I'm Thankful

In my life I have a lot to be Thankful for, even from a very young age. My real mother gave us up to our cousin at the age of two and we were raised in a Godly home. Even though we (my brother and I) weren't raised by our real mom, we knew her, she baby sat us. But God saw fit to put us in a Godly home. I rcvd the Holy Ghost at the age of 6! I was baptized in His wonderful name, Jesus, shortly after. B/c of situations, we went to live with our real mom right before we turned 7. I was marked though. I had been buried in the water and covered. God kept my brother and myself even though we hadn't been to church, he brought us once again to our cousin after our mom left when we were 10. She moved on to other things. But our cousin took us in again. We call her Mom. She wasn't in church at the time, had backslid, but knowning her responsibility to raise us she wanted to raise us right so she got back in church. I'm thankful b/c I remember as a young child in my room that i shared with my brother laying on the top bunk and crying out to God. He heard me I know he did b/c my heart felt him. I would lay there and tell Him I loved him. I would thank him for what he had done for me. I would give him a hug, litterally hold my arms up and out hugging him, and I can remember feeling like I was truly being hugged back. *crying now as I type this!* God is such a loving God. I didn't understand why things were happening the way they were but I remembered loving God.
So being back with our cousin, our mom, back in church, we moved to the Northern KY area. There we found a church and I was filled with the Holy Ghost once again. It was like coming home. God healed my hurt, and restored me. I know that even at a young age God had a plan for me. That he wanted to use me.
That is my desire to this very day, to be used by Him for His glory. Sure I've failed and done things that were against Him and his word, but its covered under the Blood. I want to be used and to feel the annointing greater then what I have ever felt it. I want to pray and seek His face.
Last night we had church. A visiting preacher from LA was here with his wife. She is sooo sweet and he is crazy funny.
I know that God gave me a promise, two actually, since I've been back in church. (little over two years) anyways...God promised me that my husband would be saved as long as I stayed faithful. He promised me little over a year ago that I would have my baby girl...and I have her. I held on to that promise even after I had miscarried after receiving that promise. I was pregnant for two months before I found out. That is abnormal for me b/c I always know when I pregnant as early as a week to two weeks.
Anyways sometimes it's a battle mind wise. Im not a paitent person by nature...if u know me u know what I mean. So sometimes it's hard seeing in my minds eye and having the faith that my hubby will walk through those doors and get the Holy Ghost. Be baptized in Jesus name and live the life of truth. But last night the visiting preacher from LA, Br Avery, told me that God will do it. He can't lie. That Ray was no match for God. lol and that is the truth too. It was some encouragement and I'm happy about it ya know. This morning Ray brought up that I had church tonight too. I told him yes and did he want to come. He said 'I don't know. maybe. It's the first of the month and Fri so I will prob work late.' I told him I would leave him some clothes out that he could come late even. He said he might or he might just meet us to eat with us all after church. Gods going to do it, so fellow readers...be prepared for the post telling you of how God did it!