"Be strong and of good courage, and do it". Words of instruction taken right out of the bible. I have always believed in my Lord and His endless power. His bountifulness and faithfulness. I don't use the word dream, I use the word pray....for I have always prayed for enlarged territory, to be used by God and to live in abundance. And when you pray boldly like that, expect God to respond. When I was first saved, there was no fanfare or rock bottom story to claim. I simply knew the Lord was real and I believed in Him and His sacrifice for my life therefore I gave my life to Him. My life as a believer was thriving until I began to stray slowly in my mind, then in my actions. It was a downward spiral of sin beyond comprehension. How could a nice girl like me end up in a place of shame that I was in? I was not listening to God therefore I certainly was not living in His will and He gave me enough rope to hang myself. It was what I needed to experience in order to truly understand the depth of His love for me and my love for Him. I was too naive and too uneducated to overcome the enemy's attacks on my life. I am so grateful the Lord kept His eye on me and when I looked upon Him to help me, He heard my cries. I remember the day like it was yesterday and I was in the 2ND row in church standing next to my youngest niece. I asked the Lord to forgive me of my sins and transgressions and to heal me of all my wrongs and it was then my body began to tremble, convulse, shake out of control as if something was running through my body from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. My niece had both arms around my waist holding on to me for dear life as if I was going to be blown away. It was intense and it was cleansing and when it was over I felt like I had climbed a mountain. It was that day I rededicated my life to Him and I am sooo thankful to say that was in 15 years ago this week and He has been the center of my universe ever since. I am so grateful to the power of that scripture for He gave me the strength and the courage to do it and He forever changed my life. I pray the same for all of you today. Be blessed in Him.
1 Chronicles 28:20
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