Article by Terry Hapstack - A Personal Witness
Come across this article about the author's personal experience with God. It was rather similar to mine as I recall and it was so nice to know that I am not the only one. It is so nice to read of such Faith story.
In the year 2006, I started blogging. I started with Blogsvertise where I wrote about why I started blogging. I remembered my bank account only got 3 digit figures. Richard was working from home too. He helped me to publish my blogs at peacebella.com, peaceinspire.com, peacemotivation.com and peaceinspiration.com besides all the blogspot.com. Soon, I had advertisers came looking for me and I have opportunities to blog for advertisers too.
While blogging, writing everyday on the computer, I experienced something unusual. "Music" or "Tune" just came popping out from the heart and brain. That was on 25 July 2007, Richard's birthday. I did not know what tune was that. But I know it was my sister's or brother's song, songs which they listened to. I called my sister, asked her, but she did not tell me the answer. Later I searched the internet, YouTube, and eventually found out that the song was Chiquitita. I was so touched to know the song, first time I listened to the song and the title means little girl.
Similarly, the author of the article experienced " a tune popped into her head, like a jingle you hear on television that stays with you the entire day"... see the image below:
That was how God was trying to contact me and the author. The lyrics of the song Chiquitita was like what God was trying to tell me.
Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong?
You're enchained by your own sorrow
In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow
How I hate to see you like this
There is no way you can deny it
I can see that you're oh so sad, so quiet
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
I'm a shoulder you can cry on
Your best friend, I'm the one you must rely on
You were always sure of yourself
Now I see you've broken a feather
I hope we can patch it up together
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go
And the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita, you and I cry
And the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
So the walls came tumbling down
And your love's a blown out candle
All is gone and it seems too hard to handle
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
There is no way you can deny it
I see that you're oh so sad, so quiet
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go
And the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita, you and I cry
And the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
