Ready to Move From Broken to Blest?

The following is an excerpt of the witness I shared at The Helping Up Mission in Baltimore City:

Take another look at the challenges YOU personally face today. Look beyond the confusion, hurt and pain…Dare to see the lessons learned, great and small, the silver linings, in the vineyard of your life. The challenges you face today may just serve as the best training you could ever have in your life to grow into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ!Whatever it is that led you here, in the spirit of Divine providence, it may just be the right time for you, to step up to the plate, to get some much needed relief from those long embedded thorns, and heal those old, nagging emotional wounds...

 For I am here to tell you from experience that you are EXACTLY where you are meant to be, and you are NOT alone! Jesus is with you every step of the way!!! Each of you has an extraordinary opportunity to heal and grow spiritually, and to become what the Lord wants you to be according to His plan for you and your life… And trust me…The Lord has a wonderful plan for your life! In fact, Jeremiah 29:11-14 tells us:

“For I know the well the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”

I suggest you make this encouraging Scripture your own, write it down on a piece of paper and place it in your Bible.

You see, Jesus wants to bless you profoundly with a future full of hope from this day forward. He wants to restore you physically, and make you emotionally free of addiction(s), depression, anxiety and worry, and more available for life-giving relationships. He wants to help you live a comfortable life by helping you get solid employment and a place to live…He wants nothing less than the very best for you. Most of all, He wants a relationship with you. He wants you to get into the Word and study His ways. He has so much to offer you, but he can only do that if you accept His Great Invitation…

“Come unto Me, all who are weary and I will give you rest...”Matthew 11:28

You see, when you walk with Jesus, He has you covered! He goes before you to pave the way for you, and He goes behind you to protect you from temptations and your enemies. He walks beside you, shoulder to shoulder. He is your closest friend, your Counselor, Your Comforter, your Healer and your Protector. Most of all, He is your Savior, and mine who died on the cross for our sins!

The Bible tells us that “Those that wait upon the Lord WILL renew their strength (Isaiah 40:31). God will raise you up on eagle’s wings, and Why?  Because Holy Scripture also tells us that, “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!” 

You see, Hope in Jesus can make the difference between barely surviving tough times and thriving, even in serious adversity. It can allow you to endure great things, while looking ahead with positive expectations for the future, even as temptation and despair looms large in your heart and mind.

So what does it mean to give your life to the Lord? It means that you elevate the Lord in your heart and mind so that HE IS THE REASON for your hope, and your purpose for living, as you place him above everything else. We as Christians should always know the reason for our hope! 

For me, hands down, it is Jesus Christ!!! He is far bigger than all my fears, worries, and problems!  And why not? Savior of the world, who else can conquer evil and darkness in your life, heal your physical and emotional pain, provide for you abundantly beyond all measure, AND be the lover of your soul? Most of all, who else has given His life in exchange for your sins and mine?

 Jesus is the Great Healer. He has called each of you by name to begin a life-saving, life-giving, life-changing work in each of you. He wants you to know that your life is precious, that you have purpose in this life, and He has a plan especially designed for you and your life.

And there is more good news for you...The Lord has generously provided everything you need for your journey. The same saving grace that Jesus showed me in my time of great despair is available to you for the asking. In fact, with Jesus’ help, I believe ANYONE can evolve “From Broken to Blest,” and embrace the healing that He has waiting especially for you!

My dear Friends, it is time for you to courageously and prayerfully walk away from your old demons with confidence…and walk into the hope and Light of Jesus. If you haven’t done so already, it is time to pick up your cross of Salvation that Jesus has so generously provided especially for You!

For Romans 10:9  tells us: “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, YOU WILL BE SAVED.” 

If you are truly feeling ready today to leave your old life behind, are ready for Jesus to move your life, “From Broken to Blest,” and would like to make Him your very own personal Lord and Savior, please bow your head in prayer now and repeat after me:

Dear Lord,

Please forgive me for all the things I have done wrong. I choose to turn to You and away from sin.

Jesus, please be the center of my life, I welcome you personally as Lord and Savior of my life.

I ask You to fill me and empower me with the Holy Spirit to live according to God’s Divine Will for me. I want to have Your grace to truly live a new life in You. Amen!

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May you be profoundly blest with love, peace, hope, trust and joy in Jesus Christ always, and may you fully embrace the healing that awaits you as you move “From Broken to Blest!” in Jesus’ name. Amen!

Adele M. Gill  2014  Copyright