Divine Providence

Written by Warren |Posted on July 2, 2008 | Comments

truly its amazing how God works
Hazel’s long time friend, Ruby, who attends a charismatic group
is being evangelized by Hazel for several months now
she lives up northern province
so the only way of communication they have is thru chat
Hazel always gets the chance to talk about Christ with her friend
in fact
its almost impossible not to discuss spiritual things with a friend whenever we get the chance to talk
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Ruby has been a long time friend of Hazel
she knew Hazel for years
she knew how Hazel lived her life
how she spent her life in drinking and smoking and cursing
never takes life seriously
she was there to witness them
then Ruby knowing that she is now a Christian
she noticed the change
she noticed the way she speaks
so calm
so peaceful
Hazel quoting scriptures
Hazel rebuking
its so not like the old Hazel that she once knew
for several months she’s been amazed at how God works in Hazel’s heart
how God transformed her
she is in awe of God
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then this morning she revealed to Hazel that she attends a charismatic group for years now
Hazel was alarmed
and she thought she needs to deal this issue right away
or forever lost her to the devil’s stronghold
surprisingly, Hazel and I just had a discussion with our pastor concerning charismatics last sunday service
he then pointed to us the verse that would change the charismatic’s view forever
1 Corinthians 14
its so sad that the charismatics havent noticed this verse
with that information still fresh in Hazel’s mind
she then shared the verse to Ruby
to Ruby’s surprise
she realized the filthiness of the charismatic group
she realized that all these years their pastor was wrong all the while
and shes been sucked in by their filthiness without her knowing their wrongs
she then felt disgusted
like a person realizing that the meat he just ate was not pork meat after all, it was dog meat
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immediately in panic she asked for a church
then our pastor was online
Hazel immediately asked our pastor if he knows of a decent church in Ruby’s province
yes
i have a friend whos just starting a church there
they’re in the process of moving there from another province
they’re moving right there in Ruby’s province
we were all in awe
surprised on how God works
it was all in perfect timing
nothing was a coincidence
the friendship Hazel and Ruby had
their fights and quarrels
Hazel’s discipling from our pastor
the friend of our pastor who’s just starting a church there
right in her province
all fell in the right place
at the right time
amazing!
and all the while nobody knew what was going on
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if God didnt lead me to go back to our church after 5 years of backsliding
i wouldnt have lead Hazel to Christ
if God didnt assign Ruby to be Hazel’s friend for years
they wouldnt have known each other
if God didnt lead Hazel to salvation
Hazel wouldnt have lead Ruby to Christ
Ruby wouldnt have been evangelized
Ruby wouldnt have known our pastor’s friend who’s starting a church there
amazing!
and God was behind everything
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truly
great is thy faithfulness!
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For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will
Ephesians 1:4-5