It is so wonderful when you see the words God speaks over your life come into fruition! At the start of the year my friend had a word for me about my heart being made of playdough and that God was re-shaping it. You can read more about that in my post Playdough Heart (March 2015). I was a bit nervous about what that meant and how He was going to do that but as the year went on, it started to make sense...
Arriving in Kapiti we had the pastors of our host church have us for some ministry time. They took the time to go around and pray for every one of us. As Philippa prayed for me, she felt that I was going to step into a new freshness and a VIBRANCY and freedom that I hadn't before allowed. This excited me so much because I really wanted to let go and enjoy the experience and be myself more. A few of the girls were chatting and sharing afterwards and I told them what had been prayed over me. The next day I received this text:
"Hey sis! Just wanted to encourage you and let you know that you're growing so much in God. I noticed it in Palmy last week. I don't know but there's something different. A good different. I can't describe it other than it being more of God. I can see it sis and I really want to encourage you with that word you got. Don't forget it. I'm so excited to see more of you unfold. Love you."
This is when I realised the connection between the two... Because not only did I feel different, but people were noticing the changes God made in me! It was being shown in a new freedom of being myself, letting go of fears and insecurities, dealing with my flaws and shortcomings and understanding more of who God created me to be.
Throughout the week I was jamming a song by Jimmy Needham called Nice Guy. The bridge of the song was like a testament to my new discoveries. It goes like this:
"I never knew I could just be me
Now I'm never going back to what I used to be
What a relief it is to be free
Now I'm never going back to what I used to be."
YES and amen!
"[Jesus said] I have come that you might have life, and life to the fullest." John 10:10
