"I have been 'away' for awhile and have been trying to get back. I never asked God to break me until now. I have never felt God work in me like I did on Saturday morning. Lord, please help me back to you!" -- C |
"Thank you, Laurie, for opening your heart and life lessons with us. It has been a pleasure praying for you and this conference. Thank you for opening my eyes as God worked through you to get to me. God made me WANT to be a reflection of His love through prayer. I desire His power, purity and I truly want the passion raised in me. I want others to see God's reflection in my face and character by example -- so they hunger and thirst for this passion. I've always been a rebel of sorts and fighting Him is getting me absolutely nowhere." --A |
"God showed me that Christian women are truly awesome and that I need to pray and allow myself to become more personally involved with my Christian sisters." -- C |
"God touched me really hard and I cried a lot too! I hope that He touched everybody at this conference. I had the best time of my life here." -- C |
"He answered prayer by bringing this conference to our church. It is going to help our women unite together to be what God wants us to be in His Body. It brought forth much truth that we needed to hear to become all God wants us to be for Him. Thank you, Laurie, for your obedience to our Lord. You are a bright light!" --V |
"Laurie, thank you for letting God use you! God led me to share about my horrible personal trial (being charged through entrapment with conspiring to have my husband murdered) publicly even though this is not my church. He has a reason. I felt so much lighter after this. I have been sitting still before the Lord and waiting for Him to work out my mess. I believe after this weekend things will begin to move again." --C |
"God showed me the necessity for purity in all of my life, not just in one or two things. Because I am pure sexually, I though that made all of me pure. I realize now how poisoned I have let my world become with impurity, for example movies, music and thoughts. God is directing me to censor everything that is from the world and discard that which is not pleasing to God. Praise God! He is changing me." --J |
"God opened my eyes so that I would see how much I need to be back in the church. I need to have more fellowship to keep my spirit focused on the Lord and to have more prayer in my life." -- M |
"Laurie, thank you so much for coming. God used you to affirm many things He was already doing in my life...too numerous to write down. I wish I could spend some personal time with you." -- T |
"I learned not to be afraid of praying out loud and that I need to redirect my path back toward Him. My life is not my own but His to claim as His own, and to quit worrying about what other people think of me." -- J |
"23 years ago God gave me an article that I wrote out of unction called 'The Heart of Man'. God called my attention to it in November to put it out and today you mentioned 4-5 verses of that and the 'hound of heaven'. I will obey and let my light shine. Thank you for a wonderful weekend." -- E |
"God opened my heart and filled me with joy. He allowed me to share feelings with other godly women. I want to be more open to Him and to listen and follow what He wants for me and my family instead of what I want ... to accept what God wants without question." -- K |
"God allowed me to realize that I have to forgive myself before others can forgive me. He also allowed me to see that I have to seek Him for EVERYTHING!!" -- P |
"This was a wonderful refreshing weekend and I'm renewed in Jesus. Thank you, Laurie." -- M |
"God helped me to open up and share my feelings without being ashamed. He helped me to see that it's not about earthly possessions and problems, but a much greater place-- Heaven. I also learned that you can be forgiven for your sins and it's never too late to invite Jesus into your heart. I want to live a more pure life and to speak the Word of God without feeling embarrassed about what others might think and to appreciate each day as a new beginning with Jesus as my Lord and Savior." -- K |
"Thank you, Laurie, for your transparent love for our Father! I will continue to pray for you and your family. I experienced a release -- a freedom from the anger and frustration I battle with my husband. I have a deeper hunger and a drive to press in to Him, His heart, His presence ... no matter the circumstances." -- T |
"God has led me back to His side and given me renewed hope for my marriage. I no longer carry all the guilt of past mistakes and lusts. I am renewed in his love and awesome mercy." -- A |
"I gave up my anger and eased my fears of being a mother." -- A |
