The Scribbled Truth That Changed My Life - Encouragement for Today - April 9, 2020

Peace and perspective from God's timeless truths. [View this email in your browser]( Encouragement for Today --------------------------------------------------------------- April 9, 2020 The Scribbled Truth That Changed My Life [LYSA TERKEURST]( Lee en [español]( “Then Peter said, ‘Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you.’” [Acts 3:6]( (NIV) When we lost my baby sister tragically and unexpectedly, my entire world flipped upside down. It was a very dark season of my life. What I once knew to be true suddenly became questionable. Is God good? If so, why this? And if I never know why, how can I ever trust God again? Hard questions. Honest questions. Questions that haunted me. Until one day, I got a note from a friend. A girl I not-so-affectionately called my “Bible friend.” She honestly got on my nerves with all her Bible-verse-quoting. I wasn’t on good terms with God at that point in my life — I didn’t even want to believe He existed. And I certainly wasn’t reading the Bible. I made all of this very known to my Bible friend. But in her gentle, sweet, kind way … she kept slipping me notes of truth with verses gently woven in. And one day, one verse cracked the dam of my soul. Truth slipped in and split open my hardhearted views of life, just enough for God to make Himself known to me. I held that simple note with one Bible verse scribbled on the front as the tears of honest need streamed down my cheeks. My stiff knees bent. And a whispered, “Yes, God,” changed the course of my life. My Bible friend had reached me. And because of her, I’m determined to use my words as a gift to others who may be in hard places … like a friend of mine who recently told me she’s struggling with feeling like she has no real purpose. Everything just feels hard, with very little reprieve. If ever there were a drowning with no water involved, this is where my friend is. Maybe you have a hurting friend, too. Desperately wanting to love my friend through my words, I sat down to write her a card and send her a little gift. My heart was full of care, compassion and a strong desire to encourage, but I struggled to translate all I felt on paper. As I prayed about it, the word “loved” kept coming to mind. [Continue reading...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read about Salem Web Network]( | [Subscription Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( --------------------------------------------------------------- © 2020 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 500, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Encouragement for Today. [Link](