Rae's Reads

The Lord is amazing! When I think of His goodness, I can’t help but praise Him! The Lord, my Father, saved me when I was at my lowest. It seemed like I was doomed to a life of poor communication and people skills. I felt that wasn’t right. How can someone be born into that? I knew I had to do something about it. Originally, I didn’t know what. I started going out in public and talking with people. That didn’t work and was a major flop. My confidence was shot. Completely gone. The embarrassment I felt from those interactions caused me to not sleep well for months. I would not suggest doing that. I started working. That was somewhat helpful. I don’t know if that's what I needed at that specific time, but it’s what I got and how it ended up. I certainly learned quite a bit from that, but it was so stressful that I couldn’t go most days without having a panic attack. So clearly something was off. Then I started working on myself, reading books, watching videos, and listening to podcast...

The Lord has been very present in my life, especially this past week. I can feel His presence everywhere I go. It’s amazing! Lord, You alone are amazing! I praise Your mighty name! I pray to the Lord daily to keep me from drifting away from His amazing grace. He has saved me, now I feel no guilt or shame! He has saved me, now I am free from the grip of sin! He has saved me, now I am His child! He has saved me, now we can be together in Heaven for eternity! I thank God for everything He does for me. I know I don’t know everything He does for me, but I can sure try to give thanks for it all.  Can you imagine, if you gave someone something large, expensive, or hard to get, and they didn’t even acknowledge it? You give someone a car, a very nice car, and they just hop in the car without a word and drive off. Does that make you want to give more? No, of course not! They didn’t even look at you, let alone give their thanks and appreciation. Now can you imagine how God feels? He’s given y...

The Lord showed Himself to me last night. I was extremely tired. I had a long day of schoolwork, work, making meals, and watching children all evening. One of the children, who’s 2, was having a hard time. He was honestly being very rude to me. After I had finally gotten him to settle down, I sat on the edge of my bed. I simply closed my eyes. I was so tired. I didn’t catch it at the time, but my thoughts were definitely going down a negative and destructive path. I heard someone coming down the hall towards my bedroom, so I opened my eyes. It was my 6-year-old brother. All he said was ‘good night’, but I knew immediately that was God speaking to me through him. That was God’s way of showing me He cares. Not until later, when I was under my covers, ready to sleep, did I remember a quote. “When you feel down, depressed, or unmotivated, just go to sleep. Often all we need is some sleep.” Yeah, God was definitely telling me something there. I’m so glad He did!