"God does not want me to give up on my husband. I need to lead him to the Lord by example and submission. I need to pray and control my anger against my husband and son and have faith in Him always. I need to remember that all things are possible with God!" -- J |
"God showed me and taught me that a woman can change things by His grace." -- J |
"God gave me strength to openly confess my disobedience to God and my anger problem and thereby release that burden! Also the desire to quit smoking completely." -- D "He renewed in me a desire to pray and begin fasting." -- J |
"I attend another church that is starting a prayer ministry and I am a part of it. A small group and I have been praying for revival in our body with an outpouring in our community. I've been discouraged lately concerning prayer and doubting God. I've been very encouraged this weekend and know the Lord will use me to establish an awesome prayer ministry and user in revival." -- J |
"God told to get out of the driver's seat and to trust more in Christ because I'm not able. I am not alone in my struggles and God is bigger than any of them." -- D |
"God helped me to lead in worship totally humbled. He showed me that my sins keep me at the altar of sacrifice and I have to be willing to confess before I can move on (into the Holy Place and Holy of Holies). He showed me what can happen in a marriage when Satan gets a foothold and he gave me a burden to protect my marriage from now until He takes one of us Home." -- A |
"God gave me a peace about giving over my marriage completely to Him, regardless if my husband ends his affair or not. God loves me and He will never leave me nor forsake me and has a plan for me. I will trust Him completely and pray for His will in my marriage and my life." -- K |
"God showed me that I was focusing on me and my needs and hurting my husband by making him feel inadequate and unable to ever please me because of the things I would say to him. I was feeling very disappointed in him but God reveal that the problem is not my husband by MY attitude and my wrong focus." -- K |
"God showed me how to soar over my circum-stances rather than to be under them!" -- C |
"I need to take my eyes off my circumstances and put them on Him alone. I need to take back my family from the worldliness that have taken over their lives." -- J |
"I'm a 67 year old widow who raised 5 children and sometimes feel I'm not effective for the Lord at this time of my life, even though I've been a Christian for 42 years. God showed me how important prayer is in my life and how the lack of prayer can hinder my walk with Christ, and how my children can be blessed because I hold them up before the Lord daily." -- S |
"God revived and renewed my constant longing to grow stronger in the Lord and to have the Holy Spirit with me at all times. I want to witness more to unbelievers, put aside all personal grudges and resentment and take back to my own church my enthusiasm for this type of meeting." -- I |
"We need more prayer in our church. I want to change my alone time with God and need that to more so that I can hear Him. We can change the way in which we come into the presence of God." "I want to to start a group to pray for our husbands in our church, esp. those who have strayed such as my husband. Also I need to protect myself and stay out of danger zones and make more time to be with my family and friends." -- K |
"I want to date my 18-yr. old son and use that time to instill in him how important it is for his future wife to have spiritual intimacy with Him, and set aside special times alone with my 2 teenage daughters to pray with them and pass on the importance of their total reliance on Jesus for their needs of intimacy." -- L |
"Jesus entered my heart, made me more humble, showed me a more powerful way to pray and let me know that HE (not me) must be in control." -- D |
"God gave me peace and courage and I realized I have to put Him first in all I do and change my life. He loves me unconditionally but I must not let the TV run my life." -- C |
"God showed me I need to get into a deeper more intimate level with Him and to get deeper into His Word." --L |
"It's been years since I've read the Bible. How can I hear Him if I don't know what He's trying to say to me, to teach me, and to bring me to Him." -- C |
"He is all I need to make my life complete. I want to live my life so others will see God in me." -- M |
"God confirmed that I need to trust Him and put Him first in my life, and that I will be used as a witness to my unsaved husband, Gary and to now give up praying for him. God is faithful ... Gary will be saved." -- D |
These quotes are from a church in the greater San Francisco area: |
