From Scott
Posted May. 3rd, 2012About 2 years ago I was fired from my job, looking back, I realize this was a blessing in disguise because i had grown to hate my job. I was out of work for 7 months and my relationship with God grew closer. At what I thought was the end of my rope, I fell into a job. Now the job paid way less, but seemed to be just enough. I quickly received 1 promotion, then another. but once again, I found a way to be unhappy and tried to find another job. I must have posted for 100 jobs...no luck. Finally I started to realize, I have the perfect job already and decided to trust God and be the best servant I could be for Him
Today, I got a phone call from my Manager. She wanted me to keep my chin up, because, the Senior Management team had been watching me. They are working on a way to promote me 2 levels, which comes with a raise, better benefits, and other perks.
I had been so focused on me at times, I forgot about God...then in the background I heard Matthew West's, Strong Enough, and the lyrics brought tears to my eyes and prayer to my heart.
So if I could share anything...NEVER GIVE UP on GOD, because he will NEVER give up on you. He really does love us and in today's society we want things to happen right now, but He has a plan...be patient
From Jess
Posted Apr. 10th, 2012I am 20 years old, I have a ten month old little boy. I am soon to be a single mother. My husband of one year came in a few weeks ago and sat me down to tell me he wanted a divorce, he already had a lawyer lined up and everything, like he had been planning it for a while. I should have seen it coming, I am just young and naive I guess you could say, I thought he loved me and our son, I mean this was the man I looked at every single day and said to myself "this is the man I am spending the rest of my life with," and in an instant it was all gone, he had posted a status on facebook about how you should make the right decisions carefully because one wrong one will change your life and your future, he told me that it was about our son and me, he said he was just not ready to be a dad or a husband and that our son was a mistake and that I was a mistake. I should have seen it coming, a few months ago I accidentally came across him messaging his ex girlfriend on facebook, it hurt me so bad, but when he told me I was stupid for not trusting him and getting upset, I ignored my hurt feelings. He talked me into a joined bank account but never let me see a penny of it. I filed for a password to get on our online account and he threw it away and would never tell me the password for it. When I asked to balance the check book he would just laugh and say to me "there's nothing there to balance, you'd be wasting your time". He would try to keep me away from my family as much as possible, he hated them after we got married, and believe me no one has EVER not liked my family, we are good people who are nice to anyone who comes along, we were raised to be family oriented and we love anyone and everyone. His parents just did not like my parents because his family was not social people and mine were. But anyways, one night after our son and I had moved out he told me he wanted our son every single weekend and he wanted me to sign a paper to make his child support cheaper on him, but when I told him I wanted to continue to take our son to church on Sundays because I wanted him to know God and to have that relationship with God, he laughed in my face. That broke me I could not help, but to break down I had to walk away, it hurt me really bad. Along with all of this I became deeply depressed, I am 5’7” tall and I weighed 88lbs. That’s way below normal. I was put on medicine for my depression but still it’s hard to get my weight to stay above 90 right now because I worry about everything. The reason I left pretty much everything and moved is because a day after he told me he wanted a divorce, I came home the next day and he had separated what he wanted and thrown all of my things into one room of the house, I took the few things loaded them up, took my clothes and left with no baby food, no sippie cups, one pacifier, a few clothes of our son’s and a few toys of his, and not one dime to my name. But luckily my parents had an extra bedroom they are allowing me to stay in, as for my son, they turned their dining room into a bedroom for him. I am very grateful for all my parents are trying to do to help me through this situation I am in. But my son and I are not my parents responsibility to care for, yes they are doing so much for us, but they have a young son of their own to raise, and they are doing the best they can to pay for his schooling and daycare and everything. I try to help around the house with cooking and cleaning and laundry. I try to help get my brother dressed in the mornings and ready for school because my parents do so much for me it's the least I can do. My "soon to be" ex is not wanting to help pay for anything for our son, I am not asking him for money. The only thing I am asking for, the only worry I have, is our son. My “soon to be” ex has had a spell of anger problems and it scares me. Honestly, my son is my angel, my world. Without him and God I don't know what I would do at this point. The first time I ever heard "God Gave Me You" I was in the car on my way to work, I had to stop and pull over to cry and I literally balled my eyes out, It made me realize, God gave me my son to help me through my struggles and to help me stay strong I have to be strong for my son. I left that house with not a dime nor a penny to my name, he even took my son’s car seat out of my car because his mother bought it. I offered to share it and he decided he would not give it back to me. The only expense I have ever paid out of my paycheck is daycare for our son. But now I am trying to get insurance through my job and he wants me to take me and our son which is twice as expensive, I have daycare payment, car insurance, mine and my son’s outstanding doctor bills, car payment, cell phone bill, groceries, gas for the week, and now lawyer bills. I’m trying to save money for me and my son a place of our own and trying to find a cheap but good car seat for my son I am currently using a 7 year old car seat that’s worn and been through two other children. I’m just struggling and I really don’t have time or the right mind to get things completely straightened out. I am a forgiving person and I want to forgive him so bad, but he stays on me all the time about signing the divorce papers to get the divorce over with and that only hurts me worse. My job is in a slight transition right now so things are changing all around me and my mind is crazy I am just trying to be a good person, and a good mother to my son, I can’t sleep at night worrying about my son and if I’m spending enough time with him and if I am doing the right things. I don’t really have a lot of people to talk to everyone is always so busy, that’s why I am putting my story here. I listen to Way-FM every single day because it helps me to lighten my days and it gives me that extra boost I need. I just ask that whomever reads this please pray for me and my son, pray for my strength and my health through my time of struggles. Please pray for me to be strong enough and healthy enough for my son to pull us both through this situation. And pray for every woman who has to go through this kind of situation. I now realize how hard and how emotional it can get. I thank you, and may God bless you all!
From David
Posted Mar. 24th, 2012Hi ... I used to be one of Nashville's homeless for 6 years!! That was over 20 years ago!! My wife & I will be celebrating 11 years of marriage in October of this year!! I want to praise God for all of you that works for WAY-FM!!! Btw I really enjoyed the 2012 Winter Jam this past March 11th!!! WOW!! Cool music!!! I love the Newsboys & Skillet!!!...... I love all of you as ONE of your many Brothers in Christ!!! I would love to keep up with each & everyone of all of you in Facebook!!! May God bless all of you!!! And again I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for all the beautiful music!!! I praise God for ALL of you!!! :-)
From Matthew
Posted Mar. 6th, 2012i have a very close friend whose mother passed today. i love the station simply because it has helped me through hard times. my friends mother was as close of a mother as i could get had i not had that amazing parents i have. she passed from cancer which had spread over time. i am incredibly saddened from everything that is going on but i am so much more worried about her than me. your station has always helped me through hard times and i am so appreciative of that. i can only hope it helps her as much as me. thank you again and know that your station can and will change lives for the better. God bless
