Woman of Faith 2008

I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Saturday session of the Woman of Faith tour 2008 in Dallas at the American Airlines Center. My wonderful friend Lyndsey Kelly had an extra ticket with her church and so I went. No kids, just me in the presence of God and about 18,000 other woman. I was moved by the music, the speakers, the dramas, and the wonderful woman around me.
The first skit could have been me. It was about a mom who thought someone had stolen her mind. She couldn't remember anything. After investigating her kids, husband and even hair dresser she concluded that her mind had been there all along but she let things cloud her mind. She decided to rest on God's promise in Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
What a great promise. I know I will be posting this so I can focus on it first thing every day.
Next was singer Natalie Grant. Words cannot describe her voice. I love music and love to sing. She has to be the best singer I have ever heard and I feel so privaledged to have seen her in person. For those of you who are itunes users, check out her song "Better Hands Now" God truly does have us and our lives in his hands and has our best at heart. It's up to us to listen and seek his will.
The theme was Infinate Grace. God's grace is shown to us in different ways. Sometimes we like the view and other times we don't. I learned that "You may not like the seat your in or even the people around your seat, but God just want's to give you a veiw."
Next was another skit. Talk about feeling like the spotlight is on you, well me! It was about fires. When we watch forest fires on TV we get angry at the person or arsenest who set the fire. Unfortunetly many of us Christians set fires with our toungues every day. We burn our husbands with hateful comments instead of loving words. We burn our children when we cut them down with our words or yell. Just as it takes time for a burn to heal, It takes time for our loved ones to forgive or forget. Saying sorry and trying to correct the hatefull words is like applying medicine to the burn. But no matter what we do, there will always be a scar from a burn. So we must be careful now, before we burn with our words, because the scaring can last a lifetime. I am asking God to help me with my words and to think before I speak. Specially to the little ones in my life whom I want to grow into confident individuals in Christ.
I am going to try to post a link now to a video on youtube that is of one of the speakers and a story we heard today. It was Awesome. I already can't wait to attend again next year and it is my hope that as many of my lady friends will attend with me as well.

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