"The Holy Spirit tore down my protective devices that keep love out -- in one day -- devices that I'd built up over a long dysfunctional lifetime. I am looking forward to having my God say, "Well done, good and faithful servant." Powerful! Confession is powerful stuff. God wants me to break down the walls that separate the love I could be experiencing through the friendships of women and to trust God's people and prepare for passion to increase in my heart for God, family, friends, and the world." --S |
"God revived my lazy calloused heart and reminded me how He has blessed me and wants me to be in His Word and sharing with others. I've learned how to pray specifically. This Passionate Hearts book will be my most important (after my Bible) book to treasure and glean important things to do -- and lessons. This has changed my study." A |
"This was totally AWESOME. I have gone through spiritual cleansing since September and God has brought me here because I prayed that someone would (or there would be a ministry to) teach us how to cleanse ourselves for the anointing of the Holy Spirit. I will personally love to share my journey one day. May I carry the torch you brought here this weekend. I will never let my fire go out. :-) Laurie, I will be praying daily for you and thanking God you heard His call to help hurting hearts have passionate hears for Him." P |
"God blessed me with the gift of forgiveness. I was able to forgive someone this weekend that I thought I would never be able to forgive. What freedom!! -- to "uncurl" my fists and to lift them up." C |
"God wants me to shine more -- I think I had stopped shining somewhere along the line. I want to learn how to pray and pray regularly rather than out of desperation." --K |
"God forgave me for my past sins (an abortion), gave me renewal and comfort, reminded me of the power of prayer, and taught me that it is important to be in an intimate relationship with Him that is ongoing, exciting and maturing. He opened my eyes to my husband's needs and my role as a wife and how to be purified." K |
"God opened my heart to a deeper commitment to prayer and gave some fantastic tools to keep the impetus going." --J |
"God opened my eyes and opened my heart. I already work with the Single Mom's Ministry, but now I feel more empowered to lead them." --C |
"I received the courage to open up and talk to my sisters in Christ. It brought tears and flushed my heart, body and soul with pure spiritual water to put me back in line with God. I have been fighting doubts of my own self worth. I know now to walk in faith even when I feel like that -- to know who I am in Christ." --C |
"God showed me my sin in dealing with relationships in my life and the unforgiveness that I have harbored until it has become bitterness and has hardened my heart. God is directing me to become a woman of prayer, to let all the stuff go and cleanse myself before Him, and to pray for His strength and healing in my hardened heart for brokenness and transformation." --J |
"God taught me about prayer -- even more than I knew -- and encouraged me to pray in small groups (love the triplets idea) and gave me a new push to jump-start my daily prayer and grow it to a significant part of my spiritual life. He wants me to witness actively and on every opportunity at work and focus my time on the lasting things (prayer, witness, ministry) and carve out the frivolous debris and time wasters." --N |
"God refreshed my spirit. I felt a long way away from God but He has spoken to me -- first of all to tell me that I must accept His forgiveness. I have confessed and He has already forgiven me. It is Satan who keeps reminding me of past sin." --W |
"I see the importance of giving my kids a heritage of Christian beliefs. I have not been doing Bible study with them on a regular basis and will do so. I want to tell them that they are Daniels. My desire is to serve the Lord and I must guard from being too busy to study His Word and to pray. He is directing me to seek His Word daily, fast regularly, love my husband to bits, give my kids a spiritual heritage, pray for my children, continue reaching out to the women at my work place -- that is really why I am there -- and pray, pray, pray!" --SK |
"God softened my heart and showed me I need to pray for my husband and children consistently. He is reminding me that love is not a feeling -- love is an action." --(anon) |
"God showed me that I can pray aloud in a small group. He is teaching me to open my heart to a broader prayer life, broader than I had ever thought. He tells me it is time for me to step out and walk closer with Him. He has shown me the direction He wants me to follow despite my personal desires." ---J |
"God revealed my sin of pride toward my husband and my disrespectful attitude and lack of gentleness when I talk to him, as well as my refusal to ask Him to forgive me as the Lord has instructed me to do." --C |
