I sat alone in my room with my Bible &
journal open on my lap.
It wasn’t my normal quiet time but I needed to be
out of the way for a meeting my husband had at our house so I thought, “Why not
spend some time in God’s Word”.
What I didn’t realize was that God had planned on
meeting with me to stretch me, mold me & make me into the woman He wanted
me to be, I just needed to say #YesToGod.
My quiet time never looks the same; there are
times I will find a passage to read, write in my prayer journal, listen to
music, read a book or do a topical study.
This time I opened my bible & read Isaiah
64:8
“Yet,
O Lord, you are our Father.
We
are the clay, you are the potter;
we
are all the work of your hand.”
Those words absolutely jumped off the page!
Yes God is my Father! He wants what is best for
me & He wants to mold me into a woman who can be used by Him to bring
others closer to Him. But, He can’t do it if I don’t allow Him to shape me into
a new vessel.
So that night as I sat on my bed I said “Yes to
God”. I committed to follow Him and do whatever He asked of me.
Little did I know that He would test that Yes to
God the very next day when I was asked to step WAY out of my comfort zone and
lead a Sanctuary full of women in worship with 5 minutes notice.
“Outside
our comfort zone… is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.”
Lysa
TerKeurst – What Happens When Women Say Yes to God
Now before you start thinking I was still in my
#YesToGod high from the night before & jumped at the chance to do it, I
need to correct you. I did everything I could NOT to say yes! I gave every
excuse I could think of,
·
“Lord, I don’t have any experience leading
worship.”
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“Lord, sure, I sing in the choir BUT I am
not a soloist.”
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“Lord, I am terrified.”
And with each one of those excuses He said “my
child let me mold you into the woman who I can use to reach others, trust me.”
So with knees & voice shaking I stood before
200 women as we worshipped our Lord and Savior.
In that moment God gave me the strength I needed
to stretch beyond what I thought I could do. I learned to trust Him in what I
thought was an impossible task. And I learned that His Ways are Higher than my
ways.
Since that night of committing to say #YesToGod
He has stretched me beyond anything I could ever imagine.
·
I have watched Him bring hundreds of women
together for a time of prayer & worship as we sought revival for our area.
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I’ve watched him bringing thousands of
women together from all walks of life to worship & grow in the Word of God.
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But most importantly I’ve experienced the
profound peace, strength & exhilaration of watching God work within my life
one Yes at a time.
So as we travel through the study of Lysa TerKeurst’s
book, What Happens When Women Say Yes To God with P31 OBS will you say
#YesToGod? Will you allow Him to mold you and make you into the woman He knows
you can be? Will you be the clay & allow Him to be your potter?
Will
you be the work of God’s Hand?
Oh Lord, you are a mighty, awesome God! I thank
you that you want me to be involved with your work. Lord, give me the strength
to say yes to you. Mold me into the woman you want me to be so that I can reach
others in your name. In Your Name I Pray, Amen.
Today I am linked up with P31 OBS for Lysa TerKeurst's What Happens When Women Say Yes to God. Will you join me there & see what happens when other women say "YesToGod?
In His Calm,
Mary
