He Saved Me

Prompt:  What does Jesus Lord mean to me?

He Saved me!
By Lisa Ann Noe
word count: 679

Oh, how can I start this except to say he came and knocked on my door, many times and I did not answer him. Then there it was, I discovered a book, a book by several writers entitled The Holy Bible.  I had never paid it any attention since I was a child. I had heard of it, but I had never read it.  I felt bad by something I had done, my conscience was bothering me. Even I knew I had done something wrong, so I opened this Book, in the New Testament, and I read where Jesus loved even me, and that he would forgive my transgressions of the past. I felt a sigh of relief when I saw that he and God were forgiving.  I decided I wanted to go to church, and I chose one and was baptized a few weeks later.  I was able to talk my husband in to going to church with me for my baptism. He was so impressed with the way God spoke to me from off the pages of the Bible, that he himself started going to church and was also baptized.  So I led someone to God, and it made me feel so very good. 

A little later I was driving home from my mothers house when I past out driving and wrecked the PT Cruiser I was driving.  It turned over and I was not buckled up.  Be it not for God watching over me I would have died. I broke both arms and all of my ribs on the left side and my back. But God brought me through surgery and made sure that I was fortunate enough not to have damaged my spinal cord, just the lumbar region in the discs. 

While in the hospital recovering from my accident injuries, the Lord saw to it that I had caring doctors who found out why I past out at the wheel.  Turned Out, I have a rare Lung disease called ILD or Interstitial Lung Disease, and will be on oxygen the rest of my life. God led me to the right doctor and saw to it that I got the disease under control, by quitting smoking and staying away from crowded places where germs are carried, otherwise the disease would have consumed me. 

I Love Jesus, I owe him my happiness, and I owe him my life in more than one way.  He has done so much for my family and I.  Could I be happier?  probably, we all can, but I feel peace with God in my life. I did not feel that type of happiness and peace before I knew God.

People tell me they are surprised I am not bitter and angry at the world for my lot.  But what would that accomplish maybe I had a hysterectomy at 24 because of Endometriosis. I’m just in my early 40’s and already have crippling arthritis, as well as osteoporosis. I say who cares I’ve got Jesus he is my rock.  It’s not the bad that we take away from life but the good…

I am grateful to God for what he has given to me, My family is of the highest quality, I truly loved growing up in my home, with my parents and my sister and now a great husband who honors me.  I have no children for I was not such blessed.  But there is a reason because God does know best. I have two sweet loving nephews that I just adore. Aunts and uncles who love me and watch out for me. I lost a lot of oxygen to my brain so I am a little less than what I used to be, but my loving family all of them and some dear friends help me.
He gave to me freedom of life and freedom of choice, My God he gave me a voice.  What does God mean to me is a question I can’t answer because I don’t know the words for there are none it seems.

Word count: 679words