The first part of October I volunteered to serve at a Women’s Conference in St Louis. I met some wonderful women; I got to serve alongside two Spirit-filled women, one from South Carolina and one from Texas. It was an awesome weekend.
God touched me.
The theme of the conference was “Totally Transformed”. I believe God is in the process of transforming me daily. One night during worship I truly understood on a deeper level what it means to be a child of God. He is my Abba Father, my Daddy; He loves me so much! He loves me just as I am and He wants to bless me. There are times that I don’t talk to Him as a Daddy, I speak to Him like He is far away. When actually, He is right here with me. His Spirit lives in me. He created me and I am His masterpiece. I am beautifully and wonderfully made!
I started to think of God the Father in the same way I thought of my earthly father. My dad died almost 10 years ago and to me he was the holiest man I knew. He loved Jesus so much, he served Him every chance he could, and Jesus was the main topic of conversation with my dad. As I was worshiping with my hands stretched out to heaven, I started thinking about my dad, knowing he’s in heaven and with Jesus right now.
I felt he could see me, hear me and I knew he was proud of me. That gave me a perspective I hadn’t had before. If my dad could see and hear me so could my Heavenly Father. It was easy then, to switch over to thinking about God, and how He is my Father and He wants to bless me (even more than my earthly Father does), He wants me to have victory in my life!
I know God is pleased with me, He is changing me daily, He hears me, loves me, watches over me and even delights in me with singing!
“The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love He will be silent and make no mention [of past sins or even recall them]: He will exult over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 AMP
Knowing that my Heavenly Father delights in me changed the way I approach Him. I no longer see Him as distant, but as my loving Father who walks with me every day, continuing the work of transforming me into who He created me to be.
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