Break the statistics
Two and a half years ago
I was married and my wife left me. I ended up being divorced. I
spiraled out of control for a long time and did things I regret. I
remember about a year ago I was at Second Baptist Church in Corpus Christi and
Pastor Dana said something that floored me. He read off a statistic about
how most people who have been divorced don’t return to church ever. Now you
have to remember something I put myself through counseling twice because of
what I went through. I still have good
and bad days. I will be the first to tell you if God
can use my hurt to help someone else, I am fine with that. So often after
all that happened to me, I prayed asking God to give me a purpose and hope.
It’s two and a half years later and I don’t blog like I used to, and my
mom will even tell you that my ex took a lot out of me. I’m called by God to encourage, and I haven’t
always been able to. I love to write and
haven’t always known what to say. This
blog just happened spur of the moment and I felt God calling me to share it. Jeremiah 29:11-13 says this “For I know
the plans I have for you”, says the Lord. “They are plans for good and
not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you
pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me
Two and half years later
I find myself in a relationship with a woman named Becky. Neither of us
planned anything that happened to cause her to be a part of my life. We
met on the Facebook dating app and we talked for months before ever meeting in
person. My world and hers had both been shattered. We both were
convinced a person of the opposite sex couldn’t ever love us again. She
told me the first day we met that I mattered to her and she loved me. I
cried a lot. Now we have a dog and a cat and 7 kittens. Do you want
a kitten? I had no hope and neither did she. We put God first and but
we try our best to be better than the day before.
I say all this to remind
you that God created you and he has something special for you. I don’t
know what that looks like for you. Get up seek God. Answers may not
always come easy but know that you are loved. I was sitting folding
laundry watching a documentary about WWE star Diamond Dallas Page using his
exercise program to change people’s lives. It reminded me that I can
still be used by God to simply encourage people. I don’t know what God
has for you to do but you’re not alone and he can still use you no matter the
hurt you’ve gone through. You may say “But
Zac, how do you know God can still use me with all I’ve been through.” He uses me.
Plain and simple I’m just a person doing a Bible study blog when I can
in hopes that if God uses it to change one person’s life, then I accomplished
what I set out to do. I’m not a great
anything but if God can use me, he can use you.
I’ve been through hurt and emotional abuse. I’ve had some of the best
and some of the worst days but if God can use that to help someone else by having
me do something as simply as sharing a blog, then I want this to glorify
God. That’s all I want from my life is
to glorify him.
Galatians 6:9-10 says
this.
“So, let’s not get tired
of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of
blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore, whenever we have the
opportunity, we should do good to everyone— especially those in the family of
faith.”
“Never give up! At least not so early in the game.”
