Must Have Been a God Thing!

By Tee Jackson

Had to Be a God Thing Back page summary: from "Author, Tee JacksonFrom the Author of "Rattle Them Palings" Tee Jackson presents to you the reader, a collection of examples of how God both communicates with and uses willing people of today to carry out His various assignments. You will read of detailed occurrences that are both true and yet, seemingly unordinary. The author encourages you to look carefully into your own life to determine if God might be sending special messages to you while yet you are unaware. Must Have Been a God Thing makes an affordable study book for small groups and/or a special gift for a friend. The author would have you to discover God's perfect plan for your life. He encourages you to turn your attention to Jesus Christ for your direction in life. You could not have a better friend!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098048419

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God’s drawing had gotten my attention! We have the words of Jesus concerning this drawing, which are found in John 6:44. Jesus said, No man can come unto me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

My parents and my siblings went to church regularly all my life. I was nine years old when God began to draw me.

I was familiar with the Bible. I had very good Sunday schoolteachers, Vacation Bible School teachers, and the Bible was read and discussed in our home. Both my mother and my father taught classes for teenagers at church. My mother played the piano, and my father was a deacon. I tell you these things so you will better understand the strength of the conviction I was under.

Each Sunday morning after Sunday School, my family gathered on the second pew from the front to the preacher’s left. God had been drawing me for a number of weeks, and I knew exactly what was happening.

The Lord was speaking to my heart in that still small voice. The message I was receiving had to do with thoughts of drawing me to Him, God. I did not hear a voice, but the Lord was saying to me things like, I want you to follow Jesus, Come and be my disciple at your school, Respond to the invitation hymn today and ask Jesus to come into your life, and Tee, I want you to turn to Jesus and be baptized. These thoughts did not occur only at a church service. I began to feel led to turn my life over to Jesus even while at school or at my