This morning during praise and worship the whole congregation marched around the sanctuary seven times, symbolically bringing down walls. I hope y'all know the biblical reference behind that because I can't think to quote it right now. Anyhoo, at the start of the march, one of the praise team members steps down from the stage right in front of me, clapping her hands at tube sight of me. She then hugs me, kisses my cheek, takes a step back and pointing at me says rather audibly, "God is going to use you!"
At the end of the march some stopped and knelt (or...knelled? Grammar kings and queens help a sister out!) at the alter. I started to walk back to my seat, but felt compelled to stay. I did something Id never done before, I went around placing my hands on the backs of people praying and prayed with them. I hugged some. Normally, its the other way around and I am on my knees praying.
At the end of service the praise team member was speaking with someone else. I wanted to ask her why she had told me what she did. I did not want to interrupt her conversation so I tore a piece from my journal wrote my question on it, my name and my number. Later on I received this text:
"Hey Christina. This is ____. I know the Lord had me say that this morning. I see in you a heart tender toward God... someone hungry for God...it just came out when I saw you... whether you realize it or not God used you last month with the flag... That was so powerful. I believe chains are coming off and you will be a part of what God is doing in LWC. God has a special plan and purpose for your life. I am looking forward to seeing that."
For me this was a beautiful affirmation of God's purpose for my life. Its almost so unbelievable its surreal. I can't express how honored I am to be used by God. I think of the words Sister Rose Cam spoke to me, a woman who doesn't know me from Eve. She said, "Its going to be good And interesting". At that time life was a little bit complicated. When someone asked me how things were going my answer was "its interesting". So...for her to...oh man...this was back on Mother's Day weekend. She told me that God had a new anointing for me. And it was going to be "good AND interesting". Oh my. My my my.
Words can't express...I am in Awe of Him. I've had a handful of moments in my walk so far where I have just been so Awestruck. Like watching the sunrise out of my Hospital window with my newborn daughter in my arms. I was just so awestruck, and it's something like a sunrise too, something I have seen over and over again. But with the miracle of New Life in my arms...I was just so overwhelmed. Here was the sun, rising, as God had made it to do, white gold expanding over the horizon. Awestruck.
At the end of the march some stopped and knelt (or...knelled? Grammar kings and queens help a sister out!) at the alter. I started to walk back to my seat, but felt compelled to stay. I did something Id never done before, I went around placing my hands on the backs of people praying and prayed with them. I hugged some. Normally, its the other way around and I am on my knees praying.
At the end of service the praise team member was speaking with someone else. I wanted to ask her why she had told me what she did. I did not want to interrupt her conversation so I tore a piece from my journal wrote my question on it, my name and my number. Later on I received this text:
"Hey Christina. This is ____. I know the Lord had me say that this morning. I see in you a heart tender toward God... someone hungry for God...it just came out when I saw you... whether you realize it or not God used you last month with the flag... That was so powerful. I believe chains are coming off and you will be a part of what God is doing in LWC. God has a special plan and purpose for your life. I am looking forward to seeing that."
For me this was a beautiful affirmation of God's purpose for my life. Its almost so unbelievable its surreal. I can't express how honored I am to be used by God. I think of the words Sister Rose Cam spoke to me, a woman who doesn't know me from Eve. She said, "Its going to be good And interesting". At that time life was a little bit complicated. When someone asked me how things were going my answer was "its interesting". So...for her to...oh man...this was back on Mother's Day weekend. She told me that God had a new anointing for me. And it was going to be "good AND interesting". Oh my. My my my.
Words can't express...I am in Awe of Him. I've had a handful of moments in my walk so far where I have just been so Awestruck. Like watching the sunrise out of my Hospital window with my newborn daughter in my arms. I was just so awestruck, and it's something like a sunrise too, something I have seen over and over again. But with the miracle of New Life in my arms...I was just so overwhelmed. Here was the sun, rising, as God had made it to do, white gold expanding over the horizon. Awestruck.
