Growing
up, I was a very shy and quiet little girl who loved music. I was raised in the
church, functioned in several positions, and knew church protocol. Every
Sunday, we were there and at least once more during the week. There were a lot
of revivals, and we would attend church for the entire week.
I
come from a family of singers and musicians on both my dad’s and my mom’s side.
At an early age, my sister and I were singing songs such as, “How Big is God.”
I continued to sing in church for many years during my youth because that’s
what you did where I came from. I sang in the choir. I sang about God and heard
about God, but I did not know God. I did not have a relationship with him. I
had felt God’s presence before, especially when I would sing to Him, but I
really didn’t know the God that I was singing to or about.
From
a child until well into young adulthood, I was kind of a loner. I felt like I
was different from most of the people I was around, but I didn’t understand
why. I wasn’t a very sociable person. Music was my passion, but even when I
would sing in church, I would close my eyes and not look at the audience
because of my shyness.
In
my latter teenage years, the Lord began to draw my heart and reveal Himself to
me. At the age of 19, I gave my heart to God and started to develop a
relationship with Him. I was very eager to learn more about Him. I always
wanted to be in His presence because I would have such peace, joy and
contentment.
When
I became a Christian, my life was transformed, mind, body and spirit.
Everything started changing. God started showing me that He really was God. A
fellow sister in Christ, my daughter Catherine, and I were out of town at a
church convention. Catherine accidentally knocked over the iron on herself, and
the circle imprints from the iron were embedded into her face. My friend and I
began to pray and call on Jesus. To our amazement, God began to remove those
imprints out of my daughter’s face, right in front of us. We never took her to
the hospital, and there weren’t any scars on her face. Watching God heal my
daughter immediately increased my faith in Him tremendously.
God
proved Himself to me again. I was driving to the mall to return an item. I
drove my dad’s car, and I was unaware my dad had been working on the exhaust
system. My sister, brother, and oldest daughter accompanied me. They waited in
the car that was running because it was the middle of winter. When I returned
to the car, my daughter was laying on the floor of the car. My sister was
unconscious, and my brother who was in the front was barely responding. I knew
something was seriously wrong but didn’t know what it was. It never occurred to
me to go to the hospital. I began driving to my pastor’s house to pray. I made
it to my pastor’s house, and they prayed with me. God blessed all three of
them. We went to the hospital afterwards to get them checked, and everyone was
fine. I later asked God about that situation. He replied, “Be still and know
that I am God.”
I
have always loved to sing, but God had deposited in me a gift to write songs. I
was writing songs for a while without realizing I was even doing it. God had a
divine purpose to use me to usher a spirit of worship in the midst of His
people. He has birthed songs in me that exemplified His true character and His
great love for us.
I
am no longer the quiet and shy person I used to be. God has given me a
confidence I never knew existed. I can do all things through Christ who
strengthens me. I now know that I am more than a conqueror through Christ
Jesus. I have been blessed to minister this wonderful gospel message through
the avenue of music for many years
Just
when I finally became comfortable singing in front of audiences, God made a
shift and started positioning me to declare and preach His word. I am so
blessed that God empowers me to share good news with people that feel like good
news doesn’t even exist. I have had the privilege of ministering at prisons,
monthly at the Salvation Army, nursing homes, etc. Sharing the good news that
God loves us and wants us to have abundant life brings me great joy.
I
have been married for 32 years. My husband and I have four beautiful and
anointed children. God called my husband to pastor the ministry that He birthed
through us called Pure Gospel
Tracts. Our children work with us in the ministry. I am grateful to Him
for what He is presently doing in my life, and I am excited about my future in
Him.
This is a REAL LIFE STORIES that
carries a lot of lessons that could be helpful to anyone passing through a
similar situation as you read through it.
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