Overcoming Indecisiveness One day my friends and I were going to school for homecoming, and because I’m really shy and don’t like to go out I really didn’t want to go. I’m also really indecisive. I wanted to go because it would be my chance to have fun with my friends and enjoy myself for once. But then I didn’t want to go either. But all I could get is negative thoughts. I’m also really scared of trying out new things. So I went to my room and I wasn’t at peace, I didn’t know if I wanted to go or not. I wasn’t at peace, and it was bothering me, I was torn apart. I didn’t want to disappoint my friend because she really wanted me to come, and I said that I was going to come with her. I did this once when she asked if I wanted to go to valley fair, but because of my indecisiveness I said no, and ended up regretting it and making my friend sad. I never really thought my indecisiveness was a problem, until now, so in my room, I decided to search up, what the Bible says about it, and this is what I found: “But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is
Pregnancy Preserved via Prayer Last week my wife started seeing fluid or rather water from the womb and experiencing a lot of pain in her waist and back. I decided to take her to the hospital whereby she was to undergo some tests and scanning but I was not able to raise the required amount. The doctor told me that, the situation is very critical and it’s an emergency. I rebuked him. I told him if the situation was critical my God would have provided the amount on time because God is always right early. I had to go back with my wife so that we can look for money. Reaching home, a divine idea came to my mind that I should go to church for prayers day and night for 5 days and I did so. On the second day my, resident pastor instructed the church staff that I should never be found in the church praying night hours. I told him please, I am in a covenant with my God, and he allowed me to continue. Again, on the fifth day when my breakthrough was around the corner, the devil realized it and wanted to stop it. My pastor again came up forcefully whereby he instructed the watchman to chase me out that night, but the watchman was
Pregnant After Being Diagnosed With PCOS At the age of 25, I was diagnosed with PCOS. I was newly married at that time and really wanted to start a family of my own. Doctors told me that I would not be able to conceive or that it might take years to even have a baby. But I didn’t lose hope, with prayer and believing in God’s word. About 5 months after my diagnosis, I became pregnant. I was so excited; joy filled my heart. I was over the moon, thinking this is it. I going to be a mum. During pregnancy, those little kicks and rolls became memories to last a lifetime for me. However, the nightmare began when I was 23 weeks pregnant, I woke up one morning to heavy bleeding, and I rushed to hospital. I was told they were so sorry, but I was having a threatened miscarriage and there was nothing they could do to save the baby. My heart stopped. I cried out to God, “Why me? Why is this happening??” I sat there in the hospital in fear, not knowing what to expect and having extremely heavy pains. They kept coming and going, only getting worse as time went on. Eventually, I screamed for the nurse, and at 1 a.m. on the 23rd of
Jesus Gave Me a Child after Five Years of Childlessness I was in the kitchen when I heard my 1-year-old son scream, rushed in but I wasn’t, seeing blood coming out from his mouth while crying. He seemed to be in pain, with my heart biting so fast. I quickly brought water to give him but it seemed as if, he wasn’t breathing properly I didn’t understand what exactly was going on. I was confused not knowing what else to do at that moment. Well, I quickly rushed him to the nearest hospital near our home before informing his dad who met us there later that evening. My child was on oxygen for almost an hour, None of us was allowed to enter the room but waited outside for some time as the doctor had instructed. The doctor later came out & asked to see my husband alone, they both went into his office. I was asked to wait outside. At that very moment, I was already shaking. I felt something wasn’t right. My husband later came out but with his eyes almost dark & watery. For the first time, I saw my husband dropping tears. With a trembling voice, I asked him what was happening & He asked that we go back home & make the necessary preparations cos
How God Rescued Me From a Life of Getting Whacked When I was 12, my dad left our family for a married woman with three kids. While some divorced fathers become “Disneyland dads”—showering their kids with gifts and fun events to make up for their physical absence—mine didn’t. He withheld both financial and emotional support, and he rejected or mocked conventional displays of affection, even to the point of withholding birthday or Christmas gifts. He was also verbally abusive. According to my mom, as he was exiting our family, he only came home to eat, sleep, and berate my brother and me. He especially relished picking on me, nicknaming me “Idiot Child” (as well as something worse that is crude and unprintable). In Matthew 7:9, Jesus asks, “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?” Well, I have someone I can nominate. But my dad wasn’t the only disaster in our family. His father was a sullen man who apparently had a mean streak. I’m told that when my dad was about five years old, the two of them were having a conversation about electricity. My grandfather handed my dad a paper clip and told him to stick it into an electrical outlet to see what would happen. Such displays of malice may help
Lord I’m Ready Now I always wanted to “fit in” somewhere in life. I grew up going to church and was taught about God, but never really understood I could have a personal relationship with Him through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ until later in life. After searching in my emptiness, I thought I had found a place I “fit in” and that was with all the drug addicts and partiers. One drunken night I was asked if I wanted to try cocaine. I was instantly hooked. I believed the lie from Satan that this could make me be the outgoing person I always wanted to be. (I’m very introverted and struggled with a lot of fears) but I could talk to anyone. Everyone accepted that person and I had so many friends. It also numbed all this pain I had inside. I continued to believe all the lies Satan kept feeding me. This led to a life of misery and destruction that went on for so many years of my life. I witnessed several overdoses, had a gun pulled on me, was abused sexually, mentally and physically. I felt so alone and helpless. I was about 80 lbs. and felt I had nothing left. But God, so rich in his love, mercy and grace, got my attention. He
