On my mind today is a memory of one of my first Close Encounters with God. I was about 10 and had recently made my choice to follow Christ. I had a precious Sunday School teacher (Sandy) who was teaching us about praying. Now I don't remember all that she said but I do know that she prompted me to take the things that concerned me to God in prayer.
With that in mind I lay in my bed one night fighting my usual fears. (I was terribly afraid of the dark and seemed to always be afraid of what might happen.) So, I decided to pray. I prayed about the things I feared and then a picture came to my mind that I instantly knew was God answering me.
I could see my house and coming out of the sky was something that resembled a glass cake topper and it covered my house. Some how I understood this as God protecting my house from anything "bad". In that moment I was reassured and confident that God had answered my prayer and I drifted off to sleep with no fear.
I will never forget that, (well, I might when I'm 80 something) it was just the beginning, but it is a point that I can go back to time and time again and remember that God cares about the things that concern us, even if in the scheme of things they are "big" things.
So, are you faithfully taking your cares (big and small) to your Heavenly Father? How has he demonstrated his love for you lately?
Welcome!
- Kathy Unger Marshall
- Dallas, GA, United States
- As a wife, mother of three and a full-time employee Kathy is well acquainted with the struggles to maintain balance, a right attitude, contentment and health in the midst of chaos. All the hectic times in her life, including seven major moves and five minor ones have served to reinforce her dependence on the only anchor she has found to hold her steady through the years; Jesus. Kathy writes of her personal journeys through the pages of scriptures, deserts of dryness, showers of blessings, the darkness of depression and the bright days of joy. She speaks of all she has learned about herself and her God in these journeys with the hope that her experiences will serve to encourage other women, who are fighting these same battles to stand strong.
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