Last week, we had a comment to Fran Orson’s post on TellingOurStories from May Dixon. I don’t know if everyone had a chance to see it, so I asked May if we could post it on it’s own page. I want to encourge each and every one of you to share your story – it doesn’t have to be your entire spiritual journey. It can be just one tiny chapter of your story. But it is through our testimony (our “dynamic witness”, as part of our 2-fold churchwide focus for 2011) that we overcome and we get to play a part in others getting to see a glimpse of Jesus’s heart. This blog is one place you can share your story. Just contact me or Cathryn or you can email the blog at springsstillwaters@gmail.com. Now, here’s May:
Thank you Fran for reminding me how important it is to share our stories. I want to share how Our Father has been working in my life.
The past few months our family has been struggling in different ways and I have never undestood the meaning of “God satisfying my hunger” with his words.
I work at Lenscrafters, and on Thursday, I was helping a man and after a while, I noticed that he was carrying a book and I asked him what it was a about he said it’s a book about Spiritual Gifts.”
He started to tell me his story…he just found out that he has cancer. I never known or seen someone with cancer and honestly he was so happy and told jokes that I would not have known that he was dying. He then told me that he believes that God will heal him.
I told him that I will be praying and I believe that God can heal him, too. He then told me “you have a gift of language !” I was so touched by this man and I started praying for him in my heart. After a few minutes he looked in his pocket and took out a piece of paper and said. “This is for you” it said: “Prayer for Perseverance.”
The prayer went like this…
“Christ said to His loved ones: ‘ I am with you, fear not, be not anxious.’ May it be confident that in the trials and crosses of my life, you, O Lord, will be my constant companion. Whenever I cannot stand , you will carry me lovingly in your arms. May I have no fear of what may happen tomorrow. For the same eternal Father who cares for me today will take care of me tomorrow and everyday of my life. You, O Lord, will either shield me from suffering or give me strength to bear it patiently. May I be at peace, then, and put aside all useless thoughts, anxieties and worries. Amen.
After reading this prayer, I was reminded of how much my Father loves me and will always be there for me and my family.
When I got home from work, I told my husband the story and I gave him the prayer to read and he said, “on that note, I have something to tell you…” at first he handed me an envelope, I open it and there was an other gift that took care of our tomorrow worries… we looked at each other and started crying.
This man that I have never met in my life blessed me with the best words that filled my hunger. I was hungry and God used His servant to deliver those fullfiling words to me. God showed me that I just have to seek and ask, and I will find. My dear Springs family, we are soo Blessed to have you guys in our life and God has used you guys so many times to bless us and soo many other people. I pray that we continue to be the hands and feet of Jesus everyday until He returns! Blessing to you The Springs Fellowship!
Thank you, May, for sharing some of your story with us…and may God continue to bless you and Brad and Jeremiah.
– Kacey
what a beautiful testimony, May! Thanks for sharing–and I love the prayer of perserverance—right where most of us are most of the time.
Loving you and your family–
What a beautiful story! Brought tears to my eyes, and helps me to remember who holds all my tomorrows. Thanks, May!