.
One of the reasons I love this song is it because it describes me. I don’t know about any of you but me, I have a past and it’s only by the grace of God that I am still standing here to tell you about His grace and mercy. You see, I have done and been through some-things that should have indicated otherwise.
People
often comment on how inspiring I can be, but what they don’t know is my
story. No matter what I have faced, He
has been there to catch me when I fell.
No matter how low-down and dirty my life got, he always managed to send
me the help I needed to get back up and fight another day. Even today, when I felt out of sorts and at
my wits ends, He sent me an angel who reminded me that He’s got me. She wrapped her loving arms around me and
prayed me through.
She
reminded me that no-one but God, knows my story or what I am faced with. She reminded that my battle is not with my
circumstances but with the principalities of darkness. She reminded me that no matter what I am going
through, God has given me life and favor.
She
reminded me that it is not necessary for others to know my story because God
knows my heart.
Be
Blessed
Prayer:
Father
God, I come before the throne of grace to say thank You. Thank You Lord for life and favor. Thank You Father for the angels that You
Place in my life to remind that I got wings and can soar above all the muck and
mire of whatever it is I may be facing.
Thank You Lord for women like Ms. Melissa and Ms. Sandy. Thank You Lord for teaching me how to sing Hallelujah anyhow. Lord forgive me for ever doubting that You
are with me, even in my darkest hours.
Thank you Father for the song You have placed in my heart. I love You, I praise You, I thank You Lord as
I submit this prayer in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
