(Please forgive the length of this devotion....but it is very important for you to read it to the end....so you will be able to see Gods Mercy, Grace and Favor in Action---just because you are a Christian, or minister does not mean that you will not be attacked....all of us face trials in our lives)
Over the Holidays I was keeping my
3 year old grand daughter for my
oldest daughter.
My daughter was having some
personal difficulties and was
in the process of getting a new
place to live.
She worked in the Metro area and
needed me to watch the baby while
she worked and looked for an
apartment.
I was to happy to endulge myself
with the joys of keeping my
sweet and precious grand angel :D
Come on grandmothers...you know
what I am talking about...it is
such a great joy to spend time
with the grandkids :D amen :D
I had her through Thanksgiving
and Christmas.
One day right after Christmas,
out of the blue I receive
a phone call.....from the
Department of Human Services
Child Protective Services. of
Oklahoma.....
The Social Worker wanted to know
where my daughter was and where
the baby was.
I was happy to share what I knew...
I had nothing to hide....
I told them I was watching the
baby over the holidays while
her mom worked and looked
for a place to live....
Not a big deal....so I thought------
After the phone call, I started
feeling in my spirit something
really bad was about to happen.....
I couldn't shake it...
I began to pray about it.
I called my daughter, shared
with her the details of the
conversation that I just had with
DHS-CPS......
I told her I needed to come
get her and bring her home....
I felt an urgency in my spirit,
I can't explain it better than
that.
I knew I had to go get her
the very next day.
So the next day, which was
Saturday, I did just that----
I had her call DHS-CPS the
following Monday morning....
I just wanted them to hear from
her directly, not take my word
for it...
I had her call from my home
phone number, not a cell
phone....that way there was
proof where my daughter
was calling from.
We were able to clear that mess
up.....
The Social Worker was trying to
see if my daughter had abandoned
her daughter----
Someone had turned her in to DHS!
After we answered all the questions
to the best of our ability, the Social
Worker seemed to be satisfied
that all was ok with the baby...
She took no further actions
against us.
PRAISE GOD!!!
ONE BATTLE WON!!!!
I continued to pray----
Still uneasy in my spirit---
unsure what exactly to pray
for or against....
So I began quoting scriptures---
NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST
ME AND MY FAMILY SHALL PROSPER---
GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME THAN
HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD---
GODS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT----
You get the idea.
I prayed day and night...
I sought God all the way through
this uneasy feeling in my spirit.
I told my daughter....
something bad is going to happen
soon---this is not over yet.....
Just a few days after that phone call
we were trying to get ready to run
errands...
Showers, Breakfast, preparing to
go to town for grocery shopping etc...
Just a normal, no big deal kind of day---
I had my priase music going---I was
enjoying listening to Kim Walker-Smith
sing Glory Fall Down----
When I hear Mistie burst through the
bathroom door with a loud voice----
"mom...I just got served papers and so
did you!"
What?
Why?
From Who?
Is this a joke?
Then it hit me-----
Gods Holy Spirit flooded all over me----
I hear in my spirit----
Are you ready for battle?
I calmed my daughter down the best I
could....read over the papers---saw who
it was from and what it was about---
and then I knew that my daughter,
my granddaughter and myself were
in danger of being seperated permently
and I was in danger of going to Federal Prison
for the rest of my life or at least 20 years.
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What am I suppose to do???
I have no money!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have no way to get an attorney!!!!!!!!!!!
I have no way to fight this battle!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh God help me and my family
overcome this attack!!!!!!!!!!!
Fear
Anxiety
Worry
Stress
Uncertainty
all hit at once, like a ton of bricks falling
from the sky!
I am not joking!
I was scared!!!!!!
Then a peace beyond words flooded
my soul!!!
(a persons soul is the mind, will & emotions)
I began to pray.
I began to worship.
I began to seek Gods guidance.
My bestfriend came to help us through this.
We spent a lot of time praying together.
By the way, we only had 2 weeks to
get the money for an attorney.
Find and hire an attorney and prepare
for the hearing.
Well in just days we went from being
completely freaked out---
to women ready to go to war to protect
our baby angel!!!!!!!!!!!!
I continued to pray.
I continued to praise.
I continued to worship.
I continued to believe and trust
in Almighty Gods promises
to never leave us nor forsake us!
I continued to believe that God
had my/our back!
If God is for us, then this can
not come against us permanently!
A short back story----to set the stage
for the truth to be revealed---
My daughter, had her child out of
wedlock...(yes I pray for my prodigal
child daily)
the father never wanted the child---
did not want to be in the childs life
on a regular basis---
Would tell everyone that my daughter
should have aborted the baby.
He even said this while holding his
newborn daughter....He said that
he would not recant what he said...
she should have been aborted...
This fact always hurt me deeply.
During the holidays last year 2014
the babies biological
dad would come visit the baby
once a week at my home.
