On March 13, 2005, my only son Trey was shot three times at close range and killed.
Our lives were forever changed on that night. We were thrown into severe heartache and pain. We felt like our hearts had been ripped from our chests. I had experienced different forms of pain from having endured two surgeries in one year, pneumonia, and developing Crohn’s disease, which all occurred within the past three years of my life. But this pain was different; it was so severe I didn’t think I could survive it.
As my husband Jack and I waited in the parking lot of the hospital, a peace that passes all understanding came over both of us. It was embedded deeply within our hearts and souls. Peace was not my prayer that night; I didn’t ask for it. I only prayed for God to spare Trey’s life and not take him from me, but my Heavenly Father sent peace instead. That peace has carried me through many valleys since.
Sometimes God lets the storms in our lives rage and He calms His children; that is what He did for Jack and me that night. I don’t know where we would be at this point if He had not graciously given us that gift. We have endured much pain since that night and only by God's sovereign grace we are able to face each day. God began a ministry in my life in March, 2006 - a year to the day that God took Trey home to live with Him.
My testimony is about a journey of hope, love, faith and the joy that you can have after a tragedy has occured in your life. If you don’t know Jesus as your personal savior, I invite you to ask him into your heart today. You also can have the peace that I’ve shared with you, the hope, the comfort through the trials and then the joy that he will give you by trusting him.
Butterfly Blessings, Julie
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