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Testimonies
There is "No parking" in our walk.
We may pause to refresh, to teach,
to bless.
In parking, we will miss the abundant
blessing promised for our lives and
the lives we touch
We may pause to refresh, to teach,
to bless.
In parking, we will miss the abundant
blessing promised for our lives and
the lives we touch
| Empty Bed June 02, 2008 T. Travers |
Job 15:17
17 "Listen to me and I will explain to you;
let me tell you what I have seen, (NIV)
Shouting “It’s all your fault!” to our empty bed, I packed my personal belongings
from the house.
Our marriage, our life together once filled with the joy of youthful dreams and
promises eroded into a sentence of silence and apprehension. The joy and
laughter of my heart were replaced with a dark dreadful feeling. How did things
get so out of hand?
Carol was not there to hear my words, my cries. Not wanting to face her directly,
I cowardly packed my belongings and left a tear stained good-bye letter to her
and to the kids. I had it, no longer will I be the taken for granted husband. No
longer will I be the ignored by my wife and children. Years of work and sacrifice
to provide for them, my family, was coming to an abrupt halt. An evil sense of
satisfaction coursed through my veins, as I headed out to the truck to escape my
marital prison sentence.
Before I get the chance to escape, she pulled into the driveway. She didn’t have
time hear that I had moved out of the house, because she had to bring the kids
somewhere.
I drove off, shattering five lives in the process.
The darkness which sprang up in my heart and mind five years earlier was now a
reality. The comfort of darkness offered freedom from responsibility and
justification for my actions.
Within the comfort of darkness, eyes wide open, and unable to see, I stepped
gingerly forward to see what awaited me. After all, my life had to be better than
the life I had left behind. My decision seemed to be confirmed by several
national syndicated morning radio talk show hosts. Their programs advocated
disposal relationships.
Job 15:22
22 He despairs of escaping the darkness;
he is marked for the sword (NIV)
Soon, I was caught in a vortex of a black tornado of justifiable destructive
tendencies.
The blackness that comforted me provided no rest, I was being driven.
For in those fleeting moments of rest, when I looked back upon my life; the
blackness rushed in crushing those memories. Over time, the precious
moments of our life together became stronger and clearer. The fleeting
moments of rest became extended periods of remembrance and like shafts of
light piercing the suffocating darkness.
Job 12:22
22 He reveals the deep things of darkness
and brings deep shadows into the light.
The darkness was no longer crushing out these thoughts, and shortly afterwards
through the faithfulness of God to hear and grant prayer requests in accordance
to His will our family was reunited and restored.
When the words “I’m sorry” and “Can you forgive me?” are spoken from the
heart and are received in the heart a wonderful healing occurs.
We have seen and experienced the power of prayer. In the midst of
impossibility, God changed everything for His Glory.
May we open our hearts to God, may we invite Him into our relationships and
guide us. May we pray for each other’s relationships, may they be
strengthened. May God’s love shine in all our relationships.
Tom & Carol Travers