Painful Pasts

Hello friends!  I am praying for you, as always.  My first thought in prayer today was about my past.  So many of us, if not all of us, have something from our past to contend with.  I truly believe that God uses everything in our past to draw us closer to Him.  Honestly, had I not known pain and hurt, I probably would have never reached for God.  If we lived a life without pain or struggle and then missed out on heaven what would be the profit?

Heaven is so real to me, and, at the same time, so is hell.  I thank God today for Jesus and also I thank Him for using my pain for my good.  Can you say the same?  Has heaven become real enough to you that your past actually makes sense?  Yes?  Praise God!  No?  Keep surrendering yourself to the power of God's Word and Holy Spirit.  He will not only make sense of it all but will turn the weapons used against you into an effective tool of production and growth.  What a God!!!

Loving U like a Sister,

Regina