My Family Loves Me

What is it worth for you to feel that in your own life? How would your life be different if you knew for a fact that your family loved you?

For sometime I have been on a journey of healing in my own personal life. I so thank God for Intimate Life Ministries here in Austin. Through their investment in our Church, we have experienced lives being changed, people being healed in the community of Hutto. I cannot express the gratefulness that I have for the peace, joy, love and happiness that through the intervention of people, and God's grace, and His Holy Spirit. And most of all the love that my family has extended to me. I know without a doubt that my wife loves me unconditionally. That she is willing to share every aspect of her life with me. I have no fears. And I cannot say that I have experienced that in a long time. It has not been since I was maybe four years old did I feel and experience this love and this peace. All the pain and hurt that I have felt for so long in my life is gone. I feel as though I have lost 50 pounds. It is so easy for me to love people, especially my wife, because she first loved me. As we approach Father's day, I know this one will be the most special for me of all. I so rejoice in our relationship. I know we're starting to get to the place that God has always intended for us, but my fear and control have prevented us from reaching that. I am so free, and I feel redeemed.

My son tells me daily that he loves me. I know that to him, I am a great dad. And that is something I had always worried about before we had Richie. I know that he feels the love from me and Julia, and that is manifested in his daily life. Everyone loves my son, and that is because he loves them. There is a lot that we all can learn from his life. I hope that never changes, and I will always be there to do all that I can to help make sure that happens.

I so hope that you too can be redeemed. I was anger, bitter and an unhappy man. I never thought I could be redeemed. God can do all things if you will let him. For me I had to quit trying to control and only count on myself. I had to make the decision to allow God to heal me.