Sometimes when I make reference to the fact that God speaks to me, there are some people that don't quite know what to make of that statement. But, it is true. God's voice is a gentle rush through my soul or a thought that pops into my head in a way that I know it's not my own. Throughout the Bible, God spoke to His people. And I'm convinced He still does. This is the most exciting part of my adventures with God...hearing from Him, experiencing Him... everyday!
This past weekend I had the wonderful privilege to speak at a the "Broken Into Beautiful Conference" held at the Expo Center in Spartanburg, SC. I was joined by fellow P31 speaker Renee Swope and worship leader Gwen Smith. What an amazing time we had.
Renee, Gwen and I went thinking we were going to be giving out to the ladies at the conference but God wound up giving to us in such powerful ways. One of those ways happened while Renee was speaking. One of the main points of her talk was that God had given her part of Isaiah 61 as her life verse over ten years ago. She referred to verse 3 several times that promises God will make His people into oaks of righteousness, a display of His splendor. She said God's promise to her despite all the yuck of her past was that one day He would use her to "display" His splendor.
Toward the end of her talk, God spoke something that seemed quite strange to me. I felt God tell me to take the sticker off the sole of my shoe. I flipped my shoe over thinking it must be a price sticker. Instead, what I found took my breath away! Tucked safely into the arch of the bottom of my shoe, was an orange sticker that read DISPLAY! Instantly, the Lord spoke to my heart again and instructed me to give the sticker to Renee when she finished speaking and tell her that her life verse had been fulfilled. Today, she had truly become a DISPLAY of His splendor. She was to place the sticker in her Bible beside the Isaiah 61 verses as a reminder of God's fulfilled promise in her life. The sticker even matched Renee's orange jacket she was wearing!
Some may be skeptical that God would speak to ordinary women. Some may think it silly that God would use a sticker on the bottom of a shoe to reveal Himself. But Renee and I are absolutely convinced... from the bottom of our soles and souls!
By the way, if you don't have a life verse, why not ask God to lead you to just the right one this week? And if you have one...post it in the comments section below for all of us to see. Some of you may be like me and have different life verses for different seasons you've walked through with God. So, post the most meaningful one at this point in your life. Right now, mine is Matthew 5:8, "Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God!"
This past weekend I had the wonderful privilege to speak at a the "Broken Into Beautiful Conference" held at the Expo Center in Spartanburg, SC. I was joined by fellow P31 speaker Renee Swope and worship leader Gwen Smith. What an amazing time we had.
Renee, Gwen and I went thinking we were going to be giving out to the ladies at the conference but God wound up giving to us in such powerful ways. One of those ways happened while Renee was speaking. One of the main points of her talk was that God had given her part of Isaiah 61 as her life verse over ten years ago. She referred to verse 3 several times that promises God will make His people into oaks of righteousness, a display of His splendor. She said God's promise to her despite all the yuck of her past was that one day He would use her to "display" His splendor.
Toward the end of her talk, God spoke something that seemed quite strange to me. I felt God tell me to take the sticker off the sole of my shoe. I flipped my shoe over thinking it must be a price sticker. Instead, what I found took my breath away! Tucked safely into the arch of the bottom of my shoe, was an orange sticker that read DISPLAY! Instantly, the Lord spoke to my heart again and instructed me to give the sticker to Renee when she finished speaking and tell her that her life verse had been fulfilled. Today, she had truly become a DISPLAY of His splendor. She was to place the sticker in her Bible beside the Isaiah 61 verses as a reminder of God's fulfilled promise in her life. The sticker even matched Renee's orange jacket she was wearing!
Some may be skeptical that God would speak to ordinary women. Some may think it silly that God would use a sticker on the bottom of a shoe to reveal Himself. But Renee and I are absolutely convinced... from the bottom of our soles and souls!
By the way, if you don't have a life verse, why not ask God to lead you to just the right one this week? And if you have one...post it in the comments section below for all of us to see. Some of you may be like me and have different life verses for different seasons you've walked through with God. So, post the most meaningful one at this point in your life. Right now, mine is Matthew 5:8, "Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God!"
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