"God challenged my heart and gave me a boost." (anon) |
"He renewed the urgent desire to enter the Holy of Holies, be in His presence, and to be refreshed and renewed for His service. I am a pastor's wife and God reconfirmed my calling in the ministry of prayer and intercession." --M |
"God made me take inventory of the contents of my heart and did major cleansing. There are some areas of my heart that were brought to mind that I need to surrender to Him -- my self pride, independence, and submission to my husband of 25 years." --D |
"I found myself being spiritually uplifted -- reaffirming myself and continuing my spiritual walk. I found faults with myself that I had overlooked. I look to HIM for and trust HIM with the guidance He has for me." --J |
"God made me see that I need to appreciate the tasks that He wants me to do, to do them cheerfully and without complaining. He wants me to be more forgiving with less complaining and to serve ALL of my family joyfully. He showed me how truly blessed I am!" --T |
"God has convicted me to go back to my first love, Jesus Christ, and to acknowledge and confess areas of my life that need changing in terms of relationships with my husband and children." --K |
"God brought me to repentance of pride and other issues in my life to be a clean vessel in order to be ready for His plan to be developed in me for ministry. Thank you for your obedience to the Lord. I've truly been blessed! God bless you!" --D |
"There is always more to learn and God will always take me deeper." --M |
"I had the feeling of being exposed by God with my past abuse and alcoholism issues and that I need to prove myself as being a good person, when in reality Jesus sees me as a good person. He showed me not to run from my past or shut the door on it, but to allow Him to use me AND my past for His glory." --A |
"God inspired me to pray more for my sisters in Christ and to be more passionate and to open my heart to my husband. Also to humble myself and to be accountable for my actions." --M |
"God revealed that I had a lot of bitterness and un-forgiveness that was keeping me from intimacy with God. He also convicted me that I need to walk in sexual purity and trust Him to meet my deep need to be LOVED by Him. I know it intellectually, but struggle with feelings it emotionally." --E |
"The most important thing God did in my life was confessing my sin of lesbianism in my 20's and fornication with my husband before we were married, and to be loved and accepted by the women of my church and not rejected. Also the prayer triplets -- especially having the topics with descriptions for prompting us in prayer." --A |
"God made me aware that I want/need a more intimate relationship with Him and to review my priorities of putting Him first, then my husband/marriage, and to eliminate excessive TV watching and working too many hours on a daily basis." --R |
"I commit to a daily quiet time, to spend more time with God than the TV, to make my husband my #1 priority, and to check in more often with my grown children and encourage them in the spiritual walk more than I have in the past." --G |
"God wants me to work on being the wife I know I'm supposed to be." --D |
"God made me aware of my need to get out of His way! I want to release my anger and for God to remove the sin of pride in me." --S |
"I need to pray more for direction in my life now that we are experiencing the empty nest." --F "The kernel of a small women's prayer group that I've been praying for is now beginning to take shape. I do feel blessed by the women I've meet and now believe many more doors of opportunity to minister will open to me." --K |
"I understand that no matter how slow my spiritual walk with God, all I need is to go to Him and ask for His help and He will help me. I have to trust Him!" --A |
"God helped me to unravel and recognize some of the layers of sin, walls that have been built up, false fears, and that God is in control. I want to pray with the other women of my church and let myself be vulnerable with them." --K |
"I have released issues that have been bottled up deep within me and brought them to closure and look to the future. I have guidance to live more Christ like and to bring the Lord into my home and to my 9-yr. old daughter's life as I am a single Mom." --A |
"God opened me up to people for help!" --J |
"This gave me the time to reflect on myself, humble myself -- admit, accept and ask forgiveness from God." --M |
"God made me see the light, to pray, and serve Him." --S |
These quotes are from a church in the greater Seattle area: |
