Guys I had a moment tonight, I just HAD to tell you all about. God is at work here and now, not later.
Tonight was my sisters bridal shower, a night filled with friends, family and food. At the shower was her friend Carrie, her down syndrome friend. They have known each other since junior high, and both went through back surgery’s because of scoliosis, so they have had a common bond. Every since, they have movie dates, dinner dates and parties together all the time. Carrie is faithful to remind her of upcoming plans daily. She calls consistently till someone answers their phone, even if it takes calling all the numbers she has in address book to get ahold of that one person. My sister has always been very good with Carrie and her high needs, however its been hard explaining to her about moving and getting married. Carrie has struggled with this for months letting go, and will sing my sister love songs and cry. She is afraid of being alone, abandoned or even worse forgotten.
Carrie sat at my sisters feet the whole night, barely looking away. At the end of the party, the people still there gathered around my sister on the floor and prayed over her. I sat there and listened as Carrie poured her heart out to God, (something I have never heard her do) It was sweet, sincere, and child like, but absolute music to the hears. She was honest, “God I hope you hear me, and if you do you know how hard this is for me. Julie is going her own way and is going after her dreams, I don’t want to be alone. But I want to let her go, if you hear me, please give me the strength to left her go.”
The prayer was short, but complete. My mom graciously knelt next to her and put her arm on her back. Once Carrie finished my mom prayer for her. Openly thanking God for the relationship He had given Carrie and Julie, and for Carrie’s strength to let go. We have seen for years the ministry my sister has had with Carrie and knew fruit was being born but never seen the true effects of it.
As we were driving to Carrie’s house to take her home, she sat quietly till we almost got there and then spoke up and said, “Linda, there is something I wanted to tell you. You know when we were praying tonight, well when you came up and put your arm on me I felt a strong presence come through me, like you were in me.”
The minute Carrie got out of the car I blurted out to my mom, “Surely, people like Carrie are in heaven!” It was so sincere and child like. She gets it but she doesn’t. She felt the Holy Spirit come over her and through her yet she didn’t know how else to understand it or verbalize it.
WOW, so ya God is working and moving. When you read this will you just lift up a quick prayer for Carrie, that He will reveal Himself to her again in a way she understands!
