Thru Hell

I asked a friend of mine  Paul Ellis who has a big heart for the Lord to share some of it.

I read a poem once by Robert Service, entitled “Men who don’t fit in” I read it at a time in my life when I felt exactly that way. I was down and depressed, and I lived my life trying only to escape the pain and hurt that had now been stagnant for so long. I remember how hearing the words of the poem echoed into my life…I thought this poem is just about me, and my deep brokenness. I assure you looking back on that time in my life that I now realize that we go thru HELL sometimes and sometimes we catch a bit of it too. Here’s the thing I also learned from that dark era of my life as well. “If you catch hell, don’t hold it; if you’re going thru hell don’t stop. God always sees fit that thru the desert He’s there with us. Jesus even said he would never leave us nor forsake us. I found that as I walked alone trying to figure out if things would ever be better in my life that God had strategically placed me where He needed me so to have me all alone, only he could help me when I cried out. It was a hot dry desert; yet thru the hot dry period we can sweat out the impurities that pollute our lives. God must have a servant who is tried and tested and ready for battle. Imagine all the adjectives I used: “dark” “lonely” “hot” “dry”… Literally HELL. So be encouraged, God moves mountains changes lives and still guide’s people who suffer from Hell thru it all.

Thanks to Paul for sharing some of his heart!