"I'm so happy because I have met some great women here. I feel that my God has loved me all of my life. I have some problems, but that is okay. I love my God and I hope God will help everybody in this life. I would like help to learn how to love God and come back to do and write things." (This young Muslim mother who recently escaped from Iraq to the U.S. with her husband and 5 daughters. She was brought to the retreat by a new Christian friend. Would you please pray for her salvation?) |
"Laurie, I know God has convicted me to be consistent, to focus on prayer, and have my eyes set on pure and holy things. God is directing me to have stronger faith in my friendships and relationships. I realize if I'm intentional with prayer, purity and passion -- then I will experience intimacy with God. Really, the most important thing that happened to me this weekend is seeing God work in my mom's life. I'm SO thankful and joyful!!" --D |
"I recommitted my life to Christ -- to be obedient to Him, to trust Him, to stay in His Word, to commit to my prayer triplet, to remain pure spiritually, sexually, ethically and morally, and to be a godly example to my children." --D |
"God put a fire in my heart to come alongside a mother and daughter who were here, to do a Bible study on breaking free, and to pray together. God has awakened something inside of me that has been dormant." --B |
"I have been hearing for some time that 'it's all about Jesus'. This weekend that finally sunk in. Instead of leaning on others, especially my husband, I need to turn to God in prayer! All things are possible through God -- pray, pray, pray! I have also asked a mature woman to pray about being my mentor." --C |
"On Friday night I realized that I have been believing lies. After I confessed my sin, some women prayed for me for about 10 minutes and the black feelings suddenly vanished. The walls themselves hurt -- the walls I tried to protect myself with." --E |
"God is more than a program to fulfill the needs of others and He desires for us to reach out intimately to all because they have deep needs. On the outside women seem fine, but on the inside they are all hurting. I want to help women go deeper with God. No matter what my ministry is -- prayer and fasting will always be a big part." |
"I was renewed in my love for Jesus this weekend and am excited about what He wants to do in me and through me. He helped me put aside all of my current needs (selling our home, kids' schooling, etc.) and I just climbed into His lap again as He ministered to me through the women in this body of Christ. He inspired me through Laurie as I was challenged by the radical ideas re. prayer in school, courtship, etc. Wow! Thanks! I want to offer to lead a women's Bible study, get a prayer triplet with my kids, and read Laurie's book." --J |
"God fulfilled my prayer to come fully into His presence and understand the 'how to's'. He also confirmed that he has plans to use my past to glorify Him. He is directing me to get involved with the ministry of women seeking abortions or support for other women who have experienced it." --J |
"Don't think I am crazy, but the last few months I have been experiencing a beautiful fragrance come upon me at odd times. Your teaching on the Altar of Incense brought that to me and I saw how close it is to the Holy of Holies. It just clicked that this was the most holy place of God on earth and His greatest desire is for me to join Him there." --J |
"I didn't realize that I needed to enter the Holy of Holies or if I ever have, but I have been wanting intimacy with God. I now know how to approach this." --L |
"This gave me an opportunity to publicly confess my lack of forgiveness for abuse that hurt and disappointed me -- specifically my mother. The Lord told me to give it up so that I could soar with Him like an eagle. He reminded me of the need to surround myself with other Christian women, to contact my mom for reconciliation, to invite a woman to lunch at least once a week, get a mentor to help me to grow and mature, and start a prayer triplet." --T |
"Coming to this retreat is the most significant thing God did in my life. It was truly a blessing to me. I want to spend more consistent time in the Word as I teach the Word." --C |
"He brought me into a place of right perspective on my priorities and opened my very protected heart to two women. I want to say no to commitments that interfere with the familial priority of my husband and family and pray fervently and consistently for my children." |
God gave me evidence, proof, and demonstration of how and what He does through the public confession of sin. He also showed me how power is only healthy as long as it comes from and is grounded in the Lord. He is shaping and molding my heart to have compassion for pre-teens and teens." --R |
"God renewed me at this conference. I'm excited for Jesus and have peace in my heart." --A |
