When God Moves
ByI can probably count on my hands the number of times I have really experienced a true movement of God in my life. While I know God’s activity is both in the big and small areas of my daily decisions, I’m talking about those moments when you see your mustard seed of faith move a mountain.
That’s what I saw God do last month at the Oklahoma Ladies’ Retreat.
Yep. That’s right. It was a month ago. And I’m still moved to tears when I hear how God showed up in the lives of 2200 women during a Saturday morning altar call.
Jen Hatmaker, one of our keynote speakers, challenged the women of Oklahoma (representing 312 churches) to go and be the barefoot church–to reach out to those who are poor, marginalized and abandoned. And then women demonstrated it. One by one, women flooded the altars and left shoes, jackets, umbrellas, Bibles, notes of surrender, cash, jewelry, and yes, even a set of wedding rings. Each gift was a sign that God would be their priority and they would live a life of sacrifice to meet the needs of those in their world. After it was over, volunteers collected 70 boxes of items that we took to DaySpring Villa yesterday. DaySpring is a shelter of women and children who have been victims of domestic violence. It was an overwhelming sight of selflessness and a picture of our desire to see women echoing God’s heart for the world.
The women of Austin New Church (where Jen’s husband is the pastor), put together a video that I feel sums up the God movement that happened at the retreat. Click on the following link and get a peek. And start praying with your own mustard seed of faith that God will move a mountain in your lifetime.
What mountain has God moved recently in your life? I’d love to hear about it.
I am the Women's Missions and Ministries Specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. Our purpose is to encourage women to embrace and echo God's heart for the world.
