ali's Corner. [His Arms Are My Home]

I feel that my soul
has been looking for sometime now,
to heal.

I was praying that this weekend
with the "Women Of Faith" conference
I would be given the opportunity to do so.

Have you ever heard the sweet sound
of a strong woman singing praise songs to God?
The sound of her wholehearted surrender
to Him and saying "YOU are everything I live for".

Have you ever heard eleven hundred
women
doing that very same thing
in unison?

I have.

I was overwhelmed with the amount
of love that was in Conseco Fieldhouse.

Most of these women were older than me.
I'll never forget what the woman sitting next
to me said.
She introduced herself,
then looked at me and said,
"you know, you don't look OLD enough
to be a woman of faith."

I've always been mistaken for looking
a lot younger than I really am.
The remark did not surprise me.

I smiled and in my head was thinking,
"well, how old do you really have to be?"
I knew the answer.
But it was entertaining to say.

I asked Jesus into my heart when
I was seven years old.
I knew what it meant.
And I wanted nothing more
than for the God of the universe
to live inside of me.

My whole life,
I've ALWAYS craved more.
I've ALWAYS been hungry to
live out God's purpose.
I've always known that He has
a wonderful and completely
out of this world
plan for my life.

But,
just lying in His presence
and feeling His arms around me
has ALWAYS satisfied me.
A satisfaction that nothing of this world
can even begin to fufill.

And finally!
Some encouragement this weekend.
Some soul food.
The words of women who have
been through worldly hell.
But have fallen into the arms of Christ
and been lifted up to such a devine way of life.

I wanted to dance.

God's plan for my life is very intricate.
He's starting to reveal things to me
because I am ready.
And more willing.
These past couple of weeks,
I've been so blind.

But now,
I can SEE.

How absolutely
wonderful
and good
is our God.