"He lifted the sin of unbelief and lack of trust in Him." --G |
"God forgave me, showed me how to forgive others, opened the door for a deeper relationship with Him, and filled me with the Holy Spirit. He also taught me the importance of parenting the children He has entrusted to me." --C |
"God showed me that I had things in my life that I needed to confess -- that He is the only One I need to be concerned about and my relationship with Him is the only one that really matters. Once that is in perfect line, all the others will fall into a perfect place also. Each and every day I want to say 'yes, Lord, yes -- whatever, however and whomever'. --B |
"God helped me release the guilt of not speaking up when my brother was abused by a family friend. He called me to trust Him with my husband and friends and not use them as excuses. I want to give up watching TV just for a distraction and get with growing Christian women." --A |
"God has lovingly drawn me closer to Himself in our intimate relationship. I have been reminded of the awesome power of prayer and encouragement to fast, which I haven't done in many years. I want to trust Him more and fast regularly for the salvation of three of my children." --J |
"This was very inspirational to take me to a higher level of knowing the Lord more intimately and be more connected with my sisters in Christ." --G |
"This brought refreshment to my spirit. God is directing me to be bolder in my evangelism and to pray fervently and daily for my husband, family and future." --E |
"God made me face the reality of purity and obedience in my life. He is directing me to take my time with Him more seriously and with a more open heart about the future and to leave all of my baggage behind once and for all." --R |
"God made me realize that I'm weak and that being weak isn't a sin. It just means that I need to work on my relationship and intimacy with God. ONLY He can make me strong. He is directing me to open my home for the Lord. My husband is a non-believer and I'm not doing us justice if I don't do my part in opening up our home so the Lord can find His way to my husband." --M |
"This conference made me realize my commitment to Christ needs to be complete, not holding back areas of my life. People are watching and will not pay attention to a part-time commitment if I want my life to shine for Christ. I am not too old to be used by God. I want to invite women to lunch to encourage and mentor them -- to put myself out." --D |
"God brought me closer to Himself and gave me encouragement and strength in how to draw my grown children back to the Lord, how to pray for them, talk to them, and accept them." --C |
"God is leading me to get new friends and encouraged me to get rid of idols, to watch less TV and spend more time praying and doing Bible study with two new friends from this conference." --L |
"God showed me my need to come out of isolation to be with my loving sisters in Christ and get involved in ministry again. I want to get involved in Bible study again. I don't need to be afraid to pray aloud in a group." --J |
"God released me from the bondage to bitterness which could have led to -- at best -- spiritual mediocrity and at worst -- my spiritual demise." --E |
"God showed me that when I totally release control to Him, I am at peace and expect to see awesome miracles!" --M |
"God opened up to me -- I feel close to Him and can see the light and feel the warmth again. He is giving me strength to open up and keep Him close to my heart. I want to get back into the church and reach out and unite. I realize that I am not alone in a lot of thoughts I have wondered about and I want to spend more time praying and opening up." --M |
"I learned that you'll never find yourself until you look into the face of God. By faith I can overcome all things and my feelings will follow my actions. I want to trust Him completely and not be concerned with what others think." --K |
"God told me to put my family first and my ministry as Christian Education Director second. I need to listen to the Holy Spirit, spend more time in His Word, spend time fasting, and will try to get a corporate fast started at our church. I am from another church and we are looking for a new pastor and are in transition." --D |
"God gave me clarity of mind at this conference and I trust Him more and am ready for a more intimate relationship with Him. I struggle with being overweight and always thought the one fruit of the spirit I don't have was self-control. Now I know that if I seek God, everything else will fall into place." --K |
"God woke me up to steps to take in regaining the joy and passion I feel are gone in my life. Motherhood has been harder on me than I thought and in the midst of a 3rd pregnancy with 2 toddlers, I have not been allowing God to raise me out of this 'depressed' state. I have felt His complete guidance to let Him work, swallow and confess pride and REFOCUS." --Y |
