At that time I was making a lot of new friends, and some of those friends were outside of the church fellowship.
At the moment at which I admitted my sin and asked for God's forgiveness, He gave me the deepest level of understanding of mercy that I could ever have imagined.
When I wrapped my arms around him, I knew that I held a rare gift from God and that was the gift of a second chance.
What shocked me the most about our conversation was that he said, 'Penny, I know you're asking for forgiveness, but what you don't realize is that I forgave you a long time ago.' I couldn't believe it.
At the same moment when I was rolling that suitcase out the door, I was tossing God's truth out the window.
No matter what has taken place, if God can reconcile our marriage, he can reconcile any relationship whatsoever.
What we weren't prepared for was the spiritual darkness that was everywhere around us. We would be driving down the street and see a band of voodoo people practicing right there.
I had taken a step forward that I could never take back -- a regret that I couldn't change. How could I ever come back?
I participated in it because those needs were so great in my life. There was such a hole in my heart.
When I read those words, my heart just leaped outside of my chest because I could hardly believe. I just could not imagine what was happening.
