God Speaks to the Broken Hearted

By S. L. Ramseyer

God can speak life, love, truth, hope, abundance, and healing into your circumstances, your struggles, and your life! 

Have you been striving to make good choices and live a good life, only to be met time and time again with feelings of disappointment, loneliness, failure, and hopelessness? That was true for me. I lived and worked har

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trilogy Christian Publishing
• Release date: Sep 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9781647732813

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God Speaks to the Broken Hearted

How God Guided Me Throughout My Journey From Atheism to Christianity

S. L. Ramseyer

Contents

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgments

-1- From atheism to Jesus

-2- God speaks through those called to Ministry

-3- God speaks through other believers

-4- The Christian life is not without suffering

-5- In our distress, when we cry out, God hears us and responds

-6- God is faithful even when we are not

-7- Even in Our Darkest Hour, God Speaks

-Epilogue-

End Notes

Dedication

I dedicate this book to the Father of all creation, the maker of heaven and earth.

The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and the giver of the wise council of the Holy Spirit.

In my darkest hour, as far from you as one could possibly get, you showed up, showered me with your grace and restored hope to my broken and lost soul.

I am truly and eternally grateful!

Preface

I have felt that somewhere inside of me there was a book to be written. So many things have happened to me in the first 48 years of life, but how different is any of it from many others? Would it be a story of faith, triumph, leadership, overcoming? I really didn’t know. I have heard people in my life tell me over the years how strong I am, but the truth is, I felt like I was just like them, trying to get through each day, each struggle, each decision, each new stage in life, and just simply survive…. just like they were. It was not until now, almost six months after losing our sweet baby girl that I realize what the message is; that I am called to share. I’m not sure what will come of this adventure. I have read tons of books, but do not think of myself as having the desire or ability to compose one myself. I have a sense that this is less about the exact skill required to manipulate language into fancy text and more about completing my own journey. Just maybe in the process, these pages will find their way into the hands of even one person at a critical point in their own lives and inspire them in some way.

I want to thank my family and ask for their forgiveness and blessing as I know that the only way to share my story is to bring them into it and share parts of theirs. I intend to be as respectful as possible and will try my hardest to share only the most modest parts and leave the space for them to fill in the blanks on their own time.

This book is about my journey of faith. How I went from atheism to a loving relationship with Jesus Christ. How God transformed my hard heart, but more importantly, how I know without a doubt that He is real, speaks to His people and loves us despite our brokenness and depravity. One thing that is critically important for me to share with anyone who might read these words is that this is MY journey. Throughout this journey, I did a lot of research, study, rational and logical contemplation of the evidence and reviewed all of it through the skepticism of an atheist, but in the end, it was my personal experience with God that convinced me of His existence, creation and love for all humanity and me. THAT is the purpose of this writing.

One final thought, please know that I am not a religious scholar, psychiatrist, psychologist or historian. I am an educated, broken, sinful human that desires to live a good life and wants to share my journey in any chance that it may touch even one person, and help provide the hope that I once lived without. May God use these words and my story to bless His people. Amen!

Acknowledgments

There are so many people I need to acknowledge and thank for their role in making this book a possibility. I will not likely capture them all. Please know that if you came beside me during any of these events or years you served a role and I am grateful for your love, presence, prayers and