Reflections on Sunday, February 10, 2008

What I got out of Sunday's service is that we should be thankful for what God has done for us especially the ability to wake up! Pastor Darrell used a scripture in his sermon and it was Acts chapter 16 verses 16-38. He also gave us a recipe for Praise so that we might get closer to God!

In my personal experiences in life I can honestly say that I wasn't close to God, but yet he was still blessing me and I thought I was the one taking care of me! I remember when I had just had my 11 year old and we were traveling to Alabama around February and it was around 1-2am and I was driving. We had a Ford explorer at the time. My ex-husband had taken my newborn and my toddler out of their car seats and we had word because of this, but he didn't put them back! Out of nowhere I hit black ice and started to spin out of control I tapped the break and did what I remember seeing in the drivers manual. While we were spinning I saw this 18 wheeler that I had passed about 2-3 miles back vastly approaching. We hit the left side guard rail and slide all the way to the right side of the road and we stopped. During our sliding a car was coming up and they almost slammed into us. We got out of the truck to see the damage and the 18 wheeler was just passing us. The only damage we had was a slight bend in the bumper. When we got back in the truck we noticed that some of the bags we had had shifted to the front and where in the children car-seat. Now, that I think about it I didn't even praise God or say thank you for what he saved me and my family from! I would have been devastated if my children's life would have been taken that morning. Until I started attending Liberation Ministries I was a lost soul, but now I thank God or try to everyday! I give God Praise and he blesses me in return! I wanna thank Liberation Ministries for helping me to accept God into my life, my heart and my home! I love all of you!


Sis. Shantae Sharp