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Have you ever been sad because your mother had to leave you at home? Here is a true story about a Iittle boy named David.
soon God blessed them PR!o~~: so mightily that they were GP able to make millions of people's lives much happier! Here is David's own story:
David's mother often had to leave him behind to go and do the Lord's work. Sometimes, however, it made David and his mother very sad not to be together. David and his mother were very brave, though, and
One evening when I was eight years old, Mother and I were playing the piano together - something we enjoyed very much. Then mother said, "Well, Honey, I'm sorry, but I've got to go now."
But she said, "I'm sorry Honey, but I've got an important church business
I began to cry, "No, Mommy, please don't go! We're having so much fun! We're having such a good
meeting, and I've got to
time!
go.
Please don't go! "
They're expecting me
and it's important business , for the Lord." But .1 wept, "Oh, Mother, please stay home with me! Why don't you stay. home with me like Lamont's mother does with him?" She said, "Well, I'm sorry Honey, but your mother's got to serve the Lord, and that's it! I've got to go and put God's work first! " I cried when she tucked me into bed, and she cried too.
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When Mother came back late that night, I was sound asleep,but my face was still tear-stained. I had apparently cried myself to sleep after she left. My mother had to leave me behind lots of times to go on with the Lord's work.
But this time
Mother felt stubborn, rebellious and bitter, and went to her room and her bed and told the Lord, "Lord,
I know You said to
give up houses and lands and husband and wife, mother, father, brother and sister and all that, but You certainly didn't expect us to give up our children! " But the Lord said, "Get up and look!"
So Mother
got up and got her Bible and looked at Matthew, Chapter 19, verse 29, and there it was!
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So children, try to remember David's faith when his mother had to leave him to serve the Lord. "You gotta keep going, yo gotta keep sacrificing, you gotta keep forsaking, you gotta keep fighting everyday!
The next morning I came in as I was on my way to school and kissed my mother good-bye. I was all bright and cheery and smiling, as I said, "Mother, I put you on the altar.
Jesus is trying to make you stronger every day. He wants to make sure you are going to put Him first, and He tests you to find out! God bless you and help you gain greater victories every day! "-00 you put God first?
That's all right, you can serve the Lord. Don't worry about me." Then it was Mother's turn to cry - she was so happy that I could understand! 60