Just Tell Me One Thing

Sometimes, it’s a good thing to tell your testimony to give God the praise and glory He deserves.

When I was in my mid-twenties, nothing I did in life seemed to be working out. My relationships, my jobs, my health – nothing. I had lost my girlfriend, lost my good job, had to move back in with my parents, got shingles, and was dealing with other health issues.

I felt like the world, and everyone in it, hated me because nothing I did seemed to work out. I felt alone and defeated. But one night, I began talking to God in prayer because He had always been there for me when no one else was.

I remember crying myself to sleep that night, praying and asking God,

“If You would just tell me one thing, I could make it. If You would just tell me that I was loved, I would do everything I could to fight and not end my life.”

I told God to make it crystal clear to me because I wanted to know it was Him.

I remember waking up the next morning without really thinking about the night before. All I knew was that I had to go into Food Lion and stock shelves at my part-time job, so that’s what I did.

It was just another day at work, making what I could to get by. As I was stocking shelves, I looked down the aisle and saw a lady trying to reach something on the top shelf, so I went over and helped her.

Not thinking anything about it, I walked back and continued stocking. It was then that I noticed the same lady kept staring at me, almost as if she wanted to tell me something or needed more help.

She walked up to me and said,

“I think this was meant for you.”

She reached into her pocketbook, and all I could think was,

She reached in her pocketbook and all I thought is she’s either going to give me money for helping her or she’s got gun.

She pulled out a little baggie with a card and two stones inside, one red and one clear. She told me she had been looking for the right person to give this to and believed it was me.

She began talking about God and explained that the red stone represented the blood Jesus shed on the cross for our sins, and the clear stone represented something else.

Honestly, I guess I really didn’t care at the time, because me being selfish, I said in my head I really would’ve loved cash instead of a speech!

At that point in my life, I was hurt, angry, bitter, and defeated. I didn’t want to hear anything positive, and honestly, I wasn’t in the mood to listen to someone talk to me about God.

I simply said,

“Thank you,”

and put it in my pocket.

It was only a minute or two later that I realized I needed to look at it and stop being selfish. Besides, I couldn’t ignore anything about God, even though I was mad and upset.

So, I pulled that little baggie out and read the card.

As I got to the bottom of that small card, I burst into tears. I began crying out loud, with a smile on my face.

At the bottom of that card were the words:

“YOU ARE LOVED.”

Not “I love you.”
Not “They love you.”
But “YOU ARE LOVED!”

I went all around Food Lion looking for that lady, but I could never find her.

To this day, it brings joy to my heart to know that I serve such a wonderful and awesome God, and it makes me want to tell others about what God can do!

I asked Him to tell me, “You are loved,” so I could make it through life a little bit longer.

But He didn’t just tell me.

MY LORD WROTE IT DOWN AND HAD IT HAND-DELIVERED TO ME!

Glory be to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for His gift of love, salvation, and everything else in between!

I am living, walking proof of God’s amazing love.

I have told this testimony to some people over the years, but I wish I would have shared it with the world a long time ago.

So, to anyone who has doubts, pain, hurt, or feels like giving up:

DON’T!

God is always within reach. Cry out to Him when you need Him, because I promise you—He will be there for you.

This little card has been in my Bible with me since my twenties, and I will be buried with it.

Please share this with everyone you know and love and help me give my Lord and Savior the honor and praise I should have given Him years ago.

Love,
Joey Lee Quick