A couple of weeks ago I went on one of the “Journey’s” up North and Jessica was on my team. At first I noticed she was a pretty girl and that she seemed to be very quiet and reserved. I heard later in the week that she had expressed doubts about her salvation. I knew I wanted to get alone and talk with her but was very busy. I felt the Lord continually tugging at me and reminding me I needed to talk to her.

One night right before supper I made the time to talk with Jessica. She admitted she was tormented by fears. She had fears of evil. I asked her if she believed salvation was a free gift or something she needed to earn. She replied immediately that she felt it was something that she needed to earn. I knew that was our starting point.

That night I had the privilege of explaining in the clearest way I could and repeated it over and over and over again the gospel to her. I showed her in the Bible how she can really know she was saved based on nothing good we have ever done. It finally was clear to her when I showed her a poor, but God inspired version of the bridge illustration. That night through tears of repentance Jessica accepted Jesus as her personal Lord and Savour.

There is no greater joy in the world then leading precious young girls to come to know Jesus in a life changing way! Jessica has had many hardships and troubles. She explained to me that earlier this year she had given her self to satan because of the anger in her heart. This explained the reason for her fears. I realized then why I had been feeling such a block of the Holy Spirit upon our group until Jessica’s salvation. After her salvation experience the Holy Spirit came in fullness upon our group!

Oh was that ever a neat time as we sang this beautiful song together in the living room to the top of our lungs! I could not get this song out my head and we sang and sang and sang it there and on the way home. The song had so much meaning to us now!

Long my imprisoned spirit lay,
Fast bound in sin and nature’s night;
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray’
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
My chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.

I will tell you now that it’s been about a month since the “Journey” and Jessica’s salvation and she is a different person! She has a beauty about her that radiates from her heart of hearts. I asked her the other day if she had any more doubts and she said to me. “No more doubts since I got saved”. Even her outward appearance is even more beautiful then before her eyes are so different now that she dedicated her body fully to Jesus Christ!

Here we are with some of the sweetest girls ever at our stay in Indianapolis. It was great to talk and encourage each other.

Please think of me and pray if you think of it. I am heading up to the Northwoods to lead my 5th journey this year! This is spiritual warfare and satan is very real. Please pray if you think of it. After I get back on Sunday, Monday morning we will be heading out and driving to Big Sandy, Texas where we will be at the first regional ATI conference for the year! I am very excited. I was asked to share a testimony for the young ladies there at Commit and am looking forward to Heidi, Hannah and I teaming up to share what God has done in our lives lately.

My God is so good to me. He has opened doors for so many ministries and opportunities for encouragement to young ladies I can’t even believe it sometimes. God has been good beyond all I could ever ask or think!

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Do you ever feel rushed for time? Do you ever feel like your running just a little bit behind yourself and trying to constantly catch up to you? Yeah, I know I do. Sometimes honestly it’s all I can do to pry myself out of bed in the morning and get up and get ready for work. This is just me. I hurriedly run through the shower the whole time peering through the fog of my shower door at the clock that hangs in my bathroom. Making a clear circle with my hand to get a better view I squint to see if there are just a few extra minutes I can stay in the warm water. Realizing I have already taken my last remaining minutes between my warm sheets I have to run to the next thing. Carefully spacing out my time so I will have gotten everything done just in time with not a second to spare. Finally, just having barely enough time to but on a little liner and lipstick I quickly run out the door for work- ministry. I am fully unprepared for ministry and the challenges I will face that day…

There is something wrong here. I am not taking the time I really need to be prepared for my day with my Lord. I am not taking the time to get alone and ask my Father to help me walk in His Spirit for the day. I realize that when I don’t, I allow my Enemy to have my day. If he can get my busy in the morning and focusing on what I think will be “better” for me he has won my day.

I challenge you to take the time to be Holy. Don’t wait till you “have more time” or “feel rested” those are lies satan will feed you. You won’t ever “have more time” or “feel more rested” trust me. That is a truth the Lord has shown me lately. Take time out of your busy day today…this morning…right now. Seek your Lover while you still have time to do it in this life. Take time to talk to Him. Take time to love Him. He will take the time for you. And I guarantee it will be easier for you to walk in His Spirit if He has your heart in the morning. Take time out first of all for the number one beauty tip – Holiness.

“Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.” Ps.96:9

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Update: We sang as a family and gave testimonies last night of what God has been doing in our lives lately. Heidi gave her testimony of salvation and then we sang “One Little Lost Lamb” as a family with Kyle (Chuk wasn’t able to come yet but I think he might pull in tonight). Kyle also gave his testimony of staying under his parents authority in the area of marriage. I gave my testimony as well on the same subject and what God has done in and through my life when I gave my will and heart to my parents in all areas. It’s amazing to think about God taking a situation in our lives that we don’t know how to handle or that seems so sad and bringing beauty and good from it. Now I can say I was there when my sister Heidi knelt and asked Jesus Christ for salvation and when my sister Hannah opened her heart to the Lord in a deeper way. God is so good. I have never been more happy in His promises and in knowing Him in a deeper more real way then I have ever known Him before. Singleness is a beautiful gift of the Lord when we direct our all our passion into Him for one pupose and one goal.

April 12:…right now we are at the Indianapolis Training Center at the Dad’s Conference. I just heard that tonight our family is singing. It’s been really good to be here and see friends and make new ones. And just be with the family. Kyle was able to come here for the conference, as he will be a Dad soon. One more MONTH! Yes, I am thrilled. I am here getting caught up on emails, and writing and meeting girls that will be on the next Journey. I will be leading another Journey to the Northwoods on the 21st of April. I am very excited about this as I feel this is where God has so clearly placed me in His perfect plan right now.

On this next Young Ladies “Journey To The Heart” we have some really neat things planned. I am so excited about this idea and will be sure to tell you all about it when I get home. Yes, the “Journey’s” have been very time consuming and keep me going! Yet when people ask me about it I love to say “I came here to do ministry not sit around all day”. I have no deeper desire in my heart then to be in His perfect plan. How clearly He has lead me so far. So I am happy to see God open doors of opportunity. I can’t WAIT to tell you some of the things God is doing and open doors of ministry it is truly beyond “all I could ask or think”!

I will be posting some thoughts I have soon on modesty and femininess. The topic being on the question I so often had growing up. “Can I be “modest” and actually fashionable too?” I am so excited about sharing this issue on my heart as I too have faced this question many times. As this is one of the things I like to talk about the most! I will write more soon…

Have a wonderful day with Jesus!

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