Day 2
Seasons of Life
Marge Montgomery
Psalm 25:5; Guide me in your truth and teach
me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
As I thought about
the seasons of my life, I decided God did have a plan for me. It began with my Mother taking us to
church. The church we attended used the
Bible but did not teach the plan of salvation.
How was I going to receive salvation?
God spoke to my aunt about inviting me to a tent meeting held in Union City West Law Road
Next, through some
unusual circumstances Dave and I began to date in high school. Is this God again? Dave asked me to marry him in 1955 and we
were married in 1956 when I graduated.
We prayed about what church to attend and decided to attend the First Baptist
Church
Children’s Day
program and be in charge of Bible
School
After three years
of marriage, I was laid off from my job; little did I know what was ahead for
us. A child from a broken home came to live
with us and in 6 months, we officially adopted her. What a joy she was. This was a start of another season of our
lives. After four years, we had three
more children.
Since I was a stay
at home Mom, I had time to help with a group of laypeople who were coming to
First Baptist to share their testimonies.
Before this time, Dave was a Christian but held no offices or other jobs
in the church. God intervened again when
one of the testimonies spoke to Dave’s heart and he gave his life to serve God
every day. Because we had learned how to
share at the Lay Mission, Dave and I invited some young couples to join us for
a sharing group at our home.
Now we were both
very involved in the working of the church.
There was no youth group so we were asked to start one. All along the way, God was leading us as a
team. We both taught Sunday school and
soon another ministry came up. We
decided to start a group on Wednesday night for young couples. What a joy that was. Since we have the gift of hospitality, we were
able to have parties including all the couple’s children.
After our children
were in school, I took a job as secretary for the Pastor of our church. I learned many things as I dealt with the
people of the church. This was another
ministry I loved.
At age 53, Dave
and I decided I could retire and have more time to spend with our grandchildren
(another joyful time of my life). God
was once more guiding us to a different ministry, How we loved to spend time
playing and visiting with the kids.
During this season of my life, I was involved in the Erie Christian
Women’s Club and taught their Bible studies for many years. I also started a group of young Mothers
called MOPS.
A friend asked, me
if I would be willing to guide a study written by Beth Moore, so began the
Wednesday Morning Ladies Bible Study.
The women were mostly grandmothers and we enjoyed the fellowship and the
teachings of Beth Moore for many years.
Now, God has
spoken to me about turning the class over to a younger guide. What does He have planned for us? Time will tell but in the mean time, we will
serve wherever He leads us. We have
trusted Him for all these years so we will wait for His leading.
Through the years,
we have had some hard times as well as the good times. God has been faithful to walk with us through
all of them.
If we are obedient
to the Lord’s will, He will guide us through life.
Isaiah 58:11 says;
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your
needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like
a spring whose waters never fail.
Think about your season of life: how would you describe your
current season?
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What is different now than 3 years ago?
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How could this change the way you train for godliness?
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What do you think the Lord wants to grow in you during this
time?
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