Thank you so much for praying for me this past weekend. God showed up in amazing ways. Several women asked how we were able to script the weekend to flow together so perfectly. The worship, the speakers, and drama just flowed into one another beautifully. Our anwser? It was God, we didn't do it. God worked through each one of us as speakers to create common themes. Only a God like ours could have done what was done this past weekend. We give God ALL the glory!!!
I would love to share with you what I said, but I honestly don't know. I had studied for weeks. God taught me so much through His word and through having me work through some things before I could speak. Saturday I felt God saying to me that what I had prepared was not what He wanted me to say. I called my husband crying! I couldn't do it! I didn't want to stand up there the next day and share my heart. It was fear - it was the enemy. By morning I was fine, confident ready to speak whatever it was God wanted me to say. I even took a small voice recorder to tape myself so I would know what I said!! But either I pushed the wrong button, or something for when I hit play there was nothing. I only trust that God did not want it taped for whatever reason.
So all I can say, is thank you for praying. I stood up in front of 60 women and opened my heart to what God has done in my life. I opened my mouth and let God speak.
What I heard from others was "thank you it really spoke to my heart" "you have given me hope for my own life's journey" "I've noticed such a difference in you lately, now I know why". May God get all the glory for what He has done in my life!
I've been counseling with a woman who was there and she told me that she had tears in her eyes as I spoke because I was a testimony of a young girl who grew up not knowing hope and yet I was now giving hope to other women. God be glorified!!
I hope to share over the next few days...weeks some of the things God has shown me...
Thank you again for your prayers...
Sharon, I am so glad it went well for you, I can relate, God did that to me once, and I was used by him to touch many! He is so awesome:) I can't wait to hear more:) Stop by, I have something for you:) God Bless.
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord! I've been checking in to see if you posted any updates. I'm so glad the Lord is using you to do great and mighty things. I'll be praying for strength and peace as you share with us. ~Blessings to you!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad it went well. It's so exciting to see what God can say through us if we let him.
ReplyDeletei'm so glad it went so well. how amazing for your talk to end up the way it did. i'm sure you were a true blessing to those there.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it went well! Iknew it would! God had brought beauty from ashes! You are truly beautiful!!! I'm so glad I've been there to watch you transform...since the 8th grade !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm glad it went well! Iknew it would! God had brought beauty from ashes! You are truly beautiful!!! I'm so glad I've been there to watch you transform...since the 8th grade !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It was so exciting to hear how the retreat went. I sure do miss doing the ladies' retreat. But I am so thankful I followed His leading at the time I was physically able to do so. Yeah! God got the glory!
ReplyDeleteAh, Sharon. There is a big smile on my face as I read this post. I prayed for your role in the retreat and thought about you, particularly on Sunday. I am so glad that you were able to share and testify to the Glory of God. What an inspiration! You know we share so much of that same old junk and I am convinced that God will be calling me soon to do my own testimony sharing (outside of the comfort of blogging land). I'm off to read some of your follow up posts. Good for you, Girl for working through that fear! I'm so proud and so inspired.
ReplyDeleteBlessings and love,
Cristine