Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Letting go

Hello brothers and sisters, praise be to the Lord.

My name is Jasper and I'm going to a funeral this week to bury a lady that was like a mother to me. We used to work together for the Detroit school board as custodians. I was in a real low point in my life at that time due to crack addiction. I was surviving any way that I could, even taking lunches out at the garbage cans that kids had thrown away. I didn't know it because she never told me, but she saw me taking those lunches from the garbage and so she began to bring extra food for lunch so I wouldn't do that. We ate lunch and we talked and she helped me in a lot of ways without me even knowing that she was helping me. We became real close and I jokingly told her that she reminded me of my mother. She acted like my mother, she talked like my mother, and she cussed like my mother. And so a friendship and a bond developed. She was like a mother to me and I was like a son to her. She took me in when I had no place to go, she fed me when I was hungry, and she looked out for me in so many ways. You see, I believe God's word is true because in this life of ours He said "I will always give you what you need". Sometimes as we go through our lives He'll give us who we need. Today I have so many friends that walk in the light of the Lord. We talk to each other, we strengthen each other, they have never looked down on me when I was at my lowest. I'm going to bury my second mother this week, but it does not bother me because I know that she obeyed the Lord. She had the spirit of the Lord inside her, and she did His will. So I know that I will see her once again in paradise. The Lord has put many people in my life that I need, for instance I'm transitioning to an apartment of my own. I'm a quadriplegic so physically there's nothing I can do, and being in a wheelchair I'm somewhat limited to where I can go, but the Lord sent the right people to me to get done what I need to have done. I barely opened my mouth and told someone what I wanted, then they got their people online and before I knew it I was making the transition to my apartment. To show you when the Lord has something for you, nothing can stop it. The insurance company said the apartment was too expensive, they did not want to pay for it. But the people working for me negotiated with them, made some deals, and I got the apartment at a reduced rate. Everything in the apartment (all the appliances) is brand new, I will have a 24 hour staff, and also I had to give up the transportation that the complex provided. They will take you anywhere you want to go within a 10 mile radius, but I cannot use that. So what did the Lord do? He got someone to donate a van for me free of charge, and all I have to do is have the aid and a nurse with me and they will drive me anywhere I want to go. When the Lord has something for you, it's going to be just what you need. He will provide. So my message to you is don't worry about anything, be not anxious for anything, but wait on the Lord. Ask for what you want, and I guarantee His word is true. He will give it to you. So be blessed, pray, and don't worry.

My name is Jasper, and these are my thoughts.

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    1. Jasper, been thinking of you and I am sure that this transition has been a wonderful experience for you with a sense of freedom and privacy that you have lacked. We all miss you here! I know your faith will lift you when you need it, and I know there are loving & caring hands around you. You bring much joy to those that have come to really get to know you, I want to Thank you for the person you are today, I am so sorry for your loss. No matter how many miles away you are - You are someone that I wont forget, so I will keep in touch. Have a Blessed Day, Kari

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