MY MOTHER FOUND JESUS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I AM SO HAPPY

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MY MOTHER FOUND JESUS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I AM SO HAPPY

I can't sleep-I just cannot sleep--I am so worried--I am at the airport now--I've been here for three hours--I am here to see my Mother--She is coming home.--Thoughts have come into my mind and I have not slept. My Grandmother -My Mother's Mother is with me--She brought me here--I got her up early -I was anxious and I could not sleep.--My Grandmother is the one who raised me when my Mother could not.--My name is Tim--My Mother's name is Julie--I am 8 years old--My Mother has struggled with drugs and alcohol most of her life. Many times people have tried to help her. She has been to many programs.--It has not worked--She keeps going back.--She had me -I don't think she wanted me . My Father is not around. I do not know who he is. He may have been told he has a Son. But he don't care. My Mother is on her own. We live with my Grandmother. My Mother cannot live by herself. She cannot take take of me. I wish she could -I think she loves me and wants me. But the drugs and alcohol are more important. She cannot stop-she cannot stop.--She is now gone to another place. People will try to turn her life around. Give up drugs and alcohol...She has been there for six months.--What can they do? Can they make her better? My Grandmother is worried and so am I.--I need my Mother. A real Mother who will love me and take care of me. My Grandmother and I go to Church every Sunday--We pray. We ask Jesus to help my Mother .I have not seen or heard from my Mother for six months. But now it is time for her to come home. I do not know what I will see when she comes home. I am so worried. I hope she is better. So we wait at the airport for three hours---I walk and I walk--I look down the runway -The aisle in the airport where passengers arrive and leave. I cannot sit.-- I walk to another level and I watch all the people. Where are they going? Are they missing someone? I touch the rail--I look up and I look down. I am not alone--I feel the presence of Jesus. My Grandmother tells me to sit down and rest. I have been praying--Jesus has made her better. I know He has.--A woman sees me walking all over. She calls me over . She asks me--Are you alright-are you lost.--Are you looking for someone?- I tell her I am waiting for my Mother to come home. I tell her the story of my Mother--The lady tells me -if you have asked Jesus to make her better --then He will.--I feel better for a little while.--it's getting close -it's almost time for the plane to arrive.--I look to the sky-Somewhere out there is my Mother.--Will she be better? Will she be clean--Has Jesus come into her life and filled her with the Holy Spirit?--She has told her Mother--it is too late for Jesus to help me. I have been a bad daughter . I have caused you so much grief --so much pain. I have been a bad Mother. How can God forgive me --I am so sorry.-Her Mother told her--it does not matter what you have done--Jesus will forgive you. He will heal you and make you clean. Just put your trust in Him and pray to Him.--He has given you a Son--He is telling you to take care of him and love him. -I am looking outside and it is raining --My Mother will get wet.--The plane has landed -The passengers are walking in--I wait at the end of the aisle-And I look for my Mother -What will she look like? I will know if she is better just by seeing her. --Jesus is with me and I have put my trust and faith in Him.--In the distance -I see a beautiful woman--it is my Mother-She is wearing a dress-Her hair is fixed -her skin is bright--her eyes are wide open. She is looking for me-She knows I have been waiting. I say Mom-I say it loud-everyone hears me. My Mother hears-She looks toward me--a smile comes to her face -I can see the joy. -She is crying now. She runs toward me -and I run toward her and I begin to cry. She falls to her knees and I run into her arms. Her hair is wet, but it feels good -The water runs down my face and mixes with the tears in my eyes. She says --Love You--It is so good to see you--I am so sorry -I say Love You Mom--it is so good to have you home. My Mom says -I was lost but now I am found. I know Jesus loves me. He has filled me with the Holy Spirit and made me clean. He has given me you. I am so blessed--Her Mother comes and we all hug--We are so very happy.--God is good.--His goodness and His grace He has bestowed upon us. He has given me a Mother who will love me and care for me. Walking out we pass the woman who asked about me. She calls me over . She tells me she has been waiting for the moment I would see my Mother. She says she is so very happy for me. I say Thank you--On the way home we pass our Church-I say Grandma -Can we stop here -Can w go in and say--Thank You Jesus . The Church door is not locked --We go in -The altar candles are burning --We go to the altar and we kneel. We bow our heads. We say Thank You Jesus for bringing Julie home --Clean and well--filled with the Holy Spirit. We walk out of the Church -The rain has stopped . I do not know what tomorrow will bring. I am not concerned-My new life with my Mother has begun.

November 15, 2023 10:24

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