A Renewed Awakening

What a weekend! I wish I could have piled all of you into the car for the conference I just came home from.  Going Beyond with Pricilla Shirer was A-MAZ-ING!!!!  I loved every minute of it. Well, except the really loud parts. Why do praise and worship teams think they have to be super loud for God to hear them? Anyway, it has reawaked my love for the Word of God.  I surely needed what Pricilla dished out to us over the two days we were with her in Jacksonville. Thank you to Joyce and Kim for going with me!  I had a blast getting to know you and I hope you’ll join our group!

I know I have been  absent from our blog the past few months.  And for that I apologize. Life got busy. I got lazy and distant from the Lord. My quite time has suffered. My Bible study has suffered. My walk has suffered. And so my blogging suffered too. 

Distance between God and me hasn’t been fun and it hasn’t been easy. I was frustrated. I needed … and still need answers that haven’t come. I got mad. And I withdrew. Oh, how foolish I was. Like my pulling away from God was going to force Him to answer my questions…. Ha! Withdrawing from the source of my hope, my contentment, my love hasn’t helped. It’s hurt.

And so with loving patience God has drawn me back. His foreknowledge is so amazing. Months and months ago when I was so on fire for Him, I planned this trip to Jacksonville to see Pricilla.  Little did I know then how much and why I needed this conference. But God knew….

So, I’m back. Ready to really tackle the word of God again. Ready to dive into our book of the month. To seek out the nuggets of truth that God wants me to have. Not just to read it and “show up.” But to focus on the words on the page, the message, the need I have and then to share it with you.

Thank you for your faithfulness to our book club. Your presence the past few months has kept me going even when I thought of quitting. You are a blessing to me. Every day, every service, every prayer…

Thank you…