Hi Avalee,
That little book is more than a treasure to me--for it brought me from death to life 10 years ago.
About that time, I had drifted away from the Saviour through a neglect of my Quiet Time with Jesus. One morning, I woke up feeling stressed with all I had to do and quickly jumped into my day without sitting at Jesus' feet. Well, one day soon led to another until before I realized what had happened, I was totally disconnected and back at square 1--that is, back to the place where I had been before I had ever heard of Jesus. For me that meant--no control and no patience. Screaming and yelling became common sounds in our home. Every Sunday was a battle ground with my sweetheart over the stupidest things...until one day he came to me with tears streaming down his cheeks, saying, "Honey, I don't like being married to you anymore!" I ran away from him in tears--but not blaming him. For who could love a screaming, bossy woman?
That's about when the Lord sent Frances Prins into my life. The first time I met Frances, she said with the gentlest smile, "Isn't it wonderful how the Lord gives us victory over our tempers?" Believe me, I just looked at her when she said that! How could she know what's going on in my life? I wondered. She just met me!
Well, eventually she gave me a copy of your wonderful book, HOW TO EXPERIENCE THE GOSPEL (What Shall I Do To Inherit Eternal Life is actually an abridged version of Margaret's 3 books; the first is How To Experience the Gospel). And I couldn't put it down. Every chance I got, I was in that book. And bit by bir, the Spirit opened my blind eyes to who I had become (you see--all this time, I thought I was OK, incredible as that may seem!).
When I read, "Harshness, roughness in words or manner, evilspeaking, passionate words cannot exist in the soul that is looking to Jesus," I heard the shouting and nagging coming out of my mouth. And realized, with a shock, that I didn't know Jesus. Not anymore.
As I learned, "how you conduct yourself in your home life, you are registered in the books of heaven," I came back to Jesus. For not only did this book awaken me to my true condition, but it provided me with the way back to the arms of Christ. As a result, I looked forward to spending time with Jesus. How I saturated myself in His presence! I often lifted my heart to Him in prayer--while I was washing the dishes, driving in the car, or walking down the trails in our woods. And through it all, I was experiencing victory every day! Oh, my children still tested me. My husband and I didn't always agree. But now I knew the Way Out. I would call on Jesus saying, "Lord, I'm your child. Flood me with Your power." And even though I couldn't see Him, I knew Jesus was with me. And He gave me resurrection power to say no to every temptation and sin.
And now, ten years later, I can still say, Jesus is the dearest Friend in all the world to me. I just can't get enough of Him! Like it says in MB 20, "The continual cry of the heart is "More of Thee," and ever the Spirit's answer is, "Much more." Romans 5:9,10. " Now,I just want to share with everyone what He is still doing in my life, how I am experiencing the presence of His life-changing love day by day. Words aren't enough to say how much I love my Saviour and all He has done for me!
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH JESUS,
Sue