Testimony Tuesday - Take the Plunge!

---I would like to set aside Tuesdays as the day we testify to God's work in our lives.  I say we because I have asked women at the River Church to share what God is doing in their lives and families.  These are their stories!  "They defeated him [the accuser] through the blood of the Lamb and the bold word of their witness." Revelations 12:11 (MSG)---

This is the last week of testimonies from our retreat.  There were many more!  God did wonderful things!

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In being scared to take the plunge I sought peace and strength and direction. This is what God said to me, "unloose your heart, le me take you and fill you.  Let me release my gifts in your soul.  I will give you the strength to face the storm."

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Last night, I sought Him and found Him.  I gave Him all my rocks.  I put myself upon the altar as a sacrifice.  I washed myself with my tears.  As I cried, I heard the wind rustle through the trees as if in praise that I had finally let it all go. Just me and Him.  My heart felt free.  Most of all, I felt love beyond measure.  He is ever faithful!  Weeping may endure for a night, but joy (change) cometh in the morning.

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When Tawna stood up and shared what God was speaking to her, for us, I needed to hear her words/what God was speaking.  It was as though her words were directed at me.  Instead of wanting /looking at where others are, God has me right where He wants and needs me.  What does He have for me in this season?  I want something that hasn't happened yet and I'm having a hard time understanding those it has happened to.  But I can't personally say it's going to happen but I can say I can ask Him what He wants me to see and learn in the season I'm in as I wait for the season I want.

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This weekend I came looking for answers from God, from other people, just from anyone or anything.  Each session I felt speak to me in some way but after each one I still didn't feel free, I was still searching for my answer.  Keep your eyes on Jesus through the storm.  He will never leave or forsake you.  These were all things that I realized I needed to keep telling myself.  But when Paige spoke about Leah, getting to a point where she dropped all of the rocks she had been carrying and just praised the Lord for Who He is she had finally felt peace.  With that revelation I felt God telling me "That's you, you need to be like Leah and drop all of those rocks you've been holding on to and just praise me."  This was my answer, my answer was the Lord.  Drop the rock of distrust, the rock of control, the rock of judgement and fear and of doubt.  My husband and I have been dealing with infertility for the past two years and have gone to doctors and specialists, taken medicine and done procedure and then last night I felt the Lord telling me that He had it under control and that if I can only just drop all of those rocks and let go and let Him in, that He will take care of it all. 

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