Testimony of Healing March 23, 1998 Issue

Family life stabilized through reliance on God

Donna R. Matteson with contributions from Jerald L. Matteson

Many years ago I was left alone to raise my three small children, one of whom was an infant. I had no means of supporting my little family and was emotionally and physically unwell. While suicide was never far from my thought, my immeasurable love for my children kept me going.

I had been raised as a Christian Scientist, so I turned to God in my great need. I called a Christian Science practitioner and asked for prayerful treatment, which was lovingly given. As she prayed with me through many long days and nights, I gradually began to rise from the depths to find fresh messages from God to uplift and support me. I was healed of the despair and bitterness, and my health was restored. Our immediate need for income was also met through a home employment opportunity.

Even though I was beginning to find my completeness by relying on God for every need, I still longed for a more traditional sense of family. However, I knew my heavenly Father was governing every aspect of this unfoldment and I could trust His omnipotent care. Very soon after I had found myself alone, I had met a young man who expressed kindness, gentleness, patience, unselfishness, generosity, and so forth. Although he was wounderful to me and the children and had asked me to marry him, his lifestyle was far different from mine in many ways. So even though the children and I had come to love him very much, I didn't consider marriage to him.

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