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All rights reserved. © 8/22/2008
company of those that published it.
-Psalm 68:11
him back for good.” (NIV)
Philemon Promise
After a painful break-up with my then boyfriend, Mark, I was feeling very down and discouraged.
What went wrong? We had both been Christians and had a lot of fun together, making sweet and special
memories. But, though we both had hope in our hearts, it wasn’t working.
One day, still hurting from the loss of this once rich relationship, I was on the floor, leaning against
my bed, crying for some comfort, looking in His Word. It was then that my pages fell to a passage I had
never noticed before.
With my eyes growing wide, the Scripture jumped out at me from Philemon, verse 15: “Perhaps the
reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good.” I think my
jaw physically dropped!
Lord, could this be your Philemon Promise for me..? I began wondering, as I felt my soul stirring
with new activity. Was God using this season of separation to teach us something or prepare us for a
future later? I immediately felt like dancing or shouting or singing and my heart overflowed with
thanksgiving. I felt the Spirit was speaking!
What a gift it was and I tucked this promise and passage in the back of my brain and it gave me
peace. I soon felt my brokenness healing tenderly in my heart in a way that’s hard to explain. And, not too
long after, with some talks and tears, Mark and I got back together. Today I write this as his wife and I will
always remember with awe and gratitude this precious time when God shared His wonderful Word to me
personally and specifically. To God be the glory!
by:
Cindy Evans