I believe the Lord speaks in ways we can never imagine. We just have to be in tune to hear what He wants to say to us, and know what it "feels like" when He speaks.
On Thursday, August 11, 2016, I went to Hobby Lobby to purchase a card for my Aunt Flora who is moving from her home where she and Uncle Cliff raised my cousins, Melissa, Rachel, Steve and David Earl Adams.
While I approached the area where the greeting cards were, I prayed, "Father, You know what Aunt Flora needs. Please show me exactly what she needs."
I wandered the card isle, circling all the greeting card area twice. Suddenly my eyes fell on what looked like a pink card with a rotor from the dialer on an old phone. Intrigued, I picked the card up and soon, my eyes were filling with tears. The Lord's Presence was strong in that little area and I could feel Him speaking to me through the words of this pink greeting card.
"Hello, you –
The one with that idea on your mind,
That dream in your heart,
That desire that just won't go away.
You sometimes wonder…..
Can I do this?
You can do all things. (Phillipians 4:13)
On Thursday, August 11, 2016, I went to Hobby Lobby to purchase a card for my Aunt Flora who is moving from her home where she and Uncle Cliff raised my cousins, Melissa, Rachel, Steve and David Earl Adams.
While I approached the area where the greeting cards were, I prayed, "Father, You know what Aunt Flora needs. Please show me exactly what she needs."
I wandered the card isle, circling all the greeting card area twice. Suddenly my eyes fell on what looked like a pink card with a rotor from the dialer on an old phone. Intrigued, I picked the card up and soon, my eyes were filling with tears. The Lord's Presence was strong in that little area and I could feel Him speaking to me through the words of this pink greeting card.
"Hello, you –
The one with that idea on your mind,
That dream in your heart,
That desire that just won't go away.
You sometimes wonder…..
Can I do this?
You can do all things. (Phillipians 4:13)
"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." Phillipians 4:13
You ask….
Do I have what it takes?
You've got all you need. (2 Peter 1:3)
Do I have what it takes?
You've got all you need. (2 Peter 1:3)
"His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness." 2 Peter 1:3
You question….
Is who I am okay?
You're more than okay – you're His. (Psalm 139:14)"
Is who I am okay?
You're more than okay – you're His. (Psalm 139:14)"
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139:14
I opened the card and the inside said, "So go for it, girl. Dare to make that difference, take that step, follow that dream. God will go with you – and love will see you through."
I cannot even begin to describe how I felt at this point. I can tell you I was so into the joy of the Love of God that I could not help but weep. Most everyone who knows me knows that I have, along with John and many others, stepped out and believed that God is calling us to make the movie, Shots in the Dark.
These last few weeks, since our last shoot, I have been struggling with editing of audio and video of the last scenes we shot. He so knew I needed the encouragement this greeting card brought me. I've never received a Word from Him through a greeting card; and a pink one at that! (most of you know pink is so not me!)
I cannot but Praise Him for His goodness and especially for the Word He has given me today through a greeting card! One that no one but Him brought to me!! It's amazing enough when a human agent sends something that is exactly what I need at the time, but it is something altogether more amazing when the Lord speaks the Words himself!
Thank You Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, for loving me enough to encourage me when I needed it in such a magnificent way!
After I composed myself a little more, I looked up and there was the card I needed for Aunt Flora! God is so good, and I will follow Him until my last breath!
I cannot even begin to describe how I felt at this point. I can tell you I was so into the joy of the Love of God that I could not help but weep. Most everyone who knows me knows that I have, along with John and many others, stepped out and believed that God is calling us to make the movie, Shots in the Dark.
These last few weeks, since our last shoot, I have been struggling with editing of audio and video of the last scenes we shot. He so knew I needed the encouragement this greeting card brought me. I've never received a Word from Him through a greeting card; and a pink one at that! (most of you know pink is so not me!)
I cannot but Praise Him for His goodness and especially for the Word He has given me today through a greeting card! One that no one but Him brought to me!! It's amazing enough when a human agent sends something that is exactly what I need at the time, but it is something altogether more amazing when the Lord speaks the Words himself!
Thank You Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, for loving me enough to encourage me when I needed it in such a magnificent way!
After I composed myself a little more, I looked up and there was the card I needed for Aunt Flora! God is so good, and I will follow Him until my last breath!