Definitely a powerful miracle that needs to be shared with the world. The wisdom this dear friend has to share is inspiring.
I am so grateful to a loving Heavenly Father
who is so eager to love and bless us and show that love to us in very
real and significant ways. My miracle begins sometime in 2003. At
this point in my life I was between my junior and senior year of high
school and everything was going great until one thing led to another
and my world was completely rocked. Without disclosing too much
personal information that could be hurtful to my loved ones if
divulged, my family was betrayed and deeply hurt. I did not know
where to turn, or who to turn to because everyone in my family was
struggling as I was. I found great solace and love from my Heavenly
Father and my Savior Jesus Christ during this time, and that in and
of itself became a series of many incredible miracles in my life.
The
miracle I would like to tell about however is one of healing and
forgiving others. A little more than a year later the initial dust
had settled from the hurt that had been so catastrophic in my teenage
life. At this point I was getting ready to leave on a proselyting
mission for my church and escape from the drama that had surrounded
me for the previous year or so. Not long after getting to Chile where
I would serve my mission I received news that this person who had
hurt my family so deeply had come back into our lives and was in the
picture to stay. I was crushed. I felt great anger, bitterness,
distrust, rage and frustration. I could not believe this was
happening and all of the healing and progress that had taken place in
my life since then seemed to be undone in that very moment. I was at
a loss as to what to do. A few days after receiving this news I was
contemplating the situation during my scripture study and out of
nowhere received very clear, divine inspiration as to what I was
supposed to do. A specific scripture came to my mind as clear as day
and I knew my Heavenly Father was reaching out and helping me know
what I must do. The scripture was Doctrine and Covenants 64:10 which
says, “I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it
is required to forgive all men.” Without a shadow of a doubt I knew
that God was calling me to repentance, that I needed to let go of my
hurt and bitterness and that I must learn to truly forgive this
person who had caused my family such grief and pain. I was at a
complete loss, how could I ever rid myself of these terrible feelings
for another who had wronged me and forgive them for what had been
done?
I
spent a large amount of energy over the next while seeking to better
understand the value of each of God’s children, His love for each
of us, and this command to forgive all. During this time I offered
many heartfelt prayers, pleading with my God to help me learn
forgiveness and allowing me to heal from this terrible heartache.
While it did not come immediately, with time and great effort, I was
able to find peace in my heart and feel that I have fully forgiven
this person in my life. Since that time I have had the chance to get
to know this person on a very personal basis. We have established a
very pleasant and now welcome relationship of trust and love and I no
longer harbor feelings of bitterness and resentment towards them.
This is a huge miracle in my life brought about by the power and
mercy of a loving Father in Heaven and my Savior, without whom I
could have never had such a change of heart in my life. The power of
God is real. Through His great love, through His help and the
strength and grace our Savior offers us, incredible things, even
miraculous things, can come to pass in our lives or anyone else’s
if we will but trust Them and sincerely seek Their help.
There can be miracles when we believe in God.
Have a miracle to share? Find me on Facebook: Sister-Jenessa Hutchins. I would love nothing more than to share your miracles with the world.
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