She Overcame By Trusting the Word!

Kieu, one of my disciples, was born in poverty and wanted to have a better life for her future, but nothing seemed to be of help; until one day, a marriage agency offered her family some money to help them change Kieu’s life by allowing her to marry a foreigner. When she heard this, she was hopeful and thought this was my chance to have a better life. Upon her arrival in the new country, she was shocked to learn that the man she married was the head leader of a violent gang and a drug dealer. The dream of her wonderful new life suddenly disappeared into thin air until she met Jesus. Recently, She shared how she overcame her sorrow and pain with the people in one of my Zoom classes– that there were so many times she wanted to run away but the word of God came to her mind- “if someone is hungry feed them, if thirsty give them a drink, if a stranger invite them in, if naked clothe them, if sick care for them, and if in prison visit them” – Mathew 25. She started seeing her husband as a hungry prisoner who needed to be clothed with kindness and nourishment.

Instead of running away and sulking in self-pity, Kieu trusted God and began to support, feed, serve, and tell her husband how wonderful and handsome he was. Even though he continued to say mean things and abuse her, she continued to speak life into him, trust God, and obey his word faithfully by loving her husband until supernatural love flowed through her so naturally without even trying. She also shared —that she had to protect her family from the spirit of separation and destruction and recognized the need to fight for her future generation, so divorce didn’t come in by standing firm on God’s promises and closing this door. 

After ten years of trusting in Jesus, her determination and persistence paid off. Her husband is now a new man, changed by the power of Jesus!