Because I Wanted to Show You How Much I Love You
For years of praying and asking, all I ever got was one very simple answer placed deep in my heart, "Because I knew you'd be obedient." I could never get more than that, and it felt like I'd hit a brick wall. I had to be fine with that answer. It's been almost two decades that I received that answer every time I went to the Lord in prayer and asked why God chose me to be involved in something so powerful and yet so dear to my heart. Unexpectedly, it changed a couple of weeks ago. This time, it was "Because I wanted to show you how much I love you". Finally, it all made sense. Being obedient to do something I did not want to do- and honestly, something I fought against for six months- became something that has brought me much joy and much humility. Who am I? No one special, that is for sure! But our God? So amazing!
2 comments:
Wow Mark, that's a powerful testimony! I don't know what God was asking you to do, but I am grateful for your obedience to Him, and your witness of faithfulness to me!
It's honestly a story of God's goodness to me packaged in something difficult. I wrote this because I wanted my kids to read it years from now and understand their Dad and his life a little bit more. But thank you for the kind words, John!
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