Forever, O Lord, Your Word is settled in heaven.
Your faithfulness continues throughout all generations;
You established the earth, and it stands.
Psalms 119:89-90
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Growing up in a small town, nothing is ever hidden for long. People love to talk. They often do not realize their words can hurt and cause irreparable damage to others. No one knew (other than one or two) my secret. But I felt I needed to tell my brother and sister-in-law when I found out they were letting their daughter spend the night at my parent’s home and her sleep in the bed with my dad. Little did I know when I did share with them that my sister-in-law would go around telling everyone in the town I had lived in. I was trying to protect my niece…not hurt mom and dad. Mom asked me about it, and I told her I told my brother to protect my niece; and she was angry.
Was I wrong? I don’t think so. It did, however, change a few things. Dad did say he was sorry for what he had done to me, but said he would never have hurt my niece. How was I to trust that? I pray he never did. The secret was out and I did not have to hide that any longer. What did hurt though was the words my sister-in-law spread. My brother and she are no longer married due to some other things, but I believe God is just and merciful in all situations, because He said we are not to exact revenge on others.
Genesis chapter 1 tells us how God created everything with His spoken Word. He spoke and it was. And in just six days. Genesis 2 tells us God rested on the seventh day. After He rested He created man, Adam, in His own image. Can you imagine how lovely Adam was? Perfect in every way. Then God gave Adam charge over the Garden of Eden. From the beginning of time God has given us work to do. And He also gave us rules.
“You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden
— except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.
Genesis 2:17
Tina, thank you for sharing a very personal part of your life with us. People hurt us in deed and in word. Just like Adam and Eve, each of us makes choices everyday, some good and some not so good (sin.) Thankfully as our Scripture says, we have God and His Word to always count on. He loves, He redeems, He restores, He is ever faithful.
I’m praying along with you, Tina. Amen. <3