“Love God to Love Others”
“But I do know that none of you love God”
David’s writes:
For 2 1/2 years, I believed I was born again. It was only through the worst ordeal of my life that God made me realize that I was lost and in need of the Savior. My wife and I were on the verge of divorce, and I didn’t even know it. For three days, I had read this powerful verse. Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees, the religious of His day, and told them, “But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.” After the third day of reading this text, at around 3 AM, I realized that Jesus was saying these words to me. I did not have God’s love in me and therefore couldn’t love Him or anyone else. For those 2 1/2 years I could not figure out why it was so hard for me to love others.
Now I knew why.
I gave my life to Jesus that morning, broken but forgiven. I wish I could say that all turned out well with my marriage. I didn’t. My wife and I divorced, I sank deep into depression, and almost committed suicide. Somehow through all of the mess I made out of my life, God found a way to reach me. He gave me a purpose for my life, calling me into the ministry while in a mental hospital. I am now fully recovered and happily married once again. My new wife is a strong Christian who is growing every day. I have never lost my love for God’s word. It grows daily as I seek His will and ways. I have been given the wonderful opportunity to lead my sister and several others to faith in Christ. All of this was possible because of the life-changing power of God’s word. Praise His glorious Name!
Please note that the views expressed in this story are not necessarily the views of the American Bible Society. Story posted on April 6th, 2006 and filed under Your Stories, Suicide, Divorce & Marital Conflict, Struggles, Grace.
