Where It All Started For Me

Just Give Me Jesus Revival with Anne Graham Lotz

My goodness it was the year 2002 in November I remember it so well I attended this event with 2 people. An old friend I had worked with for many years and a newly formed friendship that God began drawing us together. How amazing our God is? What he began over 8 years ago,,,,,wow, its been 8 whole years. I am feeling so retrospective right now! My lovestory with God's word began that weekend where Anne just broke open the word to where I could begin to understand and the Holy Spirit stirred me like I've never felt before. I can remember on our trip home, and I even shared this with my friends, I was different, my life had been touched and changed forever after attending that event. A voice I didn't really recognize at the time told me that come Monday morning I'd feel different, things would be back to my "normal" self in no time but Praise the Lord come Monday morning I was up early with my bible open and the notes from the conference reading God's word for the first time for myself. My husband and everyone else thought I had probably lost my mind or something because if you'd known me at the time that just wasn't ME! Looking back was it just the season of life I was in, sure, God works even when we don't recognize or realize somethings until you are looking back through where He has brought you from. He is more Precious to me and the power that comes from His word to lead you through this life is amazing. In 8 years there has been some encounters, many ups and downs, forward steps with what it seems like more backsteps than forward ones but never a dull moment. God was working on me to begin to have a small study in my home at that time and that's an all together other post but GOD used this lady and her teaching to bless and change my life forever! I do a lot of Beth Moore bible studies I know everyone has the idea that I am a Beth Moore-ite but you know I can't remember the first time I ever saw Beth or heard her speak or read something she had written. Anne, I will never forget her, she is the Paul in my life and Beth is the Apollos who has watered what the Lord began 8 years ago. This weekend is a celebration....D. I feel like O. there's a celebration coming on, for what the Lord has redeemed and restored in my life through the power of His Word. For Of Him and Through Him and To Him are ALL THINGS. Glory to his Name. Upstate SC will never be the same with all those praying, Loving Jesus, women there, lookout here we come!