"God showed me I need to 'just do it' -- commit with a decision to pray alone and with others and listen to and grow in intimacy with God." --G |
"God is in control, not me, and I must trust Him and know that He will answer my prayers in His time, not mine." --S |
"Confirmed in me to be that ONE who will pray revival for my church and the world! Thank you! Praise the Lord! I want a godly heritage!" --C |
"He awakened me to realize just how much He desires me to let go of the reins and allow Him to be in total control. Also to pray for my husband and allow God to work in his life as the spiritual leader." --D |
"I want to say thank you, my precious sister. Thank you for your obedience to our God. Thank you for sharing and encouraging with the testimonies of God's faithfulness to your children and you and Tip. The Lord wants me to grow up. I've been a Christian since 1992 and I need to now receive God's promise for me. Thank you and may God bless you -- your marriage, your children, their spouses, your grandchildren and 1,000 generations!" --P |
"God is getting me connected with Christian women @ this church again. I've been working full time and have felt disconnected. I am reminded again of the power of prayer to change people and situations." --C |
"God helped me to forgive myself. He showed me the power of prayer and how intimately He is involved in my life. I want to get up earlier, before my boys get up, so I've had communion with my Father before the craziness begins. I'd like to have a Bible study at home and need to trust God to bring women who won't judge my house." --J |
"God helped me focus on specific ways to grow closer to Him by ministering to my family, praying specifically and fervently, and in training our children to pray. I want to get back to fasting more regularly and reinstate family dinners." --J |
"God brought me to a more intimate level with Him. Prayerlessness is truly sinfulness. I will get rid of some clutter in my life, focus on the spiritual growth of my 4 children, make my family my first priority, and focus less on my business." --F |
"I publicly confessed my bitterness and resentment towards my husband (who has been unemployed for a year) and acknowledged I've been prideful, in control, and working too much. I've had an attitude of ingratitude and have been discouraging to him and not trusting God and giving Him the control. I will confess to my husband and ask his forgiveness, stop my critical spirit, give my husband to God and completely trust him and pray, pray, pray, pray, pray! :-) Thank you!" --S |
"I feel convicted to go beyond my comfort zone to share the gifts of the Lord as a child of God and to "come out" and be a proud 'passionate heart' (Christian woman) for the Lord." --P |
"God has opened my eyes to the fact that I've been believing in God yet doing things MY way. God is giving me the strength to let go of Roger, the guy I'm living with, and putting all that energy toward God, His Word, and the road HE wants me to travel." --A |
"God opened my heart to confess my sins of unbelief, idolatry (food and drink), anger and bitterness. He wants me to turn EVERYTHING over to Him and He freed me!" --C |
"God gave me the opportunity to pray with various women after the time of confession -- what a blessing! I was also asked by a younger woman to be her mentor. My heart beats with yours. Thank you for loving women." --C |
"I was released from lingering guilt about an issue that He had forgiven me for a long time ago. I want to pray and find ways to minister to single women at OCC, possibly by combining my involvement in the women's and singles ministries." --S |
"God revived my spirit with such a joy -- for my marriage, family, and ministry. I am so honored! Laurie, you reminded me of things you told me almost 30 years ago (call me a slow learner!). Those truths are the same and just as powerful! I continue to believe God has a wonderful plan for my life! I have a mantle to pass on to my daughter who is my #1 disciple. I will be even more purposeful with each day God has left to allow me to influence her life. I also want to be watchful each day to pray and honor my husband as his helpmate. Everything else will follow. I'm praying how God will lead me from here! God bless you my dear friends, Tip and Laurie." --G |
"I was amazed how transparent people could become in sharing though I am too shy to do so. God wants me to pray more and be in His Word more so my face will shine (like Moses! :-) ) and that will be a testimony without words of how God is working in my life." --B |
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