HE opened my eyes..

Today I asked for prayer and support from my blogging family, and amazingly you all blew me away with your comments, and texts, and someothers that I just knew were lifting me.  God went far beyond what any of us asked,..let me tell you the story…He opened my eyes, broke my heart, and then rewarded my obedience..How Great is our God!

I met up with my ex while my Hubs was by my side (thank you Jesus), and the fear that I have been battling left. The best way to describe it seems to me that I was no longer looking at him through my eyes but the eyes of my God.  I saw him as a man who has hit the bottom, much like the others I reach out to. I saw his brokenness, and his need for a savior.  I have that, and I could not keep it to myself.  He did not expect me to forgive his debt, and I didn’t expect him to think at all about what I was saying about Trina being Scotts daughter.  But at that moment something “God” happened in that room, I saw him stop thinking about himself, and actually think about her, and give her his blessing, and sign the paper.  I signed the paper to cancel his support order, and forgive the debt in the rears.  He thanked me.  God broke my heart for the lost heart of my abuser.  When it was all said and done, we had talked about mercy, and forgiveness but not yet God.  So I leaned over to him, and in simple terms,  “You really need to get right with God, let him give you life…it worked for me and is still a GO, who would have thunk?”  he smiled and said “yeah, who would have thunk”  He thanked me and Scott again as he walked away into the rain, still broken, but free from the court, and scratching his head as to what just happened.  I know God is working his heart now.  I am thanking and praising God for taking the bad and making it good, I am thanking HIM for breaking my heart, and helping me to follow HIM here today.  Thanking HIM for my Hubs, who was incredible and the greatest support to me, and I am thanking HIM for all of you, who quickly came to my aid in prayer.

Isaiah 42:16

 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know;

    I will guide them on paths they have not known.

    I will turn darkness to light in front of them,

    and rough places into level ground.

    This is what I will do for them,

    and I will not forsake them

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18 responses to “HE opened my eyes..

  1. Yes, today was amazing. Much different than it could have gone. I’m Proud of you sweetheart.

    I love the “new you” 😀

  2. Fear i always lifted when God directed mercy is shown. YoU will sleep food tonight – unless you stay too excited! A 16 year old miracle/answer to prayer happened today – God is so gracious.

  3. Laurie Lloyd

    Thanking the Lord for His goodness today and for directing your path. What a blessing it turned out to be. God will speak to his heart. You planted the seed today sweetie. Peace to your heart. i love you and am proud of you.

    Laurie

  4. Laurie for someone who has never met me, girl you know my heart! I love you sooo! thanks for being there, and for praying..Peace and blessing back to you 100 fold!

    Hubs- the new me startles me at times, but I do love the changes in me, and also in you 😉 cool having a front seat to see what God is doing, huh?

    HW- thank you! love you

  5. Papa- love you!! and AMEN! i am thinking I will sleep good tonight, curled right up in HIS arms!

  6. Wow, reading this story is better than all those sappy Christmas movies combined. True life miraculous generosity reciprocated into the lives of those healed from the past and blessed to be launched into the future. Wow!

  7. Yeah praise God!!!! I’m so glad it went well! Prayer really works especially when we ask to do it God’s way

    I’m so glad things worked out

  8. What did I do??/ 😦 Seriously why does your blog take me to the spam??? 😦

  9. Praise God! His ways are truly amazing!

    I know He carries us through the hardest days, I’ve experienced it. He brings peace beyond understanding and words when we don’t have any.

    What a great God we serve.

    What a story, Darla. YOU need to write a book! Really.

  10. WOOT… WOOT.. WOOT… WOOT…

    That is what God is talking about right there… Praise him Praise Him Praise Him… So Awesome.

    Father God thank you for taking this into your hands, and doing with it what your will determined. Praise you for the courage you gave Darla. Continue to poor blessings on Darla and Scott. In your Sons Name…. Amen.

  11. Oh… and you have mail.

  12. That is amazing! We do serve an awesome God! I will continue to pray for his salvation!

  13. Just sent u an email, princess. Love u 🙂
    God is truly, truly, truly wonderful!

    I LOVE YOU, PRINCESS!

  14. Wow Darla, I just kind of caught on to this as I havent had much time to read blogs lately, but seems like some good things have been going on in your life! Just a short note to say hi and thinking of you!

  15. What a GREAT passage for the situation!!!! I am so happy that God moved miraculously for you!!! In so many ways! Praise the Lord.

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