This day is a very special day for me.... I celebrate 15 years of knowing Christ and growing in relationship with Him.
It was 15 years ago today, that I went to a Billy Graham Crusade with a friend in Portland, Oregon.
The stadium was PACKED and we were running a bit late.... so we were told to go to the overflow stadium.... as I set my feet in that place, even though I didn't know what was happening to me, I began to cry..... Now, I know it was the Holy Spirit softening my heart to hear His message.... the warfare was intense, even though I had NO idea what warfare meant.
As I listened to Billy Graham preach, my heart was racing because I think I knew I HAD to give my life to Christ, but I was still fighting it.... I was thinking of all the excuses why I shouldn't and at the end he said "If you died tonight, do you know where you'll go?" To which, I did not have an answer.... that's all it took... I ran to the front in tears and gave my life to Jesus.... I have not been the same since. I came to the stadium at the end of myself .... and came out of there a NEW CREATION. I cannot think about that day without crying in gratitude of what Christ has done for me. He never gave up on me and He has been faithful to transform me... from glory to glory.
It was soon after that (about a week later) that a co-worker of mine took me to my now SWEET husband's dad's church for the first time.... the rest is history but God is still writing my story.
THANK YOU, Jesus for dying for me... thank You Father, for loving me so much that you sent Your son for me and THANK YOU, Holy Spirit for tugging at my heart and giving Billy Graham just the right words to say to push me over into Your Kingdom!
AMEN!!!
It was 15 years ago today, that I went to a Billy Graham Crusade with a friend in Portland, Oregon.
The stadium was PACKED and we were running a bit late.... so we were told to go to the overflow stadium.... as I set my feet in that place, even though I didn't know what was happening to me, I began to cry..... Now, I know it was the Holy Spirit softening my heart to hear His message.... the warfare was intense, even though I had NO idea what warfare meant.
As I listened to Billy Graham preach, my heart was racing because I think I knew I HAD to give my life to Christ, but I was still fighting it.... I was thinking of all the excuses why I shouldn't and at the end he said "If you died tonight, do you know where you'll go?" To which, I did not have an answer.... that's all it took... I ran to the front in tears and gave my life to Jesus.... I have not been the same since. I came to the stadium at the end of myself .... and came out of there a NEW CREATION. I cannot think about that day without crying in gratitude of what Christ has done for me. He never gave up on me and He has been faithful to transform me... from glory to glory.
It was soon after that (about a week later) that a co-worker of mine took me to my now SWEET husband's dad's church for the first time.... the rest is history but God is still writing my story.
THANK YOU, Jesus for dying for me... thank You Father, for loving me so much that you sent Your son for me and THANK YOU, Holy Spirit for tugging at my heart and giving Billy Graham just the right words to say to push me over into Your Kingdom!
AMEN!!!
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It's amazing how God opens our hearts and gathers us to him!