The Grace To Be Made Whole 2015 | Page 7

P s a l m s 46: 10 Psalm 46:10New International Version (NIV) 10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; Now this scripture sounds good, but when in very uncertain times, who can really be still and know that He is God. God is telling us to relax and trust in Him. Have peace and faith. God says stop and let Him handle it. When things get uncomfortable, we tend to want to take things in our own hands. How many people would put their lives and even the life of their child in God's hands. But this is exactly what happened in 1Kings 17. She believed. Perhaps with some hesitation but she still trusted. So not only did she live; she thrived and got her son back in the process. I don't want you to think it would be easy, but rest assured, trusting in God is the best option with the best possible outcome. By Minister Freddie Hodrick Meet Tracey Johnson, she is a smart, beautiful and focused woman of God. We met Tracey through social media. One day Tracey decided to post her story about a eightysix year old KKK that she had come into contact with on facebook. With compassion in her heart this is what she shared with us. “Lord I saw this old man hopping down the road with bags so I turned my car around and I asked the old man to let me take him where he was going”. He said ,"I don't wont to trouble you". “I told him it was no problem”. So he got in the car with all his bags. Then he said wait my dog , can he ride too? In my mind, I will have to be honest with you. “I was saying to myself heck no but out of my mouth I said sure”. So as we are going down the road he says to me, “Am 86 and am part of the KKK”. “I told him I am Tracey Johnson and I am a child of God”. Long story short this man broke down crying and asked me if he could go to church with me because he wants to go see Jesus when he die. As we pulled up at his home sure enough I saw the confederate flags. “He said colored people are good people”. “I was lied to all my life”. Wow, Tracey story blew me away. There are so many lessons that we can learn from her story. We can learn to be caring and helpful towards others. Her story reminds us to always treat people with love and respect because you never know who is looking for Jesus, a little compassion goes a long way. Tracey saw a need and decide to let God use her. As followers of Jesus Christ we should all do the same. This man was broken. He was in needed of a spiritual healing, a encounter with Jesus and his love, and that’s just what he got when he met Jesus through Tracey Johnson. We can also see how God blessed Tracey with boldness ,wisdom and protection. I mean how many of us would continue to ride around with a KKK in our car? God’s Love and forgiveness is truly amazing. If you look closely we can also see all of the fruits of the spirit working in this situation. Last but not least Tracey’s bold confession of who she was led a stranger to repent and give his life to Jesus. When was the last time your confession caused someone to repent, or repent and give their life to Christ? Selah