I invited guests to reflect on the fruit of being planted in Christ. I pray you are ministered by their journey and ponderings of faith.
Eve Montano
I met Eve a year ago and we quickly discovered we were kindred spirits, sharing similar dreams and passions. Her countenance shines bright as she talks about her Savior and Lord. Relying on the power of prayer, she has endured great trials and witnessed even greater miracles. She recently began "Praying Women" an online ministry through Facebook of more than 200 women, reaching as far as Ireland. May her testimony be a blessing to you, today!
THE FRUIT OF LONG SUFFERING
Long suffering/patience: Capacity for waiting – the ability to endure waiting delay or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties, patient enduring in the face of suffering or difficulty.
I gave my life to the LORD in February of 1986.
The Pastor taught that night on Psalm 27:13-14:
The Pastor taught that night on Psalm 27:13-14:
"I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!"
Those words twanged in my heart – It was a promise the LORD made to me. I would see HIS goodness, but I would have to wait. I didn’t wait when the alter call was made – I ran up there. How many people get saved with the words wait? Just proves GODS word never goes out void.
My husband came to the LORD when I was pregnant with my daughter Brianna. On that day the LORD gave me a glimpse of the man he would become, so I would wait year after year. During that time the LORD was working on my heart. I would pray year after year “LORD please change my husband into that man I saw on April, 1990”.
This didn’t happen overnight.
After 18 years I had come to a place where my heart became hardened. I grew tired of waiting & in the secret places of my heart I had developed a timetable for this change to take place. I had decided right after Bri’s High School graduation I was leaving. I had waited 20 years & I was done.
On February of 2009 my husband had a heart attack. I’m not so selfish to think that the LORD allowed it to happen to change my heart, but it did. When he had the heart attack JESUS cut the rebellion right out of my heart –you can say I’m the one who had heart surgery.
The LORD blessed me with these verses: “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert”. Isaiah 43:18-19
My prayer then changed to “LORD make me into the woman my husband needs me to be , into a woman who is loving, submissive & honest”.
Finally I let the LORD knit us together.
“And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.” Ecclesiastes 4:12
The LORD told me in February of 1986 to wait on HIM – it took 20 years to change my heart! HE is still working in me – I’m so very glad the LORD is patient towards me. I have learned many things from my LORD. But 'Waiting' on HIM has shown me what HE has for me is ultimately better than anything I can come up with.
"The LORD is good to those who wait for HIM, to the soul who seeks HIM." Lamentation 3:25
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