In my last blog I was fundraising for a women’s retreat my team wanted to do for the women we work with during this months ministry. Well the lord sure provided! We were able to pay for the transportation, lodging, and dinner for all the women that came. I wanted to take a moment to share how touched I was by that weekend.
So being on the race the lord has showed me that I have a heart for women, and I am called to women’s ministry. I have had it spoken over me that I would be in women’s ministry in my future, but never gave it a second thought. In month 5 of the race the lord told me that I would be in women’s ministry when I go home from the race. He told my my story would be used to encourage and impact women. He told me to start now. The race is the perfect place to discover and grow your passions.
This month we are working with women as our full time ministry . It’s been amazing being able to help out these women. When my team had the idea to host a women’s retreat I was super excited! Since being called to women’s ministry on the race I haven’t got to really dive into it yet. I have been apart of a few things here and there, but I haven’t got to really plan anything. As I was praying about that weekend the lord placed a word on my heart. Identity. I asked the lord what he wanted me to say to the women that weekend. As I prayed he told me to start with worship. Then have the ladies write down 5 things they don’t like about themselves. Once they wrote down a few things I had the ladies pray and ask God how he views everything they wrote down, and ask God how He views them. Tears came to my eyes as I watched women pray and weep. The Spirit was moving and walls were being torn down. My heart was stirred and I couldn’t help but cry. I was overwhelmed with how the Lord was touching the ladies. As I sat there watching the lord told me “This is what you are called to.” My heart was heavy for these women. After the prayer time I opened the floor to anyone that wanted to share what the lord had told them. Women who didn’t know each other started sharing and speaking truth into each other’s lives. Tears were shed, but encouragement was poured out. We each got a partner and prayed for one another. This was the first time I led a women’s session at a retreat, and it won’t be the last. I LOVED letting the lord use me to speak to these women. Before the session I was a little worried that I hasn’t prepared enough. I was worried that the ladies might not like the exercise. Then I realized, it wasn’t me that was coming up with the session, it was the lord. I simply obeyed and did what the lord had placed on my heart. This experience was by far one of my favorite moments on the race. It’s amazing what the Lord can do when we obey Him and do what he has called us to do.
