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Topic: Inner Strength (04/20/06)
Inner Strength

I was in the pastor’s study when the phone rang. After the pastor hung up, he looked at me and said “you need to go home.” What is happening I asked?
Go home now was his reply.
Now I live in the country and I am about 15 minutes from the church. As I was going home I passed my husband. Where is he going I wondered? What is going on? I pulled into the driveway and my world then should have fallen apart had god not given me the inner strength and walked with me for the next few days. My daughters were standing in the drive way when I arrived home. Don’t go in the house I was told.
Ok now I was really starting to get concerned. You need to go home. Don’t go into the house. What is going on, I asked. Where is your Dad going?
Mom, my oldest daughter said, your son has shot himself. Dad has taken him to the hospital. You don’t want to go inside.
Here is where god’s inner strength came in. I did go inside. I saw the rifle lying in the floor and blood was all over. I grabbed what I needed and sent my girls to my in-laws house. I took off to the hospital which again is a 15 minute drive that seemed like hours.
You say and where is the inner strength? God gave it to me in every step I took that night. When I got to the hospital I was met by my husband who told me what had happened. My son did not want to see me and since he was over 18, he had the choice to deny me any visitation at all.
My son had been talking, off and on all day, to our pastor. He was going through a very messy divorce. He had also been drinking all day. He chose to take his life after he had told the pastor that he was going to give god another chance. He stuck the barrel of the gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger. As he was pulling the trigger, he leaned his head back and the bullet went through his nose. He was the one who had called the pastor after he had pulled the trigger. See my pastor already knew what was happening and was praying.
Inner Strength was seeing the doctor that came out from the ER was someone from our church, the sheriff that had to go out to the house was from our church, when he was admitted to the hospital the charge nurse was from our church, and my husband for taking care of the house.
God walked with me during that time and as instead of my son giving God another chance, God gave my son another chance. He is not married again at this time but he is now in a relationship with another lady and they have 3 children. He goes to church and is raising his family up as Christians.
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Jody Goode
04/27/06
Thank you for reminding me of those times in life when without a doubt in my mind and heart I would not have survived the circumstances I found myself in had it not been the Lord literally carrying me through. When I was oh so weak, He was my strength. He is such a loving and gracious Savior!
Connie Husby
04/27/06
I'm sorry you had to endure this heartache with your son's almost fatal accident. God is good and faithful all the time!

The paragraphs should have been separated, easier to read I believe. Also, I would have capitalized God everytime you mentioned our Lord.

Thank you for sharing your life, may God bless your family.
Stacey Thaeler
04/28/06
Thank you so much for this honest reminder that we are not alone, even in our lowest moments. May God shower you and your family with love, joy, and peace in the Holy Spirit!
Carol Shaffron
04/28/06
Thank you for sharing your experience of God's being your inner strength. Real accounts are truly the most encouraging to others. God keep and hold you and your family.
Phyllis Inniss 
04/28/06
Thank you for sharing this frightening episode of your life. All praise to God for carrying you through this trying time. When we read experiences like these our faith in God is reaffirmed.
Becky Depp 
04/29/06
Your story should have been spaced out, I found it difficult to read and didn't flow nicely, also you should of capitalized God when ever you mentioned our Lord and Saviour(as was mentioned before). However, it was a nice story and I thank you for sharing it. I thank God that God gave your son a second chance.
Stephanie Eckenroad
04/29/06
You shared your heart and your message of depending on God in trials was important. However, the grammatical errors, such as not capitalizing "God", were very distracting.
Virginia Gorg
05/02/06
What a testimony of what God does in our lives. Riveting and heartbreaking - yet with hope!
Jan Ackerson
05/03/06
This is a strong and powerful story, and I thank you for sharing it. If you work on some of the editing issues already mentioned (and also on some punctuation inconsistencies), you 'll gain more readers and your work will rise to the top. PM me if you'd like more specific suggestions. What an amazing testimony!