I would invite him in just like a friend
each and every time---
Except the week of the anniversary of
the death of my youngest daughter
Crystal---which is the week of
December 16 to December 22
the day she was killed and the day we
buried her---
I do not invite anyone in my home
during this time of year.
I use this time to honor my beautiful
Crystal, remember her, and spend
time with immediate family, only......
And so this leads us to the real weapon that was
formed against my daughter and myself----
NOW FOR THE UNVEILING OF THE ALLIGATIONS
My daughter was accused of abandoning her daughter.
The authorities were lead to believe that my daughter
was a drug addict and left her child with me
while she went on a drug benge....
UGH!!!!! So not true!
The biological dad, who wanted the baby killed
before she was born, was accusing my daughter
of being an unfit mom.
He is taking her to court for full custody of the baby..
or split custody, where he would have her every
other weekend from Friday at 6 pm to Sunday
at 6 pm...
And SIX...yes 6 weeks in the summer!!!!!!!!!!!
And I was accused of KIDNAPPING MY GRANDDAUGHTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kidnapping----Me!!!!!!!!!!
Really?
Are you Kidding me?
Is this some kind of joke?
OH NO---NO JOKE---
IT WAS REAL AND IT WAS A SERIOUS NIGHTMARE!!!!!!!!!!!!
We were in shock!!!!!!!
I had always welcomed this person in
my home and treated him like one
of my own kids.
Literally!
All of this was because I wouldn't let him come out to
my home during the week of December 16-22, 2014.
He hired the attorney on December 22.
What a slap in the face!
When my friend got into town, we spent
several days running errands for the ministry
and having some girl time :D it was just
what the doctor ordered to help deal with
all the stress of this nightmare.....
On our way from taking care of business
we got stopped by a Sherriffs Deputy...
I was driving my friends car and we had
just come from a big day of shopping and
having a great dinner out....it was getting late
and we were tired...I was driving the speed
limit...but, I was trying to turn the headlights
off of bright and accidently flipped them off
and on.....
So we got stopped.....
They were in the vehicle behind us for what
seemed like forever....
Another police car showed up...
OH MYYYYYYY...
I thought they were there to take me to jail
and take the baby away from us...
WELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Let me tell you how GREAT OUR GOD IS---
God gave us favor with the Sherriffs Deputy...
She told us to go straight home and be careful.
NOT A PROBLEM, that was where we were
headed anyway....
The next day...
God provided us with the money to get an
attorney.
God provided us with an attorney.
God gave us favor with the judge...
He stopped the written orders to pick
up our little angel by the Sherriff and taking
her to her dad.
And
GOD PUT A HOLD ON THE PAPER WORK
TO FORM A WARRANT FOR MY ARREST
FOR KIDNAPPING MY GRAND DAUGHTER!
GLORY BE TO GOD ON HIGH!
So we were able to prepare for battle in the court
room to save our little angel from a very bad situation.
We had the first hearing....
The Judge threw out the kidnapping charges!
Oh yeah, baby....
I was so doing a happy dance :D amen :D
Glory be to God!!!
The judge gave my daughter full custody
of her little angel.
Another great big Glory be to God!!! amen:D
However.....the judge scheduled another hearing
for March 11, 2015 for the visitation times to
be decided.
We had another great big huge oh yeah baby, God
is on our side, moment during this hearing....
We ask for the father to have supervised
visitation, only until the hearing in March....
And it was granted....
However, there is a catch.....There needed to
be a qualified supervisor to do this.....
Well guess who volunteered to do this.....
You guessed it....
Me......
And the judge granted that as well :D
PRAISE THE LORD and a OH MY
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING WOMAN!
But it was still a victory that needed to be
celebrated with praise to God!
THIS IS PROOF OF GODS MERCY,
GRACE, AND FAVOR IN ACTION! :D
So every Sunday and Wednesday I have
to invite my enemy into my home and
bless him with food to eat and something
drink....
His supervised visits are from
10 am to 6 pm....8 solid hours....
Each day he is here ....it is very
difficult to show kindness,
love, forgivness and hospitality
to him, the enemy of
my family. But that is what
Gods word tells us to do...
if your enemy is thirsty, give him
something to drink,
if your enemy is hungry give him
something to eat...
God tells us to forgive 70 times
7 a day....
To love our enemies.....
Do you Get the Picture?
The battle is still waging....
the war has not been won
completely....
However, I know that Almighty God
is on our side :D amen :D
I hope this testamony is a blessing to you today
dear ones......
Because if it was not for Gods favor, mercy
and grace, we would not have won this
battle.
And I would be in jail right now!
Thank you all for your love, your friendship
and your prayers. I treasure each of you
in my heart ;D
Your prayers are extremely valued and
so very needed! Thank you all once
again precious saints :D
Evg. Sherrill A. McDonald
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