God follows through with . . .

YES, and

LATER, and

I HAVE SOMETHING BETTER

Thirty years ago, my mother and sister asked me to start a journal.  The purpose of the journal was simply to capture my thoughts.  I started, then stopped, then started again many times over.  All that time, I felt the need to write down my life experiences.  At around that same time, I became ill with mental illness after a bad breakup with a boyfriend.

It was not until 14 years later I met my current husband.  I kept writing in my journal.  I had been making many wrong choices in life.  Then, through my husband, I turned to God about my writing.  All at the same time, I began writing about God, thinking about God, and praying to God.  I realized the more I wrote, the more I felt a purpose for my writing.  So, I prayed, “Lord, instill in me what you want me to do with my writing.”  

In 2019, He answered, “YES!”  (The first of my Lord’s answers to my prayer.)  I became focused on wanting to tell my story to help others suffering from mental illness, depression, and anxiety.  I became focused on wanting to share my experiences with this community.  By July 2019, I published my first book, Random Thoughts.  Then, I prayed, “Lord, where do you want me to go from here?”

He answered, “LATER (you will find out)!”  (The second of my Lord’s answers to my prayer.)  At that moment, I felt the strong sense of creating a series of books with subtitles named with random thoughts. Then, in 2020, I published my second book, Random Thoughts on Gratefulness.  Then, in 2021, I published my third book, Random Thoughts on Love.  I praised God and prayed, “Where now Lord?”  

He said, “I HAVE SOMETHING BETTER!”  (The third of my Lord’s answer to my prayer.)  At that moment, I felt the strong sense to begin blogging about God in my life.  After over a year of blogging, I was able to reach a community that needed to hear what a person with a mental disorder had to say about various experiences in life.

Thirty years ago up to now, I went and go through many trials and tribulations.  So, I continued to pray and to talk to God.  As I have said in my blogs, Jesus is always the answer (I learned this from my daughter).  Today I have concluded that praying is effective and the only way for me.

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Reader, please note that to seek God’s help in your lifetime is also to be able to be open to receive a YES or LATER, or I HAVE SOMETHING BETTER from Him.  Persevere in your prayers.