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GOD'S FORD ON THE GO<br />
By<br />
Luella Marsh <strong>Ford</strong><br />
A DEEP HURT — GOD'S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT<br />
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness.<br />
Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.<br />
(II Corinthians 12:9)<br />
Previous to Fred's leaving, I had taught the Young Married People's Sunday School Class in the<br />
Nazarene Church in Tacoma, Washington, for two and a half years. <strong>The</strong>re were approximately 25<br />
enrolled men and women. <strong>Go</strong>d helped me in teaching. Thursday afternoons I was at home studying.<br />
If a salesman, a neighbor or anyone came that afternoon, I was not available. I felt I had an obligation<br />
to <strong>Go</strong>d and that class. I prepared my lesson by prayer, the Bible, the quarterly, a dictionary, and a<br />
good commentary.<br />
It was now October — the evenings were getting longer and quite lonely. <strong>On</strong>e evening the<br />
children and I received a call from the Sunday School Superintendent and the Pastor. <strong>The</strong>y hadn't<br />
been in the home very long until the Sunday School Superintendent asked me to be the Sunday<br />
School pianist since the regular pianist was ill and wouldn't be able to take the responsibility for<br />
some time. I hesitated and then in order to be cooperative I said I would until he was able to get<br />
someone else.<br />
As soon as I gave him my answer he said, "You can't have two jobs in Sunday School, so you<br />
won't be teaching the Young Married People's Class anymore.<br />
This was a shock somewhat. I had my lesson studied for Sunday, but they already had a teacher<br />
for the class before they came to see me that evening.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y soon left and one of my children said, "Mom, they owe you an explanation."<br />
"Maybe it isn't <strong><strong>Go</strong>d's</strong> will for me to teach that class anymore, was my prayerful response."<br />
With the children in bed, I went to prayer and told the Lord I was hurt inwardly. I realized or<br />
sensed that the reason they had taken the class away from me was that they felt I was a reproach to<br />
the church since Fred went away. <strong>Go</strong>d let me know I must keep the right attitude and gave me<br />
Romans 12:19.<br />
"Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,<br />
Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."<br />
About two years later I saw a good friend of mine from another city, who asked me if I ever found<br />
out why they took my class away from me. I answered, "No."
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