Almighty God

But now, this is what the Lord says – he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. – Isaiah 43:1-2

This passage of scripture really means a lot to me. I strongly believe that God has something special for me to do and that he has called me uniquely by name. Looking back at my life and considering what could have been and should have been I have no doubt that God has and always will be with me. I think about the times I should have had nervous breakdowns, the diseases I could have gotten and the various opportunities that life presented to me as ways of giving up and giving in and I am truly grateful to Almighty God.

I have passed through strong waves of sorrow and despair and God brought me through. I have been burned, scorned, talked about and laughed at and he held my head up high in spite of it all. People that I thought should love me no matter what turned their backs on me and I felt that I was left to die. Hung out to dry God was all I had and could see – no-one around me cared; it was if I neither mattered nor existed.

I knew my family loved me but they were too far away. Through hell and high water, God was there for me. There were times when I felt I walked alongside him and other times he carried me. This is my testimony; this is my life. I’ve had life with and without acknowledging God and I now know the difference. A day of thanksgiving is great but every day is thanksgiving to Almighty God in my eyes. I have a reason to give thanks everyday – a brand new reason with the dawn of each new day.