This weekend has been so full of emotion for me. God has done such HUGE things in the past two days, and I am more thankful than I can say that He allowed me to witness all of it.
That song, it touched my heart so deeply that when I heard it, it literally took my breath away. I was speechless. Two of my dearest friends made the choice to come with me to church this morning. Two friends that I know need the healing and peace that God brings. As I was getting ready this morning, I was feeling a bit apprehensive about how His word was going to be received. I know that the first time I walked into church after such a long time having floated through life just utterly lost, I was terrified and overwhelmed by a sense of total unworthiness. I prayed so hard that God would put my friends at ease and to b allow me to be a good example for what He is able to do!! I prayed that God would use me in a way that would show how great He is and how wonderful His love is!!
I hoped that He would move mightily in my heart this morning too. He didn't disappoint. The message today was very much one that I needed to hear, which isn't surprising since He always knows just what my heart needs. I know that for me personally sometimes I forget that being born again isn't just being baptized, its being MADE NEW from the inside out! Its letting the Holy Spirit into your heart and allowing Jesus to mold your life! The first step is repentance, and I feel like sometimes I forget that repentance is something I need to do often. I'm imperfect, a sinner. I try my best not to do things that I know aren't honoring to God, but I fail daily. There are times when I forget to just ask our Father to forgive me for my selfish, judgmental, sinful ways. I need to be more aware that He is patient and He is always ready to forgive me, and that all I need to do is repent.
I think sometimes people get so caught up in the fire of being a new Christian, or the high we all get from a crazy worship session, that when that high starts to dissipate, or something discouraging happens, we forget to keep saying THANK YOU to God! Part of what was said today was that we ask God for so many things, and then when He blesses us with them, we complain instead of being thankful.
Well today I was thankful to have two amazing women on either side of me. I was thankful to be able to sing out to Him and know that they were there with me, experiencing the power of God alongside me! I am thankful to have had my best friend on stage singing the powerful words that I so needed to hear!! I was thankful for an afternoon with some of my friends and their children celebrating such a sweet little boy's birthday!! It was without a doubt, a day for THANKSGIVING!
Tonight, my prayer is that today had an impact on someone the way it did me. That God spoke to someone, touched a heart, changed a life, eased a heartache in someone who needed Him.
That song, it touched my heart so deeply that when I heard it, it literally took my breath away. I was speechless. Two of my dearest friends made the choice to come with me to church this morning. Two friends that I know need the healing and peace that God brings. As I was getting ready this morning, I was feeling a bit apprehensive about how His word was going to be received. I know that the first time I walked into church after such a long time having floated through life just utterly lost, I was terrified and overwhelmed by a sense of total unworthiness. I prayed so hard that God would put my friends at ease and to b allow me to be a good example for what He is able to do!! I prayed that God would use me in a way that would show how great He is and how wonderful His love is!!
I hoped that He would move mightily in my heart this morning too. He didn't disappoint. The message today was very much one that I needed to hear, which isn't surprising since He always knows just what my heart needs. I know that for me personally sometimes I forget that being born again isn't just being baptized, its being MADE NEW from the inside out! Its letting the Holy Spirit into your heart and allowing Jesus to mold your life! The first step is repentance, and I feel like sometimes I forget that repentance is something I need to do often. I'm imperfect, a sinner. I try my best not to do things that I know aren't honoring to God, but I fail daily. There are times when I forget to just ask our Father to forgive me for my selfish, judgmental, sinful ways. I need to be more aware that He is patient and He is always ready to forgive me, and that all I need to do is repent.
I think sometimes people get so caught up in the fire of being a new Christian, or the high we all get from a crazy worship session, that when that high starts to dissipate, or something discouraging happens, we forget to keep saying THANK YOU to God! Part of what was said today was that we ask God for so many things, and then when He blesses us with them, we complain instead of being thankful.
Well today I was thankful to have two amazing women on either side of me. I was thankful to be able to sing out to Him and know that they were there with me, experiencing the power of God alongside me! I am thankful to have had my best friend on stage singing the powerful words that I so needed to hear!! I was thankful for an afternoon with some of my friends and their children celebrating such a sweet little boy's birthday!! It was without a doubt, a day for THANKSGIVING!
Tonight, my prayer is that today had an impact on someone the way it did me. That God spoke to someone, touched a heart, changed a life, eased a heartache in someone who needed Him.