I’m Doug Apple...and my heart is on fire. (Luke 24:32)
Cindy’s fiancé died in a workplace accident.
She was a dedicated Christian, but the loss was immense.
Her family was worried about her and how she would cope.
In her B.C. life, Before Christ, she relied on cocaine.
Now that life was in the past.
Or was it?
One night the pain was so great, she picked up the phone and called her former drug dealer.
He said, “Wait a minute. I thought you were some kind of ‘Jesus Girl’ now. I’m not selling to you.”
She said, “Look, I’ve got cash. You’ve got drugs. This is how it works.”
He said, “Did you know that your dad threatened anyone who ever sold you drugs again?”
She did not know that.
Then he said, “Cindy, what you need to do right now is get down on your knees and ask God to help you.”
She said, “You’re a drug dealer. What are you doing, telling me to pray?”
She hung up the phone, more determined than ever, and walked out the door to go find some drugs wherever she could.
What she didn’t know was that God was working behind the scenes.
Earlier that evening, Cindy’s friend was across town, praying.
Then her friend felt like God was telling her to do something kind of weird.
In her prayer time, God told her that she needed to go spend the night with Cindy.
So she packed up her pajamas, her sleeping bag and a pillow and headed over there.
Right when Cindy was walking out the door, determined to hit the street and find some drugs, there was her friend, walking up the sidewalk, ready to spend the night, not even knowing that Cindy was right on the verge of a great fall.
God sent a friend to help Cindy right at her time of great need.
Who is God sending you to today?
May God bless you today.
I’m Doug Apple.
*This testimony is included in a GriefShare video, and you can find out more about GriefShare here: https://www.griefshare.org/
