As the rain continues to fall and graciously water my lawn, I'll drop a few thoughts here. The Living Proof Live conference was wonderful - as always. The praise and worship was great, and the teaching of the Word was timely. Beth taught from Psalm 66 - and how the Lord trains us. He brings us to a place of abundance, but "he trains us first". Points like He trains us to think bigger, and He trains us to praise louder, and He trains us to follow through better - are things I will not quickly forget.
The opening session made the biggest impact on me, even though the whole conference was God-inspired. Two questions she presented to us left a huge impression on me, and I still have them rolling around inside me. 1 - Are you willing to be trained? (because regardless of what God calls you to, training is required); and 2 - Who is it that you really want to be?
I may have a picture in my head of who I think I am - or even who I wish I was - but when it gets quiet at night, who do I really want to be? What do I want out of life? What do I want people to remember about me when I'm gone? Each person has to answer these things individually. There is no club for this...because what I want in life may be different from what you want. Rainy weather makes for good ponderings.
Even Romeo found a place to ponder things! He wasted no time in curling up in this paper bag - he hardly gave it time to hit the floor, and he darted into it.
Good Morning my dear and precious friend! I finally slipped away from everyone else in my household (Bill, Olivia and Josiah who are still sleeping) and had the honor of hanging out with you and Becky this morning reading your blogs and wishing we could be sitting out on my deck having breakfast together. I'm still in awe of the inspiration you two give me in your writings and ponderings. I confess my fear of posting comments that will have errors (typos or grammatical)so I refrain. Not today....my heart is so full and rich reflecting back on our times together and our treasured friendship. What a gift Father gave me to experience Beth's anointed teaching with you in Laramie. I have been rolling over her teaching to myself and wanting to find some time to study it out more. With family gatherings over the Memorial weekend I haven't had the chance so thanks for the prompting. I will always hold the words of declaration and encouragement we spoke to each other at the end of the conference dear in my heart and soul. I miss Becky so much at times I want to cry but I realized this morning after reading your posts, her comments, her posts, your photos that you are an extension of her because Father has linked us all together years ago when we were seeking Him as to how to be used of Him and how we could grow more in love with Him. As Beth encouraged us on Saturday to pray and ask for God to give us a heart to love Him more than anything else, I need to share that you have that heart and I receive the blessings of God's love through you. Thanks for sharing your heart with me. I love you....have a blessed day and rest of the week. HUGS, Susie, Linus and Morning Glory
ReplyDeleteSide note: you will have to give me more insight to the "select profile" item requested. I'm a few blocks behind you and Beck when it comes to website design, blogging and posting.