For Abby

Friday, January 22, 2010 at 3:23am

DO YOU STILL REMEMBER, ABBY?

ABBY.. That's not real name.. I just gave her that name when I wrote my note last January 05, 2009. Remember her? The abused wife, who was shattered physically, spiritually, emotionally by her philandering husband ? The title of my note then was " COMFORTED TO COMFORT. ".Remember this? You could review this on my notes last year, 2009.

WHY ABBY??? In my ministry for battered and abused women, I usually call each woman, sent to me by God to minister as ABBY..It is a nickname I give to every - ABIGAIL. Why ABIGAIL?" In SMITH'S BIBLE DICTIONARY, ABIGAIL means ( father, i.e. source, of joy.)
1. The beautiful wife of Nabal, a wealthy owner of goats and sheeps in Carmel. ( B.C. 1060.) When David's messengers were slighted by Nabal, Abigail supplied David and his followers with provisions, and succeeded in appeasing his anger. Ten days after this, Nabal died, and David sent for Abigail to be his wife.1 Sam. 25:14, etc. By her he had a son, called Chileab in 2nd Sam. 3:3, but Daniel in 1 Chronicles 3:1..

Abby's husband dealt her the " final blow " when after receiving his " severance pay" left her with all the unpaid rented apartment, many bills to pay, and etc..And he left her few days before Christmas, to be with his lover in the Philippines ! But her " ABBA," her heavenly Father, intervened.. He came.. and in many mysterious ways and means.. showed her... I am still your Father.. I am here.. I will never leave you.. nor forsake you... And it gave her PEACE.. JOY..Last Tuesday, in our prayer meeting, she cried out in thanksgiving to what her ABBA is doing in her life.. AWESOME GOD!!!

TO ALL THE " ABIGAILS" out there, JUST HANG IN THERE.. PRAY.. CRY OUT YOUR HEARTS TO GOD, YOUR MAKER.. YOUR FATHER.. HE IS THERE.. WATCHING.. FOR THE RIGHT TIME TO STEP INTO YOUR LIVES.. AND WHEN HE COMES, HE WILL STAY.. NO MATTER WHAT.. TO SHOW YOU HE LOVES YOU.. HE CARES! SHALOM!*< lua...