As I was standing in a hall, I could not help but notice a young woman who was crying hard. Something seems to bother her greatly. She was talking to someone else, a counselor, who was trying to help her.
As I was getting ready to walk down the hall, this counselor approached me with a referral to talk to this young lady who was in great distress. Sure, I can talk to her and find out how to best help her.
She fell no more love for her husband of many years and just recently left home. They are fighting over the custody of a child. Their teenage child is with her own child. Nothing left to live for. No house. No job. No skills. No church connection. Tired of life, and she just wanted to die. A quite young and beautiful person she is without hope.
Immediately, I listened attentively to her and heard her story. What a story! A life broken with not much hope. However, God has broken into her spirit and allowed her to see that God is watching over her and giving her bright hope and a better future. Through the Word of God shared in that instant, this young lady found new hope, and the tears stopped immediately. She found out that God still loves her though her husband may have gone on with his life and does not leave much for her. She found out that God cares for her, and she does not doubt God any more.
I shared with her that death and life are in the power of the tongue; whoever loves it will eat its fruits. She chose life over death. She chose hope over hopelessness. God chose her and He entered her heart right then and there. I gave her a Bible to read. She welcomes it. The young woman left the office with such hope that she was able to leave the facility to go home soon after a couple of days.
God is still at work in the lives of many of His children. We all must be where God needs us most. It's right where we are!
Pastor Linh
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