I think about how often I hear the comment "I just had no idea." I understand. Secretly, I believe that is the exact impression I was looking for in years past. I didn't want people to look at me and associate it with anything in my past. I wanted it to stay hidden. I wanted people to like me but not because they felt sorry for me. Even as I gradually began to open up to the idea of sharing and giving my testimony, I was fearful of attracting sympathy and nothing more. The past was awful. It was shocking. It felt like hell on earth. But my life did not end with horror and tragedy. I serve a faithful God. "He rescues and He saves." I want people to see and hear what God has done in my life. Now when I hear people say "I just had no idea " I can't help but smile. What a wonderful opportunity to use that moment and ask the question, "do you know WHY? Let me tell you what the Lord has done for me."
Tags: Gaile Owens
"Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:2-4
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