Amazing! That's the word that keeps coming to my mind as I think about God in these past two weeks!
"Romancing the Divine" was indescribable! There aren't words to express the Divine encounter we experienced last weekend here at Calvary. Some have said that they "never experienced anything like it before." A few others said "it's the best retreat I've ever been to." I felt like we were in a "love spa" and God massaged our hearts to receive His magnificent, freeing love in places of our hearts we had never experienced Him before. Freedom was definitely a product of the encounter.
I particularly identified with the song "Pour my love on You." "I don't don't how to say exactly how I feel. I can't begin to tell you what you love has meant. I'm lost for words. Is there a way to show the passion in my heart? Can I express how truly great I think you are. I'm lost for words. Like oil upon your feet, like wine for you to drink, like water from my heart. I'll pour my love on you. If praise is like perfume, I'll lavish mine on you till every drop is gone. I'll pour my love on you."
As Stephanie and the worship team sang those words Cheryl Baird signed them and she was radiantly expressive. Words could not express our hearts but Cheryls exhuberant movements in a dance of the hands certainly did. She was beautiful.
On Friday night we took the whole time to just worship the Lord in song, prayer, dancing and bringing gifts to our king. Once we found Him we didn't want to let him go and the time flew by. As we left around 9:45 pm many were surprised that it was so late. But time flies when your immersed in His presence being lavished with His extravagant love.
Saturday morning Stephanie taught the young adults while I spoke on "How to Romance the Divine". A few of you shared your experience from Friday night and we were all blessed but some of these people have not heard what God did. After a delicious catered lunch we came back for more worship and the Word and "Roses for the King". God ministered to each one individually as Stephanie sang her song "Simple exchange of the Heart" and I handed out rose petals and roses as lead by the Lord and prayed with the ladies. We exchanged our pain, sorrow, bitterness and ashes of rejection and abandonment for beauty (a bouquet of roses).
God did a very deep work as tears flowed and praise rose. Of course, we had to finished with rejoicing for all God had done. It was an experience most of us will never forget.
I would love to hear what God did in your lives and what ministered to you the most. We need to give God glory for what He has done and share it with others. Please use the comment section below to share your testimonies. How was God amazing to you?
