sermon about God speaking to us through His
Word should have done the job.
Still as the time got nearer I was more and more
unsure I should be leading a Bible anything. Victoria, my 4 year-old asked me the very next day
to be in "choir with her." So we pretended to be
singing in the Calvary Choir. Then she asked me
to "do the talking." I asked "like the sermon?" and
she said “Yes, the Bible talking." I had just signed
up to an email devotional for kids and guess
what that day’s devotional or as Victoria would
say the "Bible talking" was about?!? Yep, God
sent Moses but he did not think he could do it.
This doubting Thomas STILL did not believe
the words for Moses from the God who created Heaven and Earth would be words for me.
A few days later, Victoria handed me one of her
Bible story books and she started teaching me.
I was so proud of her, I started video recording
on my phone. She threw me for a loop when she
told me to read now. I was not even looking at
the book or what page when I randomly opened
and read out loud:
"When suddenly the bush caught fire!”
"And God spoke to Moses."
It's clear in the video I start to get choked up as
I read the rest of the story.
ALL OF THIS to bring me to Detroit.
I had made six notebooks and intended to use
one as an example. My mom told me that I
should not get my hopes up of many people.
I assured my mom I knew God would bring
exactly how many He would have. This Bible
Study had been WELL prayed for!
At 2:00 it was my mom and the lady who lives
next to her. At 2:01 we had another lady from
the complex who had brought... her BIBLE!!! I
was SO glad to see this! About three sentences in and two more ladies joined. When I was
handing out the notebooks we had yet another
and... she had her Bible! I am so glad to see my
mom does in fact have Bible reading Christians
in her complex with her!!!!! I was also snickering
at how God would affirm my telling them that
God had so desired to bring this study to them,
and He knew exactly who would attend, that I
handed out the SIXTH and last notebook. Yep,
right down to the very number of notebooks I
would bring, this was and IS God’s study.
I brought my Bible and bookmarked a few pages I had highlighted in purple crayon. Joanna
had taught me to pray and even expect God
to speak to me through His Word. I did, and it
happened so often I added an additional color
to my highlighting (Blue= I don't understand
look up on BlueLetterBible.com later, Yellow=
Just an awesome verse, Orange= Attribute of
God, Green= an area I know I need growth in,
and Red= prayers). Now purple, every time God
speaks specifically and directly to me! I found
it easy to tell them how incredible it is to have
GOD do this and that I KNOW He does! I read
a few times He had, during a prayer draught
"Come let us reason together" in Isaiah, fighting
panic attacks I had likened this to drowning. "I
will not let the waters sweep over you," thinking
about the 'good ol’ days' "Only a fool wishes for
the former days."
God helped me explain how to use the study
and even clearly opened the way for me to give
my story of coming to salvation! I do not think
my mom had heard my testimony previously.
He also brought the words so fluidly that I was
BRIEF and CLEAR! I was surely being prayed for!
The ladies seemed to understand how to continue with the study and were willing and eager
to do the "homework."
My husband said afterwards, "You are a good
public speaker." WHAT?! ME! And that proved
this was ALL God. He truly was saying HE would
help me speak and teach me what to say.
The story is still unfolding, but God has impressed on my heart Luke 10:2-3, "The harvest
is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Ask the Lord
of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers
into his harvest field. Go! I am sending you….”
By Shaun Nicholls
Neighborhood Bible Study Leader
Shaun is a beloved daughter of God, wife to her handsome
husband Darin, and mother of two silly girls. She LOVES her
bible, the Grant Horner Bible reading plan, Jesus, Calvary
Church, baseball and chocolate chip cookies.
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