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Happy Sunday, friends.  Welcome to another of our Weekly Devotions for Women.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wanted to use my little Christmas church for weekly devotions for women before I put away this weekend.<\/p>\n

I have enjoyed how the morning sun shines on it to remind me to spend my morning time with the Lord each day.<\/p>\n

Last Sunday, I said that I wanted to spend a few devotions on how God helps us through changes in our lives.<\/p>\n

We so often experience difficulty in dealing with change and our Father is there to hold our hands through it all.<\/p>\n

I also promised to share with you the biggest change moment  of my life.<\/p>\n

So here goes….thank you for joining me for these devotions…<\/p>\n

WEEKLY DEVOTIONS FOR WOMEN: WHO I WAS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This potentially could be a very long story and some of you know it.  But, I am going to hit the highlights and attempt to not get too long.<\/p>\n

I was raised in an angry home.  A home full of fighting and stress…constant tension.<\/p>\n

When I left there for college, it was a type of rescue and, though I did return occasionally, I knew I never wanted to live there again.<\/p>\n

But, I carried their anger with me, and began a host of bad decisions as I sought to make sense of it all.<\/p>\n

When I finally entered the world of advertising\/marketing (my journalism degree did not provide enough money to live on my own)<\/em>, I was not a nice person.<\/p>\n

The “b” word was very appropriate to describe me in my early 20s.  I was not enjoyable to work with or be around…and even known to scream at other drivers and use my fingers to show them my angst.<\/p>\n

I listened to horrible advice from other ungodly co-workers.  With each mistake, I sunk deeper into despair.<\/p>\n

At that time in my life, women were encouraged to be “Bad A’s” in order to have success in the professional world.<\/p>\n

It was around this time, that I began to drink and drink heavy, but by God’s grace, I never became alcoholic. I was proud of the fact, however, that I could drink any man under the table with Jack Daniels.<\/p>\n

But Satan will use alcohol to take you to places you should not be and then use guilt to shut you down.<\/p>\n

I shutter now, even writing this, to remember who I was.<\/p>\n

WEEKLY DEVOTIONS FOR WOMEN: WHO I AM<\/strong><\/p>\n

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But, praise God in heaven, someone was praying for me and He sent help when I was 25 years old.<\/p>\n

A co-worker and his wife were persistent to share the Lord with me in a gentle and loving way.<\/p>\n

They invited me to their Bible Study at a time I needed new friends.<\/p>\n

That would result with me finding myself in an apartment on my knees experiencing an encounter with God who proved to me that HE IS ALIVE AND REAL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That was followed by the co-worker’s wife inviting me to a women’s retreat.<\/p>\n

At the end, the speaker walked off the stage and up to me in a large audience, and said, “You want to know Jesus.”<\/em>  I stood and prayed with her before everyone else.<\/p>\n

At that time, God began His work to create in me a new heart and a new spirit.<\/p>\n

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It was not magic, but it was a continuing process where the old disappeared and the new thrived.  <\/p>\n

It seemed that suddenly, I was not angry any more. <\/p>\n

I could not get enough of His Word and would listen on the radio and television to anyone preaching the Word of God. I stayed in constant prayer.<\/p>\n

I began to be careful with what I allowed into my mind…what I was reading, and watching, and listening to.<\/p>\n

Oh, I had moments where the enemy attempted to snatch me back, but I kept going forward in a relationship with my Father God that I now knew was real.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The more I studied the Bible and prayed, the stronger I became. <\/p>\n

THE ANGER WAS GONE…THE ALCOHOL WAS GONE…THE DESIRE TO SIN FOR ACCEPTANCE WAS GONE.  NEW PURPOSE WAS BORN.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was such a powerful change that I knew God could do ALL things<\/strong> and worked miracles.<\/p>\n

This is why I trust Him with changes in my life.  When something happens that I did not see coming, I immediately go to God in prayer and then trust Him with the results.<\/p>\n

When you experience first hand, His love and power to change, you need not worry about anything else.<\/p>\n

I hope by sharing snippets of this story with you that some will be encouraged to trust Him with changes in your life that have taken you aback.<\/p>\n

If you would like me to pray for you, please email me at over50feeling40@gmail.com. I promise to pray.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you for joining me today for the Weekly Devotions for Women…I am so blessed that you are here….until tomorrow…<\/p>\n

EMBRACE TODAY & KEEP SMILING!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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By Pamela Lutrell<\/em><\/p>\n

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