I had purchased two little devotion books by Inspirion; one was 15 minute devotions for women, and the other one was 15 minute devotions for moms. The one for women had a beautiful purple cover with a stunningly beautiful tea cup and saucer in purple. The one for moms had a lovely outdoor setting on an old wooden bench in sort of a sage green color. Both books were padded and just simply gorgeous. I loved both of these books.
One day driving home from being in town, I passed by a friends house as she lived on the same street just at the other end. The Lord told me to get my friend that book. I knew in my spirit He was talking about the one for moms. I told Jason that I had to go back to town to get my friend this book. Standing there looking at the two books, my heart just fell for my friend and I wanted her to have the prettier of the two which of course was the tea cup. I got it and headed for the check out. The Lord told me to put it in a pretty bag and put some pretty ribbon on it, make it something special for her. You see, my friend's home was not the greatest and I wanted her to have something pretty. She had a large family, she was a happy person but she didn't have a lot of things.
I stopped by her house and she came out to chat with me. I told her that God had me put this little gift together for her, and that He wanted her to know that He saw her struggles. He told me to tell her that He loved her, and He wanted to help her get through those trying times.
My friend almost started crying. She said, "La Donna you'll never know how much that means to me. I just got my son out of juvy," a local juvenile home that was just outside of town.
I knew right then I had made a mistake in not getting her the book for moms. Lesson learned is that to be used by God to bless others is to just simply put ourselves aside and trust God that He knows what a person needs. I felt so bad for my friend, I wanted to go get her the other book. But she said no, she was just grateful for the gift and the encouraging word from the Lord. Still, there was a message in that other book that would have helped her and through my foolishness, she didn't get the full help she could have otherwise had. She did tell me that she would go get the other one. I don't know if she ever did and even if she did, would it have still been as anointed for her. I'll never know. That is a pain I'll never get rid of.
One day driving home from being in town, I passed by a friends house as she lived on the same street just at the other end. The Lord told me to get my friend that book. I knew in my spirit He was talking about the one for moms. I told Jason that I had to go back to town to get my friend this book. Standing there looking at the two books, my heart just fell for my friend and I wanted her to have the prettier of the two which of course was the tea cup. I got it and headed for the check out. The Lord told me to put it in a pretty bag and put some pretty ribbon on it, make it something special for her. You see, my friend's home was not the greatest and I wanted her to have something pretty. She had a large family, she was a happy person but she didn't have a lot of things.
I stopped by her house and she came out to chat with me. I told her that God had me put this little gift together for her, and that He wanted her to know that He saw her struggles. He told me to tell her that He loved her, and He wanted to help her get through those trying times.
My friend almost started crying. She said, "La Donna you'll never know how much that means to me. I just got my son out of juvy," a local juvenile home that was just outside of town.
I knew right then I had made a mistake in not getting her the book for moms. Lesson learned is that to be used by God to bless others is to just simply put ourselves aside and trust God that He knows what a person needs. I felt so bad for my friend, I wanted to go get her the other book. But she said no, she was just grateful for the gift and the encouraging word from the Lord. Still, there was a message in that other book that would have helped her and through my foolishness, she didn't get the full help she could have otherwise had. She did tell me that she would go get the other one. I don't know if she ever did and even if she did, would it have still been as anointed for her. I'll never know. That is a pain I'll never get rid of.