The contest is over and the winner will be announced on Monday. Good luck to each of you. I wish each of you could win. I remember that urgent feeling to learn, train, and speak for God when I knew I was called. In fact, I had dreams of purchasing a bus, painting JESUS SAVES across the side of it and heading out to evangelize the world. Thank goodness, God had other plans. He knew all along where He would use me. Since I live in Nashville, I thought it made sense for me to connect to LIfeWay ministers or Precept International. I even tried to connect with Carol Kent’s ministry, Speak Up.
I met a closed door with each. Somehow, I wasn’t discouraged. I knew the same God who called Moses and then set him aside for 40 years returned for him when it was time and he’d do the same for me.
That’s exactly what happened!
A friend of mine, Rebecca Ingram Powell, heard about Proverbs 31 Ministries She Speak’s conference and invited me to go. She knew God was calling me to speak. I was reluctant at first but wanted to support her so I went. At the conference, it felt like Lysa had been listening in on my journey. She knew what I was feeling, what I had experienced, and she understood my desire to speak for God. How could she? I thought to myself. Because she had been there!
Throughout the conference, I gained the tools I needed and had longed for to fulfill my calling. I was being equipped for wherever God planted me. To my surprise, Proverbs 31 Ministries became my home and has been for 10 years now.
Know that God has a plan for you. He’s knows where you belong. Before you were born, God knew you. He knew where you would live, what you would look like, and He knew your talents and gifts. He planned for you to use those gifts to further His kingdom long before your birth. Now is the time. He will lead you to your perfect home. I promise. So press on, friend and use every opportunity to speak for Jesus!
******Shelly****** says
Thank you for your encouraging words 🙂
Kelly Cooke says
Being chosenfor the Cecil Murphy She Speaks scholarship would be an honor. I am a 44 yo woman, married for 22 yrs, mother of 4, major bread winner, employed full time outside the home & own a small business as well. People look at me and see a completed woman living a blessed life. They seek out my advice and compliment me on "doing such a great job". What they don't know about are the events in my first 22yrs that occurred that have made my into the woman I am today. Some things I was so shameful of that I didn't even share with my husband until we had been married for 10 yrs. The people that know even part of my testimony are shocked that me, Little Miss Homemaker with the great husband, beautiful children and such talent in so many areas could actually be the same women I have just finished telling them about. Some have asked me to share my story with their church or small group but I know the Lord wants me to share it with large multitudes of women. He has set aside the precise place & moment. Being chosen the receive the Cecil Murphy She Speaks scholarship would allow for me to receive the instruction do just that. Thank you ~ Kelly Cooke Psalm 40:2 & Psalm 37:23
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Cheri Bunch says
Thank you for this post. Your words are encouraging. Blessings, Cheri