Helping America with Acts of Faithfulness

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In 2014 I had the first of many amazing encounters with God.

A family crisis left me devastated, alone and confused. Raised a Christian, I wondered if God cared about our situation or if he was even real. I questioned every thing I had ever been taught about him, and I wondered if I could go on believing. I took a trip to Florida, away from my family, to think about all that had happened and why God allowed the overwhelming disappointment and grief that threatened to drown me.

After checking into the hotel, I drove to a local bookstore to find something to read before bed. As I poked around the rows of books, I saw a blue hardback sitting alone on a shelf. Dusty and fading, it looked like it had been left there for years and years. The title was something like, "you are what you think." I stared at the ancient book remembering a similarly worded Bible verse. I couldn't quote the verse word for word, but I knew enough of it to recognize the implication.

I did not purchase the book. I bought a Bible.

Although I had Bibles back at home, I had not brought one with me. Sitting on my hotel bed, I searched for the Bible verse using a handy reference in the back. I found many verses about the importance of our thought life. I knew this "thinking" thing was important--important like the earth rotates around the sun and the day is divided into light and dark. This felt foundational and somehow, I had missed it.

I asked God if he would help me understand the thinking in my mind and in my heart and why I felt so lost and afraid. I told him that I could not understand what was happening to my family, and I had no idea what he wanted me to do. I remember saying, "please help" over and over while tears streamed down my cheeks.

Suddenly, I had a clear and loud thought, "fast and pray and devote yourself to me and your thinking changes." Fast? What? Isn't that for lent and monks and nuns?

Desperate for understanding, I went back to the bookstore for a book on fasting.

This was just the beginning. Through acts of faithfulness, God lead me to true repentance, to understanding my need for him, and to engaging in meaningful prayer. For ten years now I have watched God work in amazing ways, seen answers to prayers, learned so much about the greatest relationship of all time, and yes, endured many trials--all because of that lonely trip where I found a faded blue book that lead me back to God's word and straight to a much needed change in my thinking and my priorities and my life. And without the terrible family crisis-that desperation-I would have missed this journey.

God is so much more than an idea or an extension of yourself or a character in a book. So much more than organized religion and more than words on a page.

This blog is about sharing the things I've learned from the greatest, most loving teacher ever! And, I am still learning.

Moreover, we are in treacherous times when truth seems to be lost and our country is becoming increasingly anti-God. What can we do?

I hope, with all my heart, this blog is a blessing to you and a reminder that, with God's help, we can overcome and help others too. No matter what you are facing, God has a way forward. He has a way forward for America too. Will you join me in carrying out acts of faithfulness?

For more information on the End Times, acts of faithfulness and how you can make a difference for your nation family, go to returntogodamerica.net.

Until next time,

Denise Robinett