{"id":7121,"date":"2022-06-21T11:30:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/?p=7121"},"modified":"2022-07-12T18:06:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T22:06:43","slug":"44-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/21\/44-years\/","title":{"rendered":"44 Years\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many summers ago in July, I met the Messiah and connected with His Father personally\u2026verbally. He gave me a&nbsp;24\/7&nbsp;companion that rocked my world. I\u2019d been unconditionally forgiven, and forever accepted as His own.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life before seems a blur. In those 11 years I remember daily anger, desperately wanting to be heard in a family of 6. I wanted \u201cmy way\u201d and \u201cmy turn.\u201d I was also confused and frustrated with reading, writing, spelling. Why did it come so easy to everyone else?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then God made Himself known to me and out went paralyzing fear of the dark, storms, -ugly tantrums, migraines and my struggle with dyslexia. The Holy Spirit was working in my life and Jesus was ready to listen any time. Could it get any better?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God\u2019s Word began to reveal mysteries that&nbsp;<em>enlightened, emboldened, and equipped me for whatever&nbsp;<\/em>came up. I loved every verse recorded about His faithfulness and unfailing love. The more I read, the more peace flooded in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All these years later, I can hardly list a greater gift He&#8217;s given than Himself! Yet His daily blessings are more than can be counted. Sigh &#8211; This IS&nbsp;<em>\u201cabundant life<\/em>\u201d in the&nbsp;<em>\u201cland of the living.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;I would choose Him 1000 times again!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Happy&nbsp;<em>birth-day<\/em>&nbsp;to me<\/strong>&nbsp;&#x2764;&#xfe0f;&#x2764;&#xfe0f;&#x2764;&#xfe0f;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ForGlorySake! &#8211; Anna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/069DF345-6E69-4497-AC32-778EF01F5029.jpeg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7126\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many summers ago in July, I met the Messiah and connected with His Father personally\u2026verbally. He gave me a&nbsp;24\/7&nbsp;companion that rocked my world. I\u2019d been unconditionally forgiven, and forever accepted as His own.&nbsp; Life before seems a blur. 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