I wanted to share my testimony with you ...I wrote something this morning and thought it would be a good time to share it with you.I am so glad I have Christ in my life~ been thinking about the fact that it will be 25 years this August that I have been rescued from my sin and self. AWESOME~ If He had not wooed me into His embrace back then where would I be today? Everyday there may be a struggle in me to change into His image but everyday He pours out new mercies and fresh grace into me. My parents were on the verge of divorce when in August of 84 my father committed suicide. That was a horrible day! I can not imagine what went through my mom's mind as she found out he was gone. Did she think it was her fault? Did she have unresolved feelings and wished she could have had some resolution before he died? I know I had feelings of guilt and mean thoughts toward my dad that needed healing ~ I didn't understand what was going on I was only 10 years old. As we went to his gathering the Pastor said "Jesus' arms are always open" ~ that hit a nerve in me and that moment on the couch in the funeral room I crawled into His arms asking Him in my own way to be my Savior. I wasn't smart enough to realize this was the best thing that could have happened to me that day. I didn't realize my Knight in Shining Armor had just rescued me from darkness and depression. It was beyond me that He just stepped in at that moment to start the unveiling of The Perfect Father. It took years of Him showing me who He was really... not someone to be feared that He would explode in anger at any minute. He was not someone who would get impatient with my childish ways. He was full of love ~ tenderness ~ compassion~ words of hope and healing were the words on His lips and in His Word. Often I read Psalm 145 and replaced any reference to God with the name FATHER just to retrain my mind of who He really is... He is ABBA ~ the one I can turn to anytime anyplace with anything on my heart. He is full of laughter not a sad and angry God. He is approachable. HE is my ABBA!