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FAITH STORIES

His words kept me alive and I one because maybe you’ll just
eventually learnt how to count be a Mrs. somewhere and yet What is the one thing you
on Him, knowing that He could you’re suffering, but He wants would love young men and
help me and my daughter; and you to have the best?’ I remem- women who find themselves
indeed over the years, we have ber actually getting a prophe- where you were to know and
made it, together. So, being sin- cy way back then from Pastor to consider?
gle doesn't mean you are alone Richardson and he said, “God I would say to them and not just
but that God is your invisible and wants you to wait on Him, even young men and women, be-
powerful friend. if it takes 10 years, just wait.” At cause sometimes you can even
first I was a bit frustrated by that be widowed in your later years;
What sorts of challenges have word because I was like, “Oh my the love of God will help you
you faced in being a single God, how can I be alone for all overcome all things. Initially, it’s
mom, personally and from so- that time? It doesn’t even make not easy, I can attest to that, but
ciety? sense!” I didn’t believe it, but with time and especially if God is
The biggest thing was, as time guess what? When God speaks, your Friend, and you know that
evolved and my daughter grew you better count on Him that you have this thing called sal-
up, I realized that sometimes it He’s not a man that He would vation, then definitely you’ll be
could be very exhausting being lie. He can make you wait for able to overcome. His love will
the person who made all the de- something for a very long time, overshadow you, the presence
cisions about her life and also according to humans, but ac- of God, the Holy Spirit will al-
about my life. Sometimes I would cording to Him, time is nothing, ways be there, count on Him to
cry out to God and say, “Oh God, it will come and it will go. be there 24/7 and also get in His
this is difficult!” Actually in those Over the years I’ve learnt the Word. I love Psalm 91:1 “He that
years from 2007 to 2009, I used most incredible thing, God wants dwells in the secret place of the
to feel like I really needed some- you to learn the power of loving Most High shall abide under the
one to be there for me, proba- yourself, before you love some- shadow of the Almighty.”
bly a relationship, so that I could one else. You have to know who You cannot go wrong with God, I
be able to offload some of that you are, so that when the right assure you. Yes, the days might
pressure… but eventually God time comes all will work out. look like nights and there might
gave me a lot of peace, instead So, yes, there are challenges in be a lot of darkness during that
of a relationship. When I started society, but it’s awesome how day, but I assure you that even-
understanding the love of God, I you can start to understand that tually, you’re going to make it.
found a lot of comfort in knowing you’re whole and you’re com- You’ll just see the light come
that I could count on Him as He plete in God and that anyone through at the time when you’re
would always find a way to help else that joins your life is just a feeling like giving up; He will
me through the different situa- complement. definitely come through for you.
tions we faced. When kids grow, Now that I have learnt the love of I’ve also leaned on Proverbs a
they grow through different stag- God, if someone makes me feel lot, chapter 3 verses 4- 5, “lean
es and those changes can be less than, just because I don’t not on your own understand-
challenging and that’s when I have a ring on my finger, I feel ing… trust in the Lord with all
used to feel that exhaustion and sorry for them in a way, because your heart!” Even if you don’t
sometimes frustration, but God it means probably they have not know how to trust, just speak
helps me to overcome my mind known how to love themselves the words, remember that’s why
so that I can be a better mother. the way God loves them or to we’re given the word of God in
Society sometimes doesn’t treat see themselves as complete and the Bible, speak it and eventual-
you so kindly when you’re sin- whole in the presence of God ly you will feel it. It will become
gle, and especially from the fem- and so I don’t take it personally good and clear for you.
inine aspect. They feel like, ‘Why anymore with anyone who feels Finally, don’t fear. God says He’s
are you alone? Why are you not that way about me; I just love not given you a spirit of fear. Ini-
with someone?’ So there’s that them through and through and tially I remember when I felt that
pressure. Meanwhile I’m think- I know they just don’t have the loss, the loss of a husband and
ing in my mind, ‘When God is understanding, and it’s okay be- the loss of my parents, I used
not ready for you to be with any- cause it'll come at the right time. to fear so much. I was like, “Ok,

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