Ladies , our Women of Purpose Conference was a wonderful experience! From the Prayer Walk on Thursday night to Dr. Deborah Gill's teaching on the "Biblical Basis for Women in Ministry", to the glorious worship with Shannon Lewis and Pam Seaman, Lisa Bevere's insights on the "daughters" and "mothers" and Babbie Masons extremely anointed ministry in song -- we were blessed beyond measure.
Our Prayer Walk was a spiritual experience in itself. After walking the walk and praying at each prayer station, I sat down to pray and another lady sat beside me. She was actually singing prayer phrases. What was interesting was that as I was praying she would agree in prayer by repeating phrases as a song. It was another dimension of corporate prayer that I've never experienced before but it felt like "unity" to the max. Others were praying out loud and interceding; there were waves of intercession and praise.
Dr. Deborah Gill made a difficult subject easy to understand. I believe many women were affirmed and set free from the lies and deception of the enemy just by hearing and receiving the truth of God's Word. I had an opportunity to talk with Deborah the night before at our WOP Conference team dinner. She is very personable and friendly.
Babbie Mason was the highlight for me. Her song "Pray On" and "Great is thy Faithfulness" ministered to me in a special way. Having the opportunity to be with her in the "green room" and speak with her at her table, I sensed a depth of wisdom and anointing that I would like to tap into for our women. I believe she has something to share with us that we need; so I will be inviting her to sing and speak here in Dover.
I found it interesting that the Musicians sang "Be Still" at least three times over the weekend. We had just learned and sang the song for the past two weekends. "When the oceans rise and thunders roar, I will soar with you above the storm. Father you are King over the flood. I will be still and know You are God. Find rest my soul, in Christ alone... " Powerful words for us as women. Whatever storm we are going through, God is King -- He is in control. He is our refuge and our strength. He is our hiding place. He is the Great I AM! He Reigns forever.
Let us remember to "be still" - do not allow our minds to obsess on the troubling thoughts and be distrubed. How do we do this? I know from personal experience how difficult this is. Recently this happened to me and the thoughts tried to invade every moment of my life. I praised God. I prayed the Word when the thoughts invaded by prayer time. I quoted scripture. I purposefully changed the subject in my mind instead of entertaining it. I worked at "being present" in the moment and listening to others, laughing, talking, living.
Christ spoke "peace be still" to the storm and it stopped. Proclaim "peace" in your own situation through the power of the Holy Spirit. Even if the situation doesn't change, we can experience the peace of knowing that Christ is "in the boat" with us and we're not going down. Do not entertain the anxious thoughts but give them to God. Be still... be still... be still... let your heart beat as one with Christ.
For those of you who went to the Conference, let us know what ministered to you the most.
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