Hello everyone, I hope you're doing well !
I am and some much happened over the course of 5 days. But let me tell you first that God is FAITHFUL ! He is incredibly faithful and he is good! Last week I went to a women's retreat, not really expecting much , I mean I was excited to be around real women of God who are on fire for him and it was free. So I thought that's amazing I have to go. But God definitely met me there in ways I would have never expected ! I went there on Thursday with only the ticket for my way to the retreat and not back. And I even had to borrow the money from someone to get there. But I kinda knew God wanted me to be there on that particular day. So I prayed saying ' Lord if you're bringing there you'll provide my train ticket back and everything else I need '
So He DID, he provided more than I needed! Women at the retreat suddenly came and gave me money saying that God told them to sow into me. Even my lunch got paid for the next day. So I had money for the train ride back and I had eaten for lunch but the Lord wasn't finished with me yet. A sister I met through Pinky Promise, who also invited me to the retreat came to me and asked if I want to spend the rest of the weekend with her and her family and I said yes. Normally I would say no or be really scared but I had peace and just said yes. So I got to spend time with my new awesome sister in Christ and her family ! I got to go out and eat awesome food (again the Lord provided) , have slumber parties and just kinda enjoy myself. I'm not saying that to boast because actually I don't deserve all that but God gave it to me not because of what I've done or said but simply because he values me and I'm his child. And that's what I needed to learn, that God is my provider, he's the one who lovingly takes care of me because he values me ! He gave me the name Priscilla which means 'eternal value' and I didn't know that until that weekend where I received a card with my name and its meaning on it.
Jesus showed me so many things about me I didn't know and things I did know but ignored. I had so much baggage I was carrying with me, hidden sins that hindered me from truly stepping into that life of freedom, love, peace and joy in Jesus.
Deep down I had distrust towards God and it all resulted into fear, anger, resentment, unforgiveness, jealousy and bitterness . God brought me to this place so that he could finally have me all by himself without distractions coming my way.
It reminds me of Hosea 2 where the Lord brought his bride Israel into the wilderness where no one could take her away from him, all her lovers(sins, pleasures) she was running after he removed them just to have her back.
14 Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. 15 There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achora a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
Hosea 2:14 -15 (NIV)
God truly wants us, he wants our hearts, pure , free and empty so that he can fill them with his unfailing love.
At one of the slumber parties we had we were watching Princess Diaries 2 and there was a scene where Princess Mia and her Prince escaped together by night to spend time together, they danced , talked about each other's secrets and heart desires and laid in each others arms and the intimacy that was portrayed there brought me to tears because I realized that's the intimacy I want to have with my King Jesus and can have.
We are God's Queens and brides , we belong to him. And all he wants is to be intimate with us, to know us for who we are and to be known by us . But we have to let go of everything that we may not want to let go off, everything that hinders us. Past wounds won't stop Jesus from chasing you down, in fact he won't be still until you're totally his, he won't relent. Our God faithful ! He will help us to walk this road with him, He is good and kind. And he loves us more than we know !
For your royal husband delights in your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
Psalm 45:11 (NLT)
I hope this encourages someone to come into deeper intimacy with Jesus !
Love & Blessings,
Priscilla ♡
Sunday, 27 March 2016
Sunday, 6 March 2016
My testimony
Hello guys I hope you're having a great day !
I'm here to share my testimony with you guys !
So two years ago my family broke apart due to various reasons. One was my Dad cheated on my mum and had an affair for several years and in this time so many things happened my mum got abused plus she started to get spiritual attacks ( for those who don't know I'm African and it's very common in our culture) plus she lost her mum.
In this period of time I was in my own mess and very broken inside. In addition to that we, me, my mum and my two younger siblings left our home and came to a women's refuge. We stayed there for half a year. But before that, my mum in her distress met a pastors wife in the middle of the streets (yes in the middle of the streets !) and she invited my mum to her house. Mind me ,we weren't really Christians we went to church maybe on easter but that's all.
So there she learned about Jesus and got saved and soon after that she invited me and I said yes to Jesus. But still all our problems weren't solved . I knew that Jesus came into my life but I wasn't actively pursuing him. So a couple of months later I met a friend I was friends with before I transferred schools and she invited me to church. And since then I started to grow in the Lord and built a relationship with him. He did so many great things in my life ! He delivered me from depression and my porn-addiction , I was able to finish school and thanks to him we found an apartment for me and my family. God is so amazing ! I went through a lot of testing and trials , God took me a through a pruning process even after I finished school and we found an apartment but in everything He was incredibly faithful! Through the highs and lows he was always there! When I wanted to give up he reassured me of his love. When I wanted to run away he wouldn't let me go. When I was tired he renewed my strength. He is so so faithful and kind. His love for me changed me and I'm not the girl I used to be, though I'm not perfect and I still do mistakes I know he does a work in me every day. And he's is gradually restoring my family and I believe one day I'll have an even bigger testimony to share just for his glory. God is good my brothers and sisters ! No matter what we've been through or where we're at right now , he has a plan for our lives . All we have to do is to trust him and surrender our lives to him. I just wrote this to also remind myself what God has already done in my life and I believe more is about to follow.
"Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord,"
2 Timothy 1:8
"And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony,"
Revelations 12:11
I pray this blessed you in some way !
Love y'all so much and God does even more !
Priscilla
I'm here to share my testimony with you guys !
So two years ago my family broke apart due to various reasons. One was my Dad cheated on my mum and had an affair for several years and in this time so many things happened my mum got abused plus she started to get spiritual attacks ( for those who don't know I'm African and it's very common in our culture) plus she lost her mum.
In this period of time I was in my own mess and very broken inside. In addition to that we, me, my mum and my two younger siblings left our home and came to a women's refuge. We stayed there for half a year. But before that, my mum in her distress met a pastors wife in the middle of the streets (yes in the middle of the streets !) and she invited my mum to her house. Mind me ,we weren't really Christians we went to church maybe on easter but that's all.
So there she learned about Jesus and got saved and soon after that she invited me and I said yes to Jesus. But still all our problems weren't solved . I knew that Jesus came into my life but I wasn't actively pursuing him. So a couple of months later I met a friend I was friends with before I transferred schools and she invited me to church. And since then I started to grow in the Lord and built a relationship with him. He did so many great things in my life ! He delivered me from depression and my porn-addiction , I was able to finish school and thanks to him we found an apartment for me and my family. God is so amazing ! I went through a lot of testing and trials , God took me a through a pruning process even after I finished school and we found an apartment but in everything He was incredibly faithful! Through the highs and lows he was always there! When I wanted to give up he reassured me of his love. When I wanted to run away he wouldn't let me go. When I was tired he renewed my strength. He is so so faithful and kind. His love for me changed me and I'm not the girl I used to be, though I'm not perfect and I still do mistakes I know he does a work in me every day. And he's is gradually restoring my family and I believe one day I'll have an even bigger testimony to share just for his glory. God is good my brothers and sisters ! No matter what we've been through or where we're at right now , he has a plan for our lives . All we have to do is to trust him and surrender our lives to him. I just wrote this to also remind myself what God has already done in my life and I believe more is about to follow.
"Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord,"
2 Timothy 1:8
"And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony,"
Revelations 12:11
I pray this blessed you in some way !
Love y'all so much and God does even more !
Priscilla
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