One of the things I love most about the days following She Speaks is reading all of the stories and blog posts describing how God met each woman there and spoke to her heart. This year it’s taken me several days to settle in at home and get to a point where I feel like I can take time away from my guys to visit my girlfriends and read their stories.
I am so looking forward to it. Every story is different and personal, powerful and beautiful. Even the simplest detail of God speaking to His daughters through a specific verse, conversation or unexpected gesture is breath-taking in my opinion.
Some stories are funny. Others are tear-jerkers. Many stories leaving me wishing I were invisible so I could’ve listened to words being shared, prayers being whispered.
Jesus met many of us in the Prayer room – kneeling on Holy ground as we read the names of God layed over our own – what an anointed place.
Hearts were stretched in speaker evaluation groups, I know. And many women surrendered their dreams and hearts before and after each publisher appointment.
My heart longs to read and thank God for the hundreds of stories that were written in our lives. I’d love to know what promise He gave you at the Cross on Sunday (there were 15 different ones printed on 600 different cards) and/or His name that was lying under your name in the prayer room.
If you or someone you know has posted their promise or a story on your blog, please leave a link in the comments box. If you don’t have a blog, I’d still love to hear your story. You could share it in my comments for me and others to read or email it to [email protected] and I’d like to share some of it here. I can’t wait to read and pray over each of you this weekend.
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It's taken me a lot longer than a few days to get around this bloggy world, but here is a linkie to one of my SS posts:http://titus2345.blogspot.com/2009/08/reviving.html. 🙂
I enjoy meeting you! Thank you for being you!! I just hope we can work closer on years to come! There is so much to learn from you.
Judih.
Renee:
So many things I could write about on my weekend at the 2009 She Speaks Conference. I have been carrying such a heavy load for the past 6 months with my job, my husband, my children, an exchange student now living with us in our home, my 77 year old grandmother whom I take care of and I just started a 2nd job to help our family meet the financial struggles and that does not even take into account my roles at church and the women's ministry. For weeks, I had been moaning and groaning to myself (and probably to others that did not really want to hear my grumbling) that I felt like I was everyone's "ROCK" and that I felt like I always had to be the "Strong One" and that just once I wish I had someone that I could lean on, someone that I could go to when I was burdened. Honestly, I was exhausted and on my way to "burn-out" fast if I didnt get a handle on it. After a long day of conferences on Friday, I went to the prayer room and I found my name on "El – the Strong One" and it was a great reminder that God is my Strength and that He is my Rock to lean on and that He will always be there for me. I spent a great deal of time that night in a "Come to Jesus" meeting of my own with the Lord and I laid down all of those burdens and God immediately gave me "rest". Saturday's session and Sunday's session seemed to scream "REST, REST, REST" to my soul and I got it! I have since returned home to face all of the same responsibilities and yet I feel rested because God has been my Strength, my Rock and He is the Strong One in my life. He is carrying the load for me and I am forever grateful. Every session I went to spoke to me greatly and I am so thankful for the weekend.
Thanks for all of your hard work and for all of the P31 Women who sacrificed their weekend for His glory. May all of you be refreshed and find REST.
Love from the Be Still Girl,
Wendi Westmoreland