A Word From Brenda
And He said unto them,It is not for
you to know the times or the seasons, which the
Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall
receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when
he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he
was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their
sight.
Hope Of
Salvation!!
There was a time before I was saved, that I believed
in Jesus, and in Gods Word, I also believed in the
power of the Holy Spirit! I had a knowledge of
these things, I grew up around them...but my life
was my own. I waivered back and forth, going to
church on some Sundays, and heading to the park most
others. I would ask my friends, "Do you believe in
God?", and most of them would say yes. I wondered
why, if we were all believers, we we're living that
way!?!! One night I
told them..."If Jesus comes back tonight, you got to
know that He's NOT coming by here ...We're Not
Going! I was so frustrated. I wanted so much to
live for the Lord, but my life was so far from Him.
I look back now and see, God was beginning to draw
me to Him. I was longing for His Presence in my
life, only I didn't know how to find
it.
I Corinthians 1v.18,
27-31
For
the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the
power of God.
But God hath chosen the foolish
things of the world to confound (confuse) the wise;
and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to
put to shame the things which are mighty; And lowly
things of the world, and things which are despised,
hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to
bring to nought things that are: That no
flesh should glory in his presence. But of
him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto
us
wisdom and righteousness, and santification, and
redemption: That, according as it is written,
He that glorieth, let him glory in the
Lord.!!
A couple of years
had passed since those "party" days, I found myself
sitting in the office of a Pastor who I had never
met. I looked through the yellow pages to find
someone for counseling. As I told him of
the anger and the fighting and the tears in our
home, he turned to Galations 5v.22. He began to
explain to me very simply about the fruits of the
Spirit. He showed me where it said Peace...Joy..
Love..Patience, all the opposites of what I had in
my life. When he said to me "you're wanting
Christian fruit from a non-christian home", it just
hit me. All the years of going to church as a child,
reading my Bible, those years were far behind me. My
life at that time was empty and I needed to give my
heart to the Lord. I said the "sinners prayer", and
began to walk with the Lord one day at a time.
Sometimes one hour at a time! Small steps at first,
learning all the basics, daily reading my Bible,
praying, finding a church. What an awesome time in
my life!
CLOUD
WATCHING!!
It's a wonderful
feeling to be watching and waiting on Jesus to
return, and to know that he's coming back for you! I
began looking at the clouds, God's Word had come to
life for me. I had come to life! Now it has been
almost 8 years since that time, and I still love to
look at the clouds. My husband and I are involved in
ministries through our church and in the community.
We are currently preparing to be sent to Israel. God
has truly taken that which was weak, and made my
life into something strong and useful. A life filled
with anger and hopelesness and given me Joy and a
vision of spreading hope to others around the world!
I am thankful for all that He has done in my life.
Through all of the trials and lessons to be learned,
he has always been faithful, and they have always
been for my good.
Revelation
22v.20
He which testifieth these things saith,
Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord
Jesus.
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