Sunday, May 22, 2016

An experience to last a lifetime

Wow! I'm still wrapping my heart around what I experienced with my family on May 12 , 2016.

I'm still in awe.

But I can vividly picture every single moment. One moment in particular.

The moment our 10 year old son experienced God and was baptized in the Holy Spirit.

We were getting ready to wrap up the "vacation" part of our trip to Florida to head to my residency for school. On our way to Tampa, we decided to go to a place we always wanted to go......

The Holy Land Experience

What a breathtaking place full of the Lord and His love. Something happened there though. Something none of us expected.

We had walked through some of the exhibits and approached the communion experience. We sat inside and listened to a young woman singing worship and bringing us into a place of worship. Another employee had come forward and began speaking the truth of God's word and sharing the Gospel. Shortly after this we had all gone into a time of worship and prayer.....

And then it happened!

The shift in the atmosphere. The overwhelming presence of the Lord. I look to my left and there's our son, completely overwhelmed and crying in the presence of the Holy Spirit. He kept saying, "I don't know why I'm crying. I can't help it. I can't control it!"

Right then and there my husband and I knew our son, 10 years old, had experienced the baptism of the Holy Spirit. We are so thankful that the Lord allowed us to experience that with our son and how amazing it was to feel the Lord like we did.

This is for everyone! God wants to dwell within you. Open the door and let Him in!

God bless and Keep Smilin
Stephanie ><>

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Be You. Do Good. - Review

Jonathan Golden is an incredible motivator. Sharing his story truly brought insight into my own life. I was impressed with how he built this coffee empire, so to speak, as a ministry to help the people of Thousand Hills.

I have recommended this book to many people who are in the direct sales business or are entrepreneurs.

"Because words are so powerful - both divine and human ones - we have to be careful about what we say we can or can't do." - Golden

This statement has stuck with me since I finished the book. Our words are so powerful. We need to make sure that we speak our success!!! This was an incredibly uplifting book and has helped me see things from a totally different perspective.

God Bless and Keep Smilin'
Stephanie ><>