I've also mentioned recently that I felt my speaking engagement this past weekend was going to be the kickoff of something big in my life and God was going to use that to reveal some things afterwards to me...so I was anxious for the conference for a whole lot of reasons! (If you haven't read my blog about "Lessons Learned", then you need to read that one first to understand where I'm coming from.) Of course, after reading my blog this week, you know that is exactly what happened but I want to take it one step further...so think of this as a continuation of that blog.
Monday morning was just a morning of revelations to be quite honest. I was literally late for work because of all that happened to me that day! As I mentioned before, my sister and I both had speaking engagements in one week's time that were very similar and both had similar responses afterwards to two very different audiences. We both feel very humbled and in awe of how God is using our past pain to speak to others and for Him to be glorified in the process. God gave me a vision Monday that I just can't shake and I have to share it now. He gave me a vision of my sister and I BOTH speaking to an audience...about our struggles regarding divorce in general and how we originally dealt with them very differently, and then how I was presented with a second chance of sorts when it became my very own divorce. The audience was made up of all kinds of women...from teens to grandmothers...in all different walks of life. It makes absolutely perfect sense how God is revealing things to me from the past as I am now ready for that, but I never thought of us taking our 'sister act' on the road together! The subject of divorce is so incredibly painful to so many and statistics show 52% of marriages end in divorce, but when you throw in kids/adults who have divorced parents and have suffered through it on that side of the coin, it is almost impossible to find someone now days whose life has not been touched or impacted by divorce. Due to that, I know our "topic" is very relevant and timely in today's world.
After I digested all of this yesterday morning, I not only informed my sister, but I emailed the leader of the conference that I just spoke in this weekend, just to share with her what God has been up to post-conference. She emailed me last night and was just amazed...because she already had the topic for the next conference in the spring and what I'm describing fits in perfectly. AND...(this is the God-you-are-amazing-me part)...she had envisioned two speakers at each of the talks (which they haven't done before) so she almost fell out of her chair with what I was sharing with her! That just gave me chills and I was so glad I shared the vision before I had any preconceived notions as I knew absolutely NONE of this!!! Isn't God just amazing???!!! I mean, folks, I can't even make this stuff up! I don't have that great of an imagination...His plan TRULY is better than anything we could ever dream up, ask or imagine!!!
This is obviously a very new idea to me (guess not to God though) and I'm really praying for direction and clarity here, as well as asking my sister to do the same, and we will see what doors God opens for this vision in the future. I'm not sure what shape or form it will take in the future and if it will be part of our next conference or not...I have no idea...but I believe at some point, He will provide a way for it to happen regardless.
I talked about "Sun Stand Still" prayers a few weeks back and THIS is a big one for me right now...where God has a vision and a plan, I KNOW that He will make a way for it to happen and I have the faith to trust in Him for the supernatural! I would appreciate the prayers and support as I take a step prayerfully in this direction. I am so excited to see what the future holds!
Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.I don't have it all figured out by any means, but I'm straining towards the goal that God is laying out in front of me and I'm standing and believing that with Him, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
Another new day full of God's wonders!
JOY
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