08/07/2020
TESTIMONY:
A year ago today, I was carjacked and robbed by what I thought were 4 young men at gunpoint. Later I was told that 2 more were in another car with a laser beam gun pointed at me just in case I made a false move.
These young men were responsible for the murder of a popular barber in the Baltimore area, the next day they shot a Police Officer and committed a host of other violent crimes leading up to and after my assault.
Listen to how good God is to me. After a very brief tussel with the robbers, I found myself on the ground. One of the robbers was taking my wallet, keys and cash. Another held a gun over me. One stayed by the get away car and the other got into my car. As the robbery was drawing to an end, one of the robbers moving quickly to the get away car suddenly stopped and started back toward me as I lay on the ground. He then stood over me and aimed the gun right at my chest. It was at that point I cried out, please don't kill me I gave you everything. The robber/murderer pause for what seemed like an eternity (but had to be no more than seconds), turned and slowly walked back to the get away car. Just like that I thought it was over.
God had spared my life and though some material things were gone and I was a little bruised and scraped. I was still alive. What I didn't know was those young men killed something in me that I still can't explain. What I do know is that shortly there after I did some things and said some things that may have seemed erratic but we're as a result of post traumatic stress syndrome. BUT GOD!
God is a healer and make no mistake, His blood still works. I don't go around looking like what I've been through or even going through but everyday in the midst of challenges my God makes me stronger and wiser. He's allowed me to finally be ok with doing something I've never done before, FOCUS ON ME and see folk for who they are and handle them in that space rather than the potential my discerning eye sees.
I thank God for giving me a second chance and all the lessons learned through my process of healing. For if it had not been for the challenge, I couldn't have seen clearly what God needed me to.
A WORD:
They may not understand but as long as you and your God have an understanding in the words of a great songster, "Everything is going to be alright, like He said it would."
Have a beautiful weekend Beloved and ALWAYS BE AUTHENTIC!