Who made the most impact on your life this year?

[angels4u]

Who made the most impact in your life this year?

Is there an special somebody??

[Guest LadyC]

oh, boy.... i love these kinds of questions! they make me really delve in and think about the people in my life, and appreciate them!

my brother... when my oldest daughter took off, i felt all the guilt of every mistake i'd made as a mother, and started feeling the pressure of our PC society about choosing a husband over a child. my brother and i have a strange relationship... i don't often turn to him for advice because he can come across very self-righteous. but since his stepdaughter had once put him and his wife in a nearly identical circumstance, i emailed him.

my brother was totally supportive. he wrote a very lengthy letter about my Biblical obligations as a mother, as a wife, and as a person. he reminded me that every mother feels like a failure, and then pointed out exactly why i was NOT a failure. then he pointed out that it was my moral obligation to honor my marriage, because that is the last part of "training her up" i could possibly do... despite rana being only 16, she was essentially grown, and had chosen to leave home and live independantly from us. he pointed out that if i allowed this heartbreaking circumstance to destroy my marriage, i'd be failing not only her, but my other daughter as well. it was my responsiblity to live by example the fact that marriage is a convenant not just between a husband and a wife, but between a husband, wife, and God. he did all this with plenty of scripture, and plenty of understanding, but a good measure of firmness as well. it was exactly what i needed.

it didn't end there... this year has been the toughest we've had to face as a married couple, and just before thanksgiving, i lost my temper and started hitting my husband, over and over. he hit back, once. my youngest daughter insisted that i divorce mark. again, my brother came through with words of wisdom. he told me to remind ashlea that i hit first! and then ask her, wouldn't it be more justifiable for my husband to divorce me, since i was the one who became abusive?

and then he again reminded me of all the same Biblical principals that he'd reminded me of when Rana had turned our world upside down a few months earlier.

[irishcowboy]

WEll you all probly already know who made the most impact in my life this year...of course my husband ...God picked him out just for me ...and now I am not lonely anymore at all ..I use to be lonely and wish I had someone that would love me like Jesus does ...and now I have that someone ....he has really been a help to me in times of sorrow ...he has been there for me when my brother died ..mike was always understanding ...and he had a big shoulder for me to cry on whenever I needed to ..and his arms were always there to hold me ...some people when bad things happen dont know how to handle it . I know my first husband would get mad at me for crying and was not very supportive at all in any way ..so this is really differant for me ...he has so much wisdom that the Lord has given him ...and he tells just the way it is ...I have learned how to love in a way I never knew possible and to accept that love and thank God for it ...so yes the person that most impacted my life would be my husband ...Thank you Lord for him all the time and for bringing us together and for giving us your love to share with others .....

Teresa

[traveller]

I can't name just one. But I can narrow it down.

Okay, here goes. One of them was Timothy. In February my only natural born child died. It was a horrible, unexpected death. I felt like I had been de-railed from my life's path. Actually, I did falter pretty bad. For a long time I couldn't make sense of anything, and I sorta lost who I was. I was under major spiritual attack and didn't even recognize it. Thankfully, the Lord reached me through Tim. It was more than just being there for me. It's hard to explain, but he spoke to my heart. He helped me to see that I was way off track. He didn't speak words of comfort to me. Instead, he spoke truth to me. Tim helped me survive the year. Truly. I consider him a true friend.

Another is WISDOM. Where Tim was causing me to stand up and walk, WISDOM was allowing me to cry. I needed both. The gifts our Father gave to WISDOM are many. He is gentle and powerful. He has insights that can only come from the Holy Spirit. He was and is a close friend, and as much like my blood brother as my brother.

That's the other one, my real life brother. He has continued to support me, call me, come see me, be there for me. We have a great time together. He can make me laugh no matter what is going on. I cherish him and I thank our Father that He placed me in this family. He knew I would need this brother in my life.

Of course there are many more that made an impact on me, but these three are the frontrunners. They are the ones that listened to me at 3 a.m. night after night. They are the ones that dug into the scriptures and prayer and even cried with me. They are the ones that wouldn't let me give up, by not giving up on me.

[Snowdoove]

Come Lord Jesus - Quickly!

Back in the spring I was having trouble walking and breathing at the same time.

On April 1st, I ended up in the hospital. After some tests the Doctors came in and told me the results:

Patricia - we are sorry to have to tell you this, You have Colon Cancer.

What a Wake up call!

I was operated on the saturday before Palms Sunday.

The Doc told me he got it all.

I go every 3 months to have my blood checked.

As you can tell, I am still here - Thank YHVH!!

Snowdoove :t: :il:

[Catsmeow]

Snow: Praise God!!!! Yahoo! You go, girl! You GO JESUS!

I've just been given a really aweful diagnosis of a crippling disease and a back that degenerating and may leave me permanently crippled.

Ya know what? The grace of God has fallen upon me and He's given me the strength and grace to bear it and THAT'S had the most potent effect on my life this year...

It's God Himself....He's sooooo incredibly kind and gracious during times of trouble...He is my Rock and Shield.

Just had to share that...

[jesussaves]

Jesus.

This year was one that brought great pain into my life. The Lord was right there with me.

My dad committed suicide several months ago. I cannot express in words the pain of such a loss. I hurt for the loss of my dad and my bewildered sibblings. I don't think I could have weathered such a terrible experience had the Lord not picked me up in His loving arms and held me until my heart began to heal. I gained great insight into the fact that He sings over us. Not only because we bring Him great delight, but when we need the comforting sound of a song from the heart, His love washes over us with a sweet melody that brings healing to the hurting heart. I cannot thank or praise Him enough for just being my loving Lord.

I hope everyone has a blessed and spiritually prosperous year. (financially, too if you are in need)

Love

Jesus Saves

[Catsmeow]

You spoke my heart as well...amen!

[Guest dove2]

In 9 days I will have been on this board for a year. When I first started I was full of pain and all kinds of wounds that were not completely healed from people I thought were Christians. I was so full of pain that I came on here ready to tell anybody and everybody off. Instead of putting me down these wonderful Christians built me up. It is so long ago that I can't remember who actually helped me start to heal but I think it was Trav and Neb and several more that took time to read my posts and answer questions that brought me back to life. At the time I didn't know what a terrible ordeal Trav was going through and she still in her grief and pain took time to help me and talk to me in PMs. I almost quit this board as soon as I got on and Trav PMd me and talked to me and that is why I am still here.

I would have to say everyone on Worthy Boards helped me through some rough times and taught me to love again and leave off old baggage that I had carried for 5 years and couldn't even talk about. Most of all I guess it would have to be George first for starting this board and second for allowing mine and Gary's WOF thread to stay up as long as it did and Gary for turning our thread in when it started getting out of hand. See this thread helped me be able to leave off a lot of excess baggage and hopefully help some others along the way.

I would like to add that Cats and I got off on an unspoken wrong foot. We have PMd each other several times and told each other some things but it was rather stiff on the board for the both of us. Finally, we agreed to get off of the wrong start and I am finding a friend in her. So, the last two weeks of 2003 were really an impact on me in finding a friend in Cats.

I must also state that meeting Calamity was a milestone for me. I have never been to anyone's house that I have never met in person and felt so at home and like I have known her and Steve all my life. That may sound weird but I am usually so bashful and was not bashful with Calamity and Steve at all.

What can I say? There is not one person on this board that has not touched me this year in one way or another. There is not one person on this board that has not helped me find a closer walk with Jesus.

I appreciate and love you all for your own special brand of personality and the love of Jesus that pours out from all of you.