VL - Issue 43- April 22

Surrender to Hope
THE STORY OF MIKE LINDELL
We all have traumas and setbacks in our
lives. We all encounter rejection and betrayal.
But it’s what we do with those painful
moments that determines the outcome
of our lives. Our pain can be a gateway to
hope, the very thing that leads us into a
new life, or it can be our end. The choice
is ours.
In 2007, I found myself at this gateway.
I was in a dark and lonely place where it
seemed I had lost everything that mattered.
When I shared my problems with
a friend, I realized just how hopeless my
life had become. We were out at sea when
I asked for his advice on dealing with my
situation. I’ll never forget his response:
“Mike, if that were me, I’d jump.”
Well, I didn’t jump into the sea, but I
did dive deeper into darkness and kept
going down the track of destruction I’d
been traveling for years. Thankfully, God
didn’t abandon me, and He didn’t give up
on the plans He had for me either. Instead,
He pursued me relentlessly, intervening in
my life in the most incredible ways.
I grew up in a Christian home. Even
when I wasn’t living for Him, I knew God
had a plan for me. I’d heard about His
good plans in church, and people often
reminded me that I was destined for
something big. And then there were all
the dreams I’d had.
One dream in 2004 vividly showed me
inventing a pillow. It was so clear, I knew it
had to be from God. I woke up and went to
work immediately—at 2 a.m. My daughter
came downstairs for some water and found
a room full of sticky notes and a business
plan for MyPillow. I excitedly told her
that I was making pillows, and they were
going to change the world. “That’s so random,
Dad,” she said, and went back to bed.
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