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Give God a Month of Todays and Let Him Change Your Tomorrows
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Pain and Freedom:
Friday I saw a little boy attempt suicide. That is a sentence I never thought I would have to write. I watched a little child of God try and take his own life. I watched a little boy, not much older than my own brother, come to a point of such despair that he felt it necessary to take his own life by hanging himself from a tree. Thankfully we were able to get to him in time and he survived.
It is easy to see a situation like this and feel hopelessness. It is easy to sit and feel angry at God as to why He would let this happen. But the funny part is - this is the part where God brought a little bit of redemption into my life. Before we left that morning our leaders read Matthew 10.8 to us, "freely you have received, freely give". In my past I have struggled with anxiety, depression and suicidal tendencies. But God has given me freedom from those things. I have been set free from those chains and made new. I have freely been given peace in my life and then I was given the opportunity to pray over a boy struggling with that same bondage and needed to be set free in Christ. I wasn't even supposed to be in that area that day. This little boy named Dennis may not realize it - but God loves him SO MUCH that he sent us there so that there would be someone to speak truth into his life. So that there would be someone to fight on his behalf.
<3 Darby
Today, if you are feeling hopeless, I pray God gives you freedom and peace. I pray that you realize you are a treasure and that no matter what you struggle with, God knows and God cares. I ask God to send someone to you, today, to speak truth into your life. To fight on your behalf. Watch, wait and receive.
If however you have overcome. If you have been set free, please, today, go and freely give.
Matthew 10.8 "...Freely you have received, freely give" NIV
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When 19-year-old Darby left college and headed to Africa many lives were changed. Hers, the people she came in contact with and those she left at home. Take 5 minutes out of your day and let her challenges build your faith and draw you closer to God.
When each of our children were born my husband and I dedicated them to God. We symbolically handed our infants to our pastor as a sign they belonged to God. He then handed them back symbolizing God entrusting them to us to raise and care for. When our second daughter, Darby turned 19 we again handed her over to God as we watched her board a plane for Africa. Letting go took on a whole new meaning.
About the Author
My husband Drew and I have been married for 27 years and have four children. We all have a love of travel and adventure, but when we are not out and about our home is in Wilmington, DE.