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I am now in my mid-forties, but when I was 18 years old, God spoke
to me in a way that has stayed with me through all my journey's thus
far. We lived on the bay in Pensacola, FL. I was struggling with the
normal kinds of things an 18 year old girl/woman struggles with. I was
sitting on the beach outside my house at dusk one evening pondering,
crying, contemplating my life and my identity. At one point in a fit of
confusion and frustration, I laid back in the sand and sobbed
(well...actually, it was more like a temper tantrum!) I asked God to
just help me find peace. As I opened my eyes, an airplane from the
airport across the bay was making it's ascent into the beautiful streaks
of blue, violet and red that the sky had become. It was at just the
right angle in the sky and in my line of vision to reveal a perfect and
bright and twinkling cross. God was reminding me that He is always with
me and that His comfort and peace are only a breath away as long as I am
just still and rest in Him. I'm not a writer and I know that this story
will probably hold little value to anyone else, but that evening on that
beach has stayed with me as I have had children, gone through divorce,
endured the death of loved ones, changed careers and continue on life's
journey of "finding ones self". Thanks for letting me share that story.
I don't think I've ever told anyone about that one miraculous event in
my life that has sustained me for so long. I enjoy your daily devotions
so much!
Allison LaVallee
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