Overcoming.....

Being an Overcomer....

     Have you ever looked at big challenge and thought can I overcome this? Most of my life I thought I could overcome anything. That me, myself and I could do the impossible every day. No matter what came my way , I could well...OVERCOME.  I though that I was unstoppable and that there was nothing that I could get through. That all changed on May 4, 1997.

     That day I was given a new perspective and a new eternal life. I found that there was something that I could not overcome, MY SIN. Jesus saved me and forgave me for 33 years of sin. I realized on that day that Jesus was the one that did the overcoming.

    My strength and my will were not strong enough to over my sin debt. My strength and my will were not strong enough to overcome anything. It was then and is now by GRACE that I am living this very day.

   Have there been days that were overwhelming and challenging, of course. I was fighting those days on my own and after being saved , I found I no match for this world had in store for me. The list is so long that I will not mention them all here but the major ones do deserve some mention because of what Jesus did me to get me through.

    The death of my wife Sheila in May of 2014 was the biggest of them all. I was left alone with a rebellious son and no answers as to where life was going. For the first 6 weeks I must have felt every emotion possible and took many turns showing my anger at God.

Finally, after 6 weeks of pure turmoil, I said to God, "I can't handle this anymore.", and God responded, "I've been waiting for you here all the time."  God led me to get some counseling for my hurting soul. Sheila's death hurt clear through to the bone and seeing no healing in sight, went to see a counselor. Debbie was more than a counselor, she was a God send.

She taught me that grieving was a self directed and defined process. As the weeks went on, I still wasn't feeling any better but was willing to let God heal me no matter how long it took. Two weeks after starting counseling, there was that first day, the first day when the hurt wasn't so bad, the sting wasn't so painful, I even managed a smile. I had started to OVERCOME through the power of Jesus Christ.

  Since then, with the power of God, I am a conqueror and an overcomer. I have since re-married, my relationship with my son is slowly but surely strengthening and am learning to enjoy life again.

What trials and tribulations are in your life that you need to OVERCOME? God says in his word that we are more than conquerors and I am living proof. Whatever obstacles God puts in your way, remember that God and you are an unbeatable team.

Until next time,

Jerry (A Simple Christian Man)A.S.C.M