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Making up for Lost Time

Posted by Dion Todd December 1st, 2018 5,757 Views 0 Comments

For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with a shield. Psalm 5:12 ESV

Once while at church on a Sunday night, the pastor's wife said that she felt the Lord wanted me to get my G.E.D. as I had left school early to join the work force. I told her that I would look into it and Monday morning I went to the Adult Education Center. I went in and explained that I had been out of school a long time. They said would test me, teach me the subjects that I lacked, prepare me for the test and I should have it within six months to one year.

Tuesday I went back and took the pre-test. The test seemed easier than I was expecting; I was braced for much worse. I went back Wednesday for the test results to see what I needed to work on. The staff greeted me with a strange look and asked, 'Have you been studying for this?' I told them no, I had decided to do it two days ago. They were surprised and told me that I did not need improvement on any subject.

The staff then said it is a shame that you did not come last month as they only hold tests twice a year and the next one is this Saturday, but you have to sign up for it one month in advance. She said, 'let me call them', and ended up faxing my test and scores over to them. They had a cancellation and she got me approved for the test on Saturday.

Saturday, I showed up at the test location and took the test. How far is the earth from the moon? Hadn't a clue' got it right! I was one of the first to finish the test and when I returned to church on Sunday I had completed my G.E.D. from start to finish in one week. After that the Lord had me start Bible college. He had plans bigger than mine, and though I had wrecked them, He gave me divine favor to correct it.

Do you ever feel like you will never make up for those years that you lost? That you wrecked His plan for you? God's divine favor can make up for lost time and rocket past the normal.

Prayer: Father, I pray that you help me correct the mistakes in my life. Help me move forward and make up for the lost time, in the name of Jesus.

Note: "if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (2 Chron 7:14). If you have a prayer need, we are here for you! We and the prayer team are ready to lift you up at our private prayer page: RHM Prayer Network


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Dion Todd posted a comment:

2 days ago


Eco version .567 You can now resume a Bible Quiz later if you leave in the middle of taking it. 😀



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Comment from Cathy Webb

27 minutes ago

Thanks, Pastor Dion, for removing the one thing that kept me from diving in to the quizzes. Interruptions from little ones are inevitable 😁


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14 minutes ago

To resume, you just go back to the same quiz and click resume. Or you can start fresh. I want to be able to do longer quizzes and this will allow users to spread them out over time. 😀




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