Specific Personal Promise #54 (Marilyn) ALREADY
IN BOOK
The situation:
My dad had just had a heart attack and was in ICU in Memphis. I was trying to fly out of Oklahoma City to be with
him, but before I got on the plane, I called the hospital in Memphis to see if Daddy was okay. To my surprise, they
put me through to speak with Daddy. He was on morphine, but he was coherent.
I asked him, “Daddy, how are you?”
Daddy said to me, “Oh sweet girl, many times God will take you to Wits’ End Corner, but He will always meet
you there.” I thought Daddy was just trying to be lighthearted with me, but then he said to me, “Look at Psalm 107!”
Then he chuckled and said, “Oh sweet girl, God will take you to Wits’ End Corner and sometimes scare you half to
death doing it, but He will always meet you there.”
As I waited for the plane and meditated on this precious portion of scripture, the peace of God washed over me
with His presence.
Note:
Dad had discovered this principle in God’s Word, and it was an encouragement to him through many trials.
God's answer/specific personal promise:
Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters,
They see the works of the LORD,
And His wonders in the deep.
For He commands and raises the stormy wind,
Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
They mount up to the heavens,
They go down again to the depths;
Their soul melts because of trouble.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And are at their wits’ end.
Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble,
And He brings them out of their distresses.
He calms the storm,
So that its waves are still.
Then they are glad because they are quiet;
So He guides them to their desired haven.
Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
—Psalm 107:23-31 NKJV
The rest of the story:
When I read this passage, it was as if God illuminated my mind, and immediately I could see clearly that He was
giving this passage to me as a personal gift. At that moment God comforted my heart, and I received this promise as
my own. God met me at Wits’ End Corner. He calmed the storm and brought Dad through this heart attack.
This promise has sustained me through many trials. I am so thankful that Dad shared this with me because it is a
general promise that became Dad's specific personal promise, and now it is mine.
The truth(s) God was reinforcing in my life:
God sometimes takes us to Wits’ End Corner, but don’t panic. He will always meet us there.