Faith taking God at His Word
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I remember that Tuesday morning over a year ago very clearly . I was sad to not have our Women ’ s Bible Study at Calvary during the Grace Beyond construction project . And yet , I was so excited hearing Delores talk about the study she was doing to reach out to her neighbors while in Florida . I loved hearing Susan talk about how excited she was to come back together after Grace Beyond to hear the stories of how God worked in this . Quite daring , it felt to me . But I believed in it instantly . If someone at Calvary says they " prayed about it ," I am attentive ! How many times I had been SO grateful for the women of Calvary Church ! They are amazing ! Me , however , not so much . I distinctly remember " wishing " I could , but I fumble over my typing let alone speaking at all , EVER !
Then I began prayer walking .
I started just praying for my neighbors . Then I started praying about a study with my neighbors . I was pregnant so God was not really going to send me anywhere , but I would give the possibility some room . A little room . I attended the NBS2GO ( Neighborhood Bible Study ) meetings because I believed God was sending us out and I wanted to show my support and pray for the women who were planning or beginning Bible studies .
Meanwhile , I had been feeling more and more burdened for my mom to really know the power of God and His Word . I don ' t get to see her much because she lives on the other side of the state . After more prayer meetings I began to feel the idea of going to her apartment complex surface again . Does God want me to go to Detroit and lead a " neighborhood " Bible Study ? Really ? That is kind of crazy !
Would my husband think this was ridiculous ? I asked and he thought it was a possibility .
Okay God , here is a fleece if there ever was one ...... My mom is never going to go for this , but I will ask . I prayed . I casually mentioned the idea over the phone . She was all for it .
“ It is a government funded complex so will it even be allowed ?” I wondered . My mom left a message that she already talked to her manager and it was okay with her AND we could use the community room in the complex !
Does my mother-in-law think this is ridiculous ? I asked and she offered to babysit the kids !
Things moved from ridiculous to possible . I started to feel an urgency and chalked it up to me being a little too hasty . Then I met with Susan Sorensen and after hearing how muddy my past was and how new of a Christian I was , still asked , " Okay , when are you going to start ?" Everything just continued to fall into place . The study would be NBS2GO ' s acrostic LIGHT right in the Gospels . I know it was God ’ s choice because it came up repeatedly .
I dabbled in making up a flyer and talked a few times to my husband about when to begin . I still felt the urgency but had not committed to a date . My sister called and told me they were throwing my mom a 70th Birthday party on Sunday in several weeks . Since my husband has Mondays off she said I " should have the Bible Study the next day ." Then offered to bring the snacks . She went on to say my mom was excited to have me come out . Excited ??
God provided ! The place , the study , the willing and even eagerness , the snacks , the childcare and even the date !
I knew this was HIS doing , HIS longing to speak to them , I was just presenting the means . That took a lot of pressure off me . He had been impressing on me that the Harvest is HIS and the importance of prayer . This really made me sure when Calvary had prayed about us going out and starting studies that this was just such a God thing ! Still I am so , so , so , so not good at talking . Not just publicly , just at all . So , of course , in my daily reading I would come upon GOD sending Moses , and Moses explaining he was not very " eloquent , neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant . I am slow of speech and tongue ." If I wasn ' t sure God was speaking to me through that verse , then the