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Jim March 15th, 2007

i wrote an article in the most recent Relevant Magazine and was sent the below email on myspace. she agreed to let me post it, but i removed her name. following her email is my reply i sent back. there’s several reasons why i decided to post this, i’ll just share one of them. through the article, i stimulated her awareness of the king and his kingdom within her, a kingdom of love, grace, peace, joy and freedom. likewise, through her words to me in the email shared below she will stimulate that awarness in others. do you see? i showed her the kingdom of God within her and now she is showing the kingdom of God to others.

hey,
my name is ——..i wanted to write you about the article you wrote in the March/April issue of Relevant,  ”I can’t get no satisfaction”
well i’ve been going through some things lately…and tonight i actually came to the conclusion i was going to kill myself.
well after i came to that conclusion, i was looking through Relevant and cutting things out. and i went to cut something out and checked the back to make sure there was nothing there that i wanted…and i came across your article…i read it…
i wanted to commend you for writing it…whether you were led by God or were just writing for the fun of it…it pretty much saved my life!! It made me think about God and the last line is what hit me the most and i broke down and cried,
“When it all falls apart, and i’m left sifting through the rubble of life’s disappointments, difficulties and disasters, God whispers, “I AM what you’re looking for.” He’s the satisfaction i’ve been searching for. He’s not hard to locate; He’s inside me”
i guess i just wasn’t focusing on God in my life and what not…i was focusing on Satan in my life and how sin was/is tearing me apart…but after reading your article, it made me sit back look at what was really going on in my life…think about it…and make a decision…so i just thought i would say thank you so much from writing this article and whether or not you knew it…it was for a purpose…you helped bring me back and realize that God is what i need back in my life and i can’t keep running from Him…so thank you again…you are a blessing!!!

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hey ——-, thanks so much for your email. it saddens me to hear you have been in such turmoil, but then i realize that we all go through darkness. i grew up in an abusive home as a child and have been in dark places at times on my own journey and wondered if it was worth it. for so many years i was led to believe that religion would lead be to God but instead it got me focused on rules, rituals, church buildings and programs and so on. meanwhile, the life of God was within me all along. i have discovered the source of love, joy, peace, grace, freedom and life are within me. what an awesome thing that God actually “saves” us from the inside by placing his life within us.
you are a beloved and precious daughter of God. God looks at you —— and smiles – he sees a reflection of himself. you are the pearl he gave everything for. may you and i both come to realize and feel the truth of our identity in God.
jim

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