Topics:<\/b> Accepting Christ; Adultery; Awakenings; Beginnings; Change; Conversion; Desperation; Invitation; Reconciliation; Repentance; Restoration; Salvation; Worry<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Isaiah 57:18; Joel 2:32; Romans 6:20\u201323; 2 Corinthians 7:9\u201310; Ephesians 5:8\u201310; Titus 3:3; 1 Peter 3:1\u20132<\/p>\n
Shawna Pilat\u2019s husband still wasn\u2019t home from his Saturday night partying. \u201cIt was very common for Rick to be out all night. I always knew there was unfaithfulness,\u201d said Shawna, who was home with her three-year-old son. \u201cThat bothered me, naturally, but I was also worried that Rick was going to turn up some place dead. And that morning I was at the end of my rope.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Shawna angrily washed dishes in the kitchen, she noticed a man speaking on television. He was funny and warm, and seemed to be speaking to her. \u201cI felt something come over me that I can\u2019t explain,\u201d she remembers. \u201cI couldn\u2019t quit crying. At the end of the program, it said, \u2018Join us,\u2019 and it gave the name of a church in Winnipeg. I couldn\u2019t get my son dressed fast enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the way to the church, Shawna had one purpose in mind: getting emotionally strong enough to kick Rick out. But God had a surprise for her.<\/p>\n
At the end of the message, the pastor invited people to give their lives to Christ. Shawna raised her hand. Three weeks later, Rick asked if he could join her at church.<\/p>\n
After four or five weeks of attending church with his wife, Rick recognized his need for Christ. Still, the following months weren\u2019t easy. \u201cI was going to church and wanting to do right, but I kept doing wrong,\u201d he said. It wasn\u2019t until a Promise Keepers seminar that he finally came to understand the importance of repentance and accepting the forgiveness God offers through Jesus Christ. That day Rick went home and told his wife, \u201cI can be the husband you need me to be now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rick and Shawna\u2019s lives changed that day. They became active in their church and now serve as Promise Keepers volunteers who share the hope of God\u2019s restoration and forgiveness with struggling couples. \u201cWhen I think of how Jesus can change people\u2014no matter how deep in sin they are\u2014that overwhelms me,\u201d Rick says. \u201cIf he did it for us, he can do it for anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Kristen Burke, \u201cWinnipeg Couple Set Free,\u201d Decision<\/i> (December 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Accepting Christ; Adultery; Awakenings; Beginnings; Change; Conversion; Desperation; Invitation; Reconciliation; Repentance; Restoration; Salvation; Worry References: Isaiah 57:18; Joel 2:32; Romans 6:20\u201323; 2 Corinthians 7:9\u201310; Ephesians 5:8\u201310; Titus 3:3; 1 Peter 3:1\u20132 Shawna Pilat\u2019s husband still wasn\u2019t home from his Saturday night partying. \u201cIt was very common for Rick to be out all night. I … Continue reading “HEALING
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