CURRENT THEME: LIVE HAPPY... TODAY

DAY 20: LIVE HAPPY... TRUSTING GOD FOR YOUR BREAKTHROUGH

By Benescke Janse van Rensburg

[Background: God still does miracles today. Here are three readers’ testimonies that demonstrate that. If you want to share your testimony, do it at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..]

Reader 1, Louise: “On June 9 last year, I wanted to commit suicide. I was traveling from Witbank to Bedfordview. My marriage was not on good terms and I was tired of everything and everyone. I have four children - a daughter 17, a boy of 12 and identical twins of two years.

On the road I knew it was now or never. I loosened my seat and started driving faster. The last time I watched the speedometer, I was driving at 210km/h. I wanted to hit a large truck from behind. In this way I would not take another driver’s life. It was not long before I saw the first truck next to the road. I increased my speed and drove straight at the truck. Just before the moment of impact, I saw my twins’ faces before me. I swerved and missed the truck literally by millimeters.

A few kilometers later, another truck stood next to the road. Again I picked up speed. This time, just before I hit the truck, I read the big pink words at the back of the truck: “Driving for Jesus.” Again, I swerved and missed the truck. I stopped next to the road, realizing that God saved me by His grace.

Today I shudder to think that my children almost had to grow up without me. I thank God that He never left me nor forsook me. In Him there is always hope – no matter how hopeless you feel today!”

Reader 2, Ludrick: "My daughter, Thearine was in a huge car accident two months ago. She had severe head and internal injuries and when the doctor spoke to us for the first time, I could see that he did not have much hope that she will survive. However my wife and I never ceased to pray for her healing.

The brain surgeons at the Medi-Clinic, Bloemfontein ordered a brain monitoring device earlier this year. With this device they could measure the pressure, temperature and oxygen levels of a patient with brain trauma.. Thearine was the first person to use the device.

On the fifth day after the accident, Thearine’s condition worsened. The doctor called us and told us to pray for her to ensure she would go to the right place after she dies. My response was that God had not brought her this far, just to let her die. We again sat beside her bed and prayed for a miracle. At ten o’clock that evening, her condition stabilized.

The next day the doctor told us that if she was not monitored by the device, her machines would have been switched off, seeing that the readings on the device were ten times higher than it should be at times.

God touched our daughter and healed her. Today she walks (though still with crutches) and her brain function is completely normal. We worship a living God to whom everything is possible!”

Reader 3, Marina: “Earlier this year, my husband,  my sister and I went to Pringle Bay for a weekend. On the Saturday morning we decided to go swim in the sea. Suddenly we realized that we were in trouble when a strong current began pulling us away from the beach. I panicked as the stream made me tired and I started swallowing water. My husband swam to the shore to get help and screamed to my sister and I to remain calm and turn on our backs to stay afloat.

As I turned onto my back, I looked up to heaven and asked God to send someone to save us from the water. I was very tired. Two men suddenly came running to the water from the beach and they saved us from the water. Even though I do not even know their names, I know that God used them to save us. We later heard that someone drowned that day and we realized that things could have been totally different.

I praise the Lord, my Savior, for what He has done for us. I realize that He saved us so that we can tell of His greatness and love for his children. Praise Him!”

These three readers are correct. God is close to us in the most challenging situations of our lives. In Deuteronomy 31:8 we read: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed” And in Deuteronomy 33:27: “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Invite Him to be a part of your life daily. And know for sure: He never slumbers nor sleeps and will always help when we call out to Him. God bless.

Father God, thank you for being close to me in every difficult situation in my life. Lead me and my loved ones today to be aware of your presence around us. I ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

** See pictures of readers on the social network, Fbook’s STORIES VAN HOOP page.

** Benescke Janse van Rensburg is a freelance journalist and author of the books, Ontdek God in die stories van mense, Wysheid-oordenkings uit Spreuke and Hoop in tye van nood-oordenkings uit Psalms.