Helen,

Thanks ever so much for sharing this testimony of God's overcoming love and 
grace.  I look forward to the day when the Lord of glory, the Alpha and 
Omega wrights those things that seem so upside down.  Now we trust him.  But 
someday, we will see as he sees.    God has truly made his peace real to you 
even in this hard thing.

So glad to have you back on this list.  We were missing one of our family 
temporarily while you were away.

Vicki

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Helen Wolf" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: Hammered


> Phil, this is a beautiful, yet sad story, and I praise the Lord with you 
> that you can now look back and see that Jesus was there all the while. 
> When you said this at the end of your message;  " Is Jesus there for you? 
> Does He stand in the places that hurt or that are fearful or that are 
> sad?"  My immediate response was "Yes, Jesus does stand in all the places 
> of hurt and sadness in my life, and He is in the process of renewing my 
> mind in some areas where the hurts are most recent.   For example, my 
> sister is in a nursing home for Alzheimer patients, not knowing her 
> family, and doesn't seem to even remember the Lord Jesus she loves so 
> dearly.  Today is her birthday, and I wept quietly as I thought of her and 
> the years of our childhood and later, and how I have missed her so much. 
> I knew she wouldn't even realize who I was, but I phoned her anyway, and 
> talked of names, places, and events from our happy years, hoping she would 
> remember me.  She didn't need my phone call to wish her a happy birthday, 
> but I needed it........I needed to tell her I love her and miss her.
> And Jesus was right here with me, and with her, reminding me of something 
> I wrote to my cousin recently:  My total dependence on the Grace of God is 
> my spiritual and emotional strength, and that is what makes my life worth 
> living.  My inner Life is bound up with His by His Spirit, and I trust Him 
> that whatever has been and what will be, is in His will for me, and He 
> wills nothing for me except what is for my benefit.  It may not look like 
> it to the natural eye right now, but I know that it is Truth!  And this I 
> know for my dear sister as well.
> Where she is has been ordained by God, and He has willed nothing for her 
> except what is for her benefit.  And I praise Him that He is here even now 
> as the tears drop onto the keyboard.........yes, He is here standing in 
> the place that hurts and is so sad.
>
> In His Love,
> Helen
>
> Earlier you wrote:
>>Hitting The Nail On The Head
>>
>>
>>By Phil Scovell
>
> "Freedom in Christ is not just absence of bondage, but the presence of
> Life."