“He showed me these negative thoughts I’d had about other people. What we think about is what we talk about is what we end up doing.’ “God said to me, ‘Let Me explain something to you: A thought has a certain measure of energy to it. “The one thing that really stuck with me is that of all the things I have done in my life, and it’s probably the hardest thing never to do again, is… to control my thoughts about other people. Recounts the Lexington, Kentucky, woman about the review of her life during an encounter with the Lord: This was only confirmed during the near-death experience of a practicing Christian, Penny Wittbrodt, in 2014 when she “crossed the line” briefly due to a rare allergic reaction called anaphylactic shock. “I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints, and to you, brethren, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.” It’s why in the genius of Catholicism there is that prayer called the Confiteor: We may not see it, we may not feel it - but when we think ill of someone, we’re projecting negativity upon that person in effect leveling a curse. They’re registered by the Lord, imprinted into the matrix of His cosmos, and they can graduate into words which have more power yet and can then evolve into actions which are “louder” - more forceful - still than words. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. Scripture is quoted from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. No wonder I can sing your praises! (Psalm 57:7) My heart is confident in you, O God my heart is confident. I choose to be confident in who I know You to be I will wait on You with confident hope. You can trust Him to come through for you, just as He did for Abraham and just as He did for me.įather God, even though I can’t see what You are doing in my life right now, I choose to trust in You and in Your timing. His love isn’t contingent on what you do for Him, and it doesn’t change. God’s plans for your life are good because He is good. If you are waiting on God, know that God is faithful to keep every promise He has made to you.
Over the next four years, God brought tremendous healing into my life and helped to equip me for the plans He has for me. I could feel the tears well up and I knew that the Lord had brought me to this church. God has you exactly where He wants you to be.” He said, “Jessica, 2011 is going to be better than 2010 for you. I could hear the voice of the Lord so clearly.Īs I started to leave that Sunday, the pastor stopped to greet me. This church was like nothing I had ever experienced before. That Sunday, I visited a church that was held in an old armory. I prayed and asked God for wisdom and to make it clear to me where He wanted me to be. After more than two months, I started to grow weary. He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises (Romans 4:18-21 NLT).įinding a new church home wasn’t a quick process. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!” And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead-and so was Sarah’s womb. Even though I couldn’t see what He was doing, I needed to be obedient and trust Him.Ībraham knew God was faithful and believed that God would come through for him.Įven when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping-believing that he would become the father of many nations. I was wounded so deeply that it took a lot of healing for me to fully trust the body of Christ again.ĭeep down, I knew that God wouldn’t ask me to leave my church without a plan.
What I experienced that day was the exact opposite. I expected to get the green light and to be sent on my way with no questions asked. I decided to talk to my pastor about how God was leading me not only into full-time ministry but also to leave the church I had called home.
As His voice became louder, I knew I needed to listen. I didn’t understand why God would want me to leave my church family, whom I loved dearly. God was beginning a new work within me and as part of that work, He called me out of the church I had been faithfully attending for nearly a decade.Īt first, I ignored His gentle whisper. When the Lord first called me into full-time ministry in the summer of 2010, I was ready to go right then and there, or so I thought.
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