My Mess to God’s Message

By Pamela Wagner Long

We all can become the vessel God created us to be. Do you feel you might not be worthy for God to use you? He just wants an open and willing heart, and He will guide you through the rest, no matter what. Let your test become your testimony.

Author Pamela Wagner Long has had a wide range of life experiences. She was born in 1957 in the midst of a notable March blizzard in Kansas; her father died in an accident when she was six years old, an event that changed her life. After growing up in various states across the Midwest, building a family, and attending church only some of the time, Pamela found a way to realize her dreams of working in the music industry in Nashville, Tennessee. But eventually she found herself facing a decade of major health issues, addressable only by gastric bypass surgery—a major challenge that would strain her relationships with those around her and test her faith as nothing had before. Even so, as she reflects on her life history, Pamela knows that God’s hand was with her all along.

This personal narrative presents one woman’s life story and testimony as she traces the thread of faith woven throughout the fabric of her life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Oct 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9781664205918

Pamela Wagner Long

Pamela Wagner Long grew up in the Midwest and achieved her dreams of working in the music industry in Nashville, Tennessee.

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WestBow Press rev. date: 10/07/2020

To my family,

Frank, Jim, and Lindsey.

I love you all so much!

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I want to thank Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, for the gift of salvation.

I thank my heavenly Father for his hand of protection through my life, for guiding my path when I wasn’t even aware he was doing so, and for bringing wonderful people into my life.

The following persons have enriched my life beyond measure! I have been blessed by having them in my world. I affectionately refer to them as the fence posts in my