This week I’d like to share how to look for and recognize opportunities to share Him, when they are packaged in normally uncomfortable or possibly unremarkable events.
I was reading a recently submitted LL journal and in it His bride said, “Lately, I have had multiple people in my life commenting that I need to "get out there." I need to "find someone new.. Often these are mere acquaintances who find out I'm divorced, but not dating. It flabbergasts me that people would talk that way. Especially because even from a worldly point of view the odds of a 62 year old woman finding a good and decent man (who isn't sick and 82) is remote. I don't expect them to understand my view on remarriage, but why can't they at least see that the odds are not in an older woman's favor?!
“ As I ponder, I see that all they can see is that I am ALONE. If I explain that I am happy, they can't believe me. I've been asking my Heavenly Love to lead me to know how to best speak of Him. My attempts with acquaintances often have them jumping to "Oh....you are religious," assuming I have lots of rules and rituals. It's an odd sort of thing, because most of these acquaintances are male--painters, construction workers. handymen. They know I am divorced, because they know I live alone and I am the one paying them. I am around them for hours at a time, in my home, yet I am discreet and quiet (unlike my normal chattiness); they are all married--they are not "making moves" on me or being rude. I believe their intentions are kind. I have the feeling that they are sort of intrigued...by my quietness, happiness and "aloneness." So, I am pondering these things, as I ask Him to lead me.”
Reading this, of course, I can relate. Yet, how He's led me is to use each of these as opportunities—each leading me to say something entirely different—each leaving me in awe and even more thankful I am only HIS!
The most recent is when my leased water cooler wasn't working. I got very excited once I was led to call—often my HH just fixes things, like when I got a strange alert on the dashboard of my car. Let me share about this first.
My son was with me when this strange alert popped up on my car’s dashboard. Immediately my son began Googling it as we drove. He began reading several things this could mean, bottom line—take it to your mechanic asap!! I also noticed some things on the car stopped working, like my cruise control. After my son got out of my car and into his car, I had time to calmly discuss it with my HH, my Darling. After talking it out with Him (isn’t He just the best listener?!? He never interrupts 🙂 After I was trying to figure out where to go, after He led me to look it up in my car's manual and the manual said it was indeed a problem needing a certified “specific type” of mechanic! Exasperated I finally said, "Honey, just fix it please."
Of course, you know that's just what happened—HE just fixed it! I’d let it go and almost forgot about it after asking Him to “just fix it”, but then He reminded me not only was the alert gone, but my cruise control worked perfectly—of course!! I called my son to tell him, “Guess what? I went to the Best Mechanic, my HH, who is not just my Physician, Provider, etc. etc. etc. I didn’t need to wait for the car to be serviced, He just did it, and of course the price was FREE!”
Back to my watercooler, which was another opportunity I took full advantage of. When I called, they told me someone would be out to bring me a new cooler, Ha-ha, already blessings were pouring out (remember when you tithe this principle in Luke 6:38 is always working behind the scenes \o/). When the young man came in with the new watercooler, I am telling you honestly—I have no idea how the conversation led to him asking me about my husband. When He asked, I replied enthusiastically, "Oh, I'm divorced, my husband left me for his girlfriend" and he replied, "Oh NO, I am soooo sorry that's horrible!!" I replied, "Oh, not at all. I am so happy for them both, now I have the best life ever!"
"I am happy all the time, I am free to bless my children financially, I can live wherever God leads me, I work from home and I plan to never retire because I love what I do so much! I am so thankful for all the Lord has brought me through. It led to ministering to other women, women who have been left by their husbands, to know He cares and will take care of them—just like He takes care of me! We encourage these women not being needy and vulnerable, which protects these sweet women from being hurt further."
After I blurted all that out, he asked me dozens of questions. For more than an hour he asked me about every subject you can imagine. He told me about his wife, his family, and shook my hand for several minutes when he was leaving, thanking me over and over again.
Dear brides, you and I know only GOD could orchestrate these sorts of opportunities, which happen all the time, most often in the midst of mini or larger crises. You just have to watch for them. This is when most believers (and a few brides) miss the opportunity. Never forget—awkward moments or when something breaks is God sending us gifts—wrapped in a pretty bow, tagged “Opportunities!!”
Unleashing the TRUTH
“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.” P3:12
This is such an amazing principle! It completely changed my view of my present challenges! Each time I now face something hard, I just look up and trust the testimony I will share later. People are watching me, and my family each time the enemy puts something nasty as us!
Abiding in Our Beloved leads us to true joy, not our accomplishments. Our calling is to become holy and show our children and everyone around us how to find their joy in The Lord.
This lesson helped me to understand that my life is an open testimony for others, and they must find in me the faith in action that I proclaim! Our Heavenly Husband desires to walk alongside us through our challenging seasons! That is our biggest opportunity to embrace!
“With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” M1027
Give hope, prayer, and encouragement to all you can find!
maravillosa lección, y después de conocer este ministerio y leer tantos testimonios u leer esta lección ya varias veces, cuando algo me sucede o sucede en mi casa o a mi alrededor que me afecta a mi trato de recordar este principio y ponerlo a prueba.
Alabo al señor por cada oportunidad que me has dado y por las que me dará 🙌❤️
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wonderful lesson, and after learning about this ministry and reading so many testimonies or reading this lesson several times now, when something happens to me or happens in my house or around me that affects me, I try to remember this principle and put it to the test.
I praise the Lord for every opportunity you have given me and for those he will give me 🙌❤️❤️
My Beloved reminded me in various ways this past week that everything we go through is to have a testimony to share when He presents and opportunity to embrace and share.
Just recently I was sitting at my children’s tennis lessons, which is normally in normal school time because my children homeschool, but another girl who also homeschool joined them. The first time I met her mother we just started talking, the conversation just flowed, when she asked about my marital status etc. my Beloved just took over and I was able to share my testimony with her and the goodness of my Beloved in my life. Although this lady is not going through a marital crisis, I could see that my testimony really touched her heart, and she asked a lot of questions. She is a Christian lady, but the way we go through our trails and embrace the journey He called us on, is so different from what the world and even the church teaches, and she wanted to know more, so my Beloved just led me to share as much as time allowed.
We always have to follow His lead when He opens opportunities for us to share the hope and the Abundant Life we found here at RMI.