81 ~ A Good Excuse

By Kay Heitsch

After sharing my testimony at Dee's church, I felt relieved. I thought that was the last time I would ever have to do anything like that again.

Then the phone rang a week later. I answered it, unaware of how God would use this call and my response.

I was taken aback when the caller asked me to attend her church's ladies' circle meeting and share my testimony.

Immediately, my thought went something like this: "Wait a minute, I thought I wouldn't have to do this again, Lord!"

I couldn't believe it when I found myself asking when they would like me to come over and share. The caller's response, "The evening of February 5th," left me feeling shaken and half sick.

There was a long pause as thoughts whirled around in my head.

Thoughts like, "There's no way I can share my testimony on the anniversary of the night before Todd died. It will be too emotional!

Then it hit me. I had told the LORD I would go and do anything He wanted me to do. Sharing how He had worked in my life was something I should be sharing.

I somehow knew I would always have a good excuse never to share the goodness of the LORD. So, I told this lady I would come over on February 5th.

I praise the Lord that I didn't let a good excuse stop me from sharing how God had brought so many good things out of Todd's death.

"Write down for the coming generation what the Lord has done, so that people not yet born will praise Him." Psalm 102:18

A Good Excuse

After sharing my testimony at Dee's church, I felt relieved. I thought that was the last time I would ever have to do anything like that again.

Then the phone rang a week later. I answered it, unaware of how God would use this call and my response.

I was taken aback when the caller asked me to attend her church's ladies' circle meeting and share my testimony.

Immediately, my thought went something like this: "Wait a minute, I thought I wouldn't have to do this again, Lord!"

I couldn't believe it when I found myself asking when they would like me to come over and share. The caller's response, "The evening of February 5th," left me feeling shaken and half sick.

There was a long pause as thoughts whirled around in my head.

Thoughts like, "There's no way I can share my testimony on the anniversary of the night before Todd died. It will be too emotional!

Then it hit me. I had told the LORD I would go and do anything He wanted me to do. Sharing how He had worked in my life was something I should be sharing.

I somehow knew I would always have a good excuse never to share the goodness of the LORD. So, I told this lady I would come over on February 5th.

I praise the Lord that I didn't let a good excuse stop me from sharing how God had brought so many good things out of Todd's death.

"Write down for the coming generation what the Lord has done, so that people not yet born will praise Him." Psalm 102:18