Titus 2 Men And Women

But God...
by Kristina Auclair

I was born on February 14, 1976 in Fon du Lac, Wisconsin.  My birth mother was only nineteen years old and did not feel that she could adequately rear me.  Some may say, "How horrible for a mother to give up her baby for adoption." BUT GOD, had other plans for my life. 

For three years, Peter and Sharon Merhalski had been praying for a daughter and it seemed that God was not answering their prayers. BUT GOD, in His perfect timing had just the right little girl for them. 

I was placed in a foster home with dear people, Dan & Diane Fels, who took excellent care of me until the time came for someone to adopt me. The paperwork for the adoption was taking a long time and Peter and Sharon were getting anxious.  BUT GOD, allowed me to stay in that foster home with the Fels long enough for me to be an important part of their life.  One day the relationship with the Fels would get close enough so that one day they would attend my wedding and accept the Lord as their Saviour.  

In September of 1976 I came to live with my mommy and daddy, Peter and Sharon Merhalski.  They treated me as flesh of their flesh.  Most of the time my daddy treated me better than that!  From the day I came to live with them until now, I have never missed a church service except for illness or a deserved spanking for misbehaving in church!  When I was three years old my family moved to Maine and we had a happy four years there.  BUT GOD, chose to move us back to Wisconsin and be near my grandfather and grandmother.   Soon after that move, my grandfather accepted the Lord as His Saviour and it was evident that God had planned our move for us. 

  When I was 5 years old I went forward in a Bible school service and asked Jesus to come into my heart.  I do not remember exactly what happened.  I just remember going forward because all of my friends did.    For the next three years I would cry myself to sleep.   I was afraid to go to sleep because I thought I would wake up in Hell. At the age of eight, I remember watching the movie Annie on a Thursday night in November.  I went to bed that night and could not sleep as usual.  I finally cried myself to sleep and had the most amazing dream.  I dreamt that Daddy Warbucks in the movie Annie was God and that all I had to do was accept His invitation and I could become His child.   I woke up in a cold sweat and immediately went to find my mom.   She explained the plan of salvation to me and I trusted Christ as my personal Saviour.  I could have told my mom three years earlier what I was struggling with...BUT GOD, has allowed me to share my testimony with several people that have doubted their salvation and they have trusted Christ.  I was so thankful that my mom did not say to me, "Kristina, you are already saved. You got saved when you were five."  If she would have discouraged me I would still be on my way to Hell.  But instead, I am on my way to Heaven and have had many restful nights. 

  I have always known that I am adopted.  In the fourth grade I was having many problems with children teasing me about not "really" belonging to my mom and dad.  I struggled with this for a few years.  I always asked God, "Why did you put me in this situation and why do children have to be so mean to me?"  BUT GOD, used this teasing to teach me not to tease others if they are different than you and to now teach my students the same thing.   You cannot care unless you have first been there. 

  There are many But Gods in my life and I will share them with you in the next article.

Lessons to be learned from these But God’s: 

1.  God has a purpose for your life even before birth. 

2. Never tell your children that they are saved. Let their own heart be tender to the Holy Spirit’s calling.

3. Teach your children not to tease those that are different from them.

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