In 1989 my husband and I both accepted Christ into our lives. We were young in the Lord and going to church, learning how to live our lives for Jesus! In the summer of 1990 my husband suffered a Severe Back Injury which kept him from working for the next three years. He was the main provider for our family and we had no idea how it was going to change our lives. We wondered, as young Christians would we be able to really stand on the scriptures that we heard and read about many times? It was time to put the word into action!
Well, it didn't take long for things in the natural to start falling apart once the finances stopped coming in. In a matter of a few months we lost everything, our cars went first and our credit went, and we had no choice but to sell our home. If we didn't we would of lost it too. The days were long and the nights even longer. I spent many nights going before the Lord praying that my husband would be healed and that we would get a break through. We prayed and cried out to the Lord, we stood on the word even when in the natural everything was falling apart around us. Even so God provided for us and our three little boys. We never went to bed hungry (spiritually or physically). We thank the Lord for our Beloved Pastors and the Church Family that stood with us for such a time as this. The next few months were rough, no luxuries, no eating out, no new clothes. One Sunday morning I was getting ready for church. I had one pair of nylons that I had worn for quite a few weeks. I had been so careful with them because there wasn't any extra money to buy anymore. As I went to put them on and I put my fingernail through them. I tried to wear them so that the runner wouldn't show, it didn't work and I had to throw them away. Then I went to fix my hair and I couldn't believe it but I was out of hairspray. (Right Before Church!) I tried to put water in the bottle to make it stretch, that was a mistake. It made my hair sticky and it looked terrible. That was it! I sat on the bed and cried! Well after a few minutes I wiped away the tears and pulled myself together. I went to church without any hose and matted hair. Talk about a humbling experience. The service and the word were so uplifting that I forgot about my problems for at least 2 hours.
After service was over we drove home and I was trying to think of something to make for lunch. I had three very hungry little boys to feed, and not much to make it with. We pulled in the driveway and there were several brown bags on our porch. As we got closer we knew the bags were full of groceries and all the necessities that our family needed were in it so we could make it one more week. Everything that we were out of were in those bags. As a woman there are certain things we need. God saw fit to supply those things for me. When I went through the bags I found a pair of nylons and yes, HAIRSPRAY! I was so Blessed and Grateful that I cried, then I shouted for JOY! We matter to the Lord and our needs are important to Him. The Lord has proven himself to our family time and time again. Over the past 19 years we've stood on the precious promises that the Lord has for all of us. He healed my husband, and restored all that was stolen from us. Forever Faithful To Jesus! Debra, UIPWC of Louisiana. Call a friend and share with them about our website http://www.uipwc.com/ Answeres To Prayer Link, everyone needs encouragement
Reflect On These Scriptures: Psalm 55:22, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Psalm 119:105, Psalm 37:25, 1 Peter 3:3-5, II Kings